Espumoso

This article is about the municipality in Brazil. For the type of fizzy wine, see Sparkling wine.

Espumoso is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It belongs to the mesoregion "Nordeste Rio Grandense" and the microregion of "Cruz Alta" along with other 13 municipalities (Alto Alegre, Boa Vista do Cadeado, Boa Vista do Incra, Campos Borges, Cruz Alta, Fortaleza dos Valos, Ibirubá, Jacuizinho, Joia, Quinze de Novembro, Saldanha Marinho, Salto do Jacuí and Santa Bárbara do Sul. The estimated population in 2020 was 15,591 inhabitants,^[1] and its total area corresponds to 783.065 km².^[2]

Espumoso
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Espumoso in Rio Grande do Sul
Country	Brazil
Region	South
State	Rio Grande do Sul
Mesoregion	Noroeste Rio-Grandense
Microregion	Cruz Alta
Founded	28 February 1955
Government
• Mayor	Douglas Fontana (PDT, 2021 - 2024)
Area
• Total	783.642 km2 (302.566 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	15,594
• Density	20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Demonym	Espumosense
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Website	Official website

In October 2016, Brazilian people voted in order to choose mayors and aldermen.^[3] In Espumoso, Douglas Fontana (PDT) was elected mayor with 42.28% of the valid votes. The municipal assembly members elected were: Joacir Carmo Sonda (PDT), Zé Carlos (PDT), Marcel Rotta Simon (PDT), Ana Mari Vogel (PP), Leo Gugel (PDT), Jadir José de Oliveira (PP), João Valério Mocelin (PSDB), Juliano de Oliveira Fiuza (PMDB), and Roberto Iopp (PT).^[4] The municipal political scene has been occupied by two political parties along the recent history, PP and PDT, even though there have been other minor political forces in the city.

See also

• List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul

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References

1. IBGE 2020
2. IBGE. Diretoria de Pesquisas - DPE - Coordenação de População e Indicadores Socias - COPIS.
3. "Calendário Eleitoral". Eleições 2016. Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. Archived from the original on December 18, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
4. "Eleições 2016".