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Igrejinha

Coordinates: 29°34′26″S 50°47′24″W / 29.57389°S 50.79000°W / -29.57389; -50.79000
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Município de Igrejinha
Flag of Município de Igrejinha
Official seal of Município de Igrejinha
Location 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 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

Igrejinha (Portuguese pronunciation: [igre'ʒiɲɐ]little church in Portuguese) is a municipality located in the Serra Gaúcha of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. 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

More photos of Igrejinha

References

  1. ^ a b (in Portuguese) Cidades@, Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Accessed on 2007-09-25.
  2. ^ IBGE 2020
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-05-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)