Novo Hamburgo
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Novo Hamburgo (Portuguese for New Hamburg, Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnovu ɐ̃buʁˈgu]; German: Neu-Hamburg) is a municipality in the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, located in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre, the state capital. As of 2020, its population was 247,032. The city covers an area of 217 km2 (84 sq mi), and the average temperature is 19 °C (66 °F), which is mild for the region. The Sinos River runs through the urban area.
Novo Hamburgo | |
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Municipality of Novo Hamburgo | |
Nickname: National Capital of Shoes | |
Coordinates: 29°40′40″S 51°07′51″W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | South |
State | Rio Grande do Sul |
Founded | 1832 |
Incorporated | 1927 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Fátima Daudt (PSDB) |
Area | |
• Total | 224 km2 (86 sq mi) |
Elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 247,032 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (UTC−3) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−2 (UTC−2) |
HDI (2010) | 0.747 – high[2] |
Website | novohamburgo |
Consolidated by German immigrants, the city was named after Hamburg, Germany. Novo Hamburgo's population is still predominantly of German descent.
In the 1980s, Novo Hamburgo received the nickname of "the national capital of shoes", attracting many athletes, tracks and companies connected to the sport. Nowadays, the city is the industrial centre of the Sinos River Valley, the economy of which is based mainly on the manufacture of shoes and the associated leather goods supply chain.