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Place in South, Brazil
Município de Igrejinha
Flag of Município de IgrejinhaFlagOfficial seal of Município de IgrejinhaSeal
Location in Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilLocation in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Coordinates: 29°34′26″S 50°47′24″W / 29.57389°S 50.79000°W / -29.57389; -50.79000
CountryBrazil
RegionSouth
StateRio Grande do Sul
Emanciped1964-06-01
Government
 • MayorJoel Leandro Wilhelm (PP)
Area
 • Total136.816 km (52.825 sq mi)
Elevation18 m (59 ft)
Population
 • Total37,340
 • Density229.4/km (594/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Websiteigrejinha.rs.gov.br

Igrejinha (Portuguese pronunciation: [igɾe'ʒiɲɐ]little church in Portuguese) is a municipality located in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Home to the Morro Alto da Pedra and the regional park Parque Alto da Pedra. The city has approximately 37,000 inhabitants and sits about 82 km (about 51 miles) from the capital city of the state, Porto Alegre.

Oktoberfest

Igrejinha Oktoberfest 2007

Each year, the citizens of Igrejinha and visitors from the region celebrate Oktoberfest. The city has a large population of German-Brazilians. Thousands turn out each year for the Oktoberfest celebration.

The most significant period for tourism is during Oktoberfest, a traditional Bavarian beer festival, which sold 186,000 tickets at its pavilions in 2005—at which 209,561 liters of beer were drunk.

Town partnership

Gallery

  • Building Building
  • Oktoberfest Oktoberfest
  • Route RS 115 Route RS 115
  • Oktoberfest Oktoberfest

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ (in Portuguese) Cidades@, Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Accessed on 2007-09-25.
  2. IBGE 2020
  3. Images of the regional park PARQUE ALTO da PEDRA, RS Brazil |https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1s0x951923af9467bfb5%3A0xdd969d64212bafe2!3m1!7e115!4shttps%3A%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNVfp3ngFRMN6IUMTb7H8wwQfhBmKOp6sD59i3S%3Dw240-h160-k-no!5smorro%20alto%20da%20pedra%20igrejinha%20-%20Google%20Search!15sCgIgAQ&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipNVfp3ngFRMN6IUMTb7H8wwQfhBmKOp6sD59i3S&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiFoKXynpXvAhU6FlkFHZv7D1MQoiowFXoECB4QAw
  4. "Partnerstadt Igrejinha — Simmern". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
Municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul
Capital: Porto Alegre
Mesoregion Centro Ocidental Rio-Grandense
Restinga Seca
Santa Maria
Santiago
Mesoregion Centro Oriental Rio-Grandense
Cachoeira do Sul
Lajeado-Estrela
Santa Cruz do Sul
Mesoregion Metropolitana de Porto Alegre
Camaquã
Gramado-Canela
Montenegro
Osório
Porto Alegre
São Jerônimo
Mesoregion Nordeste Rio-Grandense
Caxias do Sul
Guaporé
Vacaria
Mesoregion Noroeste Rio-Grandense
Carazinho
Cerro Largo
Cruz Alta
Erechim
Frederico Westphalen
Ijuí
Nao-Me-Toque
Passo Fundo
Sananduva
Santa Rosa
Santo Ângelo
Soledade
Três Passos
Mesoregion Sudeste Rio-Grandense
Jaguarão
Litoral Lagunar
Pelotas
Serras de Sudeste
Mesoregion Sudoeste Rio-Grandense
Campanha Central
Campanha Meridional
Campanha Ocidental
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