Igrejinha
Place in South, Brazil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[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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 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 29°34′26″S 50°47′24″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | South |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Emanciped | 1964-06-01 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Joel Leandro Wilhelm (PP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 136.816 km2 (52.825 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 37,340 |
| • Density | 229.4/km2 (594/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Website | igrejinha.rs.gov.br |
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.
- (in Portuguese) Igrejinha Hall website
- Igrejinha Oktoberfest site functions a few months before October only
Building
Oktoberfest
Route RS 115
Oktoberfest
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