title: Nova Prata
text: # 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
  