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Nova Roma do Sul is a municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

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+'''Nova Roma do Sul''' is a municipality in the state [[Rio Grande do Sul]], [[Brazil]].
-'''Nova Roma do Sul''' (a [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] name meaning New [[Rome]] of the South) is a municipality in the state of [[Rio Grande do Sul]], [[Brazil]]. It had a population of 3,690 persons, as of 2008.<ref>[http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2008/POP2008_DOU.pdf IBGE CENSUS 1]</ref> It was first settled in [[1880]] by immigrant families of Polish, Russian and Swedish origins. In [[1885]], Italian immigrants arrived, mostly from [[Belluno]], [[Treviso]] and [[Vicenza]], in [[Veneto]]. The Italians named it Nova Roma do Sul in honor to the capital of Italy. During [[World War II]], the town's name was changed to ''Guararapes'', because Brazil broke off diplomatic relations with Italy, and it was prohibited to use names with references to the [[Axis Powers]]. Later, the original name of the town returned.
-According to the Brazilian Census of [[2000]], Nova Roma do Sul is the town with the highest percentage of self-reported [[Roman Catholic]]s in the country. In the Census, the entire population reported to follow Catholicism.<ref>[http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/presidencia/noticias/20122002censo.shtm IBGE CENSUS 2]</ref>
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