The Sagrado Coração de Jesus Cathedral (erected in 1932) in Farroupilha, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Farroupilha is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in the Serra Gaúcha between the cities of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul. The city is 359.3 square km. Farroupilha has 60,624 residents (2004 estimate). Rio Grande do Sul (English: Great River of the South) is the southernmost state of Brazil. ... Rio Grande do Sul (English: Great River of the South) is the southernmost state of Brazil. ... Maria Fumaça train in Bento Gonçalves Bento Gonçalves is a city located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. ... Main Street in Caxias do Sul called Avenida Júlio de Castilhos Multicolored houses adjacent to downtown Caxias do Sul Caxias do Sul (population: 368,000) is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, south Brazil, situated in the states moutainous Serra Gaúcha region. ...
Like the Festa da Uva in sister city Caxias do Sul, Farroupilha hosts a Kiwi Festival called Fenakiwi which is short for Festa Nacional do Kiwi or National Kiwi Fest.
History
The area of Farroupilha was first settled in 1875 by three families (Stefano Crippa, Tomazo Radaelli and Luigi Sperafico) that immigrated from Milan, Italy. The municipality of Farroupilha was officially created on December 11, 1934. The city was named "Farroupilha" in homage to the Centennial anniversary of the Farroupilha Revolution which was commemorated in the subsequent year. 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese dialect: Milán) is the main city in northern Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy, the most populated and developed region in Italy. ... Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... A centennial is a 100-year anniversary of an event, or the celebrations pertaining thereto. ...
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