Marau
Marau is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It was initially populated by Italian immigrants that were escaping from the war. The city name is based on the brave native chief "cacique Marau" which fought against the white people to keep the land.
- Town with about 46,700 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 570 metres (1,870 feet)
- Description: municipality of Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil
- Neighbors: Passo Fundo
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Latitude
-28.4493° or 28° 26′ 58″ south
Longitude
-52.2002° or 52° 12′ 1″ west
Open location code
5839HQ2X+7W
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Marau” goes by many names.
MarauAsturian
MarauBasque
মারাউBishnupriya
MarauCatalan
MarauCebuano
МарауChechen
马劳Chinese
MarauDutch
МарауKazakh
ماراۋKazakh
MarauMalagasy
ماراوMazanderani
MarauMin Nan Chinese
MarauNorwegian
MarauNorwegian Bokmål
MarauTurkish
MarauVietnamese
MarauVolapük
MarauWaray (Philippines)
MarauWelsh
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