Nova Prata
# Nova Prata

Nova Prata is a municipality in the mountainous Serra Gaúcha region of Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil. It is in the Guapore micro-region of the Nordeste Rio-Grandense meso-region of the state.

## Geography

The city of Nova Prata is situated at about 28°47′0″S 51°36′40″W﻿ / ﻿28.78333°S 51.61111°W﻿ / -28.78333; -51.61111, at an altitude of 820 meters. The municipality occupies an area of 258.864 km² or 259 km². In 2020 the population was estimated to be 27,648. Temperature ranges from a minimum of 14 °C to a maximum of 28 °C with an annual average of 20 °C.

Nova Prata is surrounded by the municipalities of: André da Rocha and Guabiju to the north; Fagundes Varela and Vila Flores to the south; Nova Bassano, Nova Araçá and Vista Alegre do Prata to the west; and Protásio Alves to the east.

## Twin towns

* Cittadella, Italy
* Noblesville, USA

## Illustrious Nova-Pratenses

* Elisa Volpatto - Actress
* Miguel Roncato - Actor
* Rosane Marchetti - Journalist
