Crissiumal is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with a population of 13,357 inhabitants (2020 - IBGE).[1] It has a fluvial border with Argentina along the Uruguay River.

Crissiumal
Municipality
A monument in Crissiumal
A monument in Crissiumal
Flag of Crissiumal
Coat of arms of Crissiumal
Location of Crissiumal in Rio Grande do Sul
Location of Crissiumal in Rio Grande do Sul
Country Brazil
RegionSouth
StateRio Grande do Sul
MesoregionNoroeste Rio-Grandense
MicroregionTrês Passos
Founded18 December 1954
Government
 • MayorMarco Aurelio Nedel (PODE, 2021 - 2024)
Area
 • Total362.194 km2 (139.844 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total13,269
 • Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
DemonymCrissiumalense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
WebsiteOfficial website
Castello

In sports, Crissiumal is known as "the land of goalkeepers", because it was the home of several goalkeepers, the best of them being Taffarel, who played in the Brazilian soccer team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, in Italy.

The economy of Crissiumal is based on small rural properties. Crissiumal is one of the largest Brazilian milk producers, with a daily production of about 70,000 litres (18,000 US gal; 15,000 imp gal) of milk.

The municipality would be partially flooded by the proposed Panambí Dam.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Eletrobras apresenta Garabi-Panambi a prefeitos (in Portuguese), Eletrobras CGTEE, 7 April 2014, retrieved 2016-11-11

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