Igrejinha

Igrejinha (Portuguese pronunciation: [igɾe'ʒiɲɐ] — little church in Portuguese) is a municipality located in the Serra Gaúcha of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is also located in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre; home to the Morro Alto da Pedra and the regional park Parque Alto da Pedra.[3] The city has approximately 37,000 inhabitants and sits about 82 km (about 51 miles) from the capital city of the state, Porto Alegre.

Município de Igrejinha
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Location in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Coordinates: 29°34′26″S 50°47′24″W
CountryBrazil
RegionSouth
StateRio Grande do Sul
Emanciped1964-06-01
Government
 • MayorJoel Leandro Wilhelm (PP)
Area
[1]
 • Total136.816 km2 (52.825 sq mi)
Elevation
18 m (59 ft)
Population
 (2020 [2])[1]
 • Total37,340
 • Density229.4/km2 (594/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Websiteigrejinha.rs.gov.br

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

More photos of Igrejinha
  • Building
  • Oktoberfest
  • Route RS 115
  • Oktoberfest

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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-05-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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