Santo Cristo

This article is about the municipality in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. For the river that crosses the municipality, see Santo Cristo River. For the neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, see Santo Cristo, Rio de Janeiro. For the barangay in Quezon City, Philippines, see Santo Cristo, Quezon City. For Brazilian footballer, see Santo Cristo (footballer).

Santo Cristo
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Santo Cristo in Rio Grande do Sul
Country	Brazil
Region	South
State	Rio Grande do Sul
Mesoregion	Noroeste Rio-Grandense
Microregion	Santa Rosa
Founded	28 January 1955
Government
• Mayor	Adair Philippsen (MDB, 2021 - 2024)
Area
• Total	367.202 km2 (141.777 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	14,177
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Demonym	Santocristense
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Website	Official website

Santo Cristo is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. As of 2020, the estimated population was 14,216.

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

See also

• List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul