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{{unreferenced, date=November 2012 300px, The Cerro do Inhacurutum hill as seen from a distance Cerro do Inhacurutum is a 304.15 meters high hill as measured from sea level; and 176.20 meters high from a local GPS measurement; latitude: 28° 01′ 50″, longitude: 55° 03′ 06″. The name ''Inhacurutum'' is of
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origin. The hill is located in the municipality of Roque Gonzales, in the northwest of the state of
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, Brazil.


Historical reference

Guarani Indian chief, cacique
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(Note: spelled ''Ñezú'' in Spanish; with alternative graphic representations of this name both in Spanish and in Portuguese) commanded resistance to the first European colonizing incursions in what is today's southernmost state of Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul from this place; especially because of the privileged natural visual advantage that it offers. Traditionally most historians have treated the events regarding this aspect of the colonization of the region as a separate chapter of the history of Rio Grande do Sul, however this is changing. From this centrally located operations' base cacique Nheçu supposedly ordered the assassination of Jesuit priests
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, Afonso Rodrigues, and
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in 1628 when they were killed. Today these three Jesuits are considered
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s by the Catholic Church and are venerated throughout the region as such.


Surrounding area

Small farm holdings characterize the surrounding area, with emphasis on
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, corn, wheat,
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; raising cattle, pigs, chickens and other domesticated animals are also seen in the region neighboring the Inhacurutum hill. The international river port of Porto Xavier is also located not far away in the same area (officially the ''Porto Internacional de Porto Xavier'', in Portuguese; and ''Puerto Internacional de la Barca San Javier'', in Spanish).


Tourism

There is some tourism development in the area with guided tours to the hilltop when prearranged locally.


Language

The language spoken in the area is Brazilian Portuguese, the national language of Brazil. Many people in the area understand Spanish. Also, at home and in small communities the language of the first settlers is still spoken, that is
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and
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German.


See also

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Indian Reductions Reductions ( es, reducciones, also called ; , pl. ) were settlements created by Spanish rulers and Roman Catholic missionaries in Spanish America and the Spanish East Indies (the Philippines). In Portuguese-speaking Latin America, such red ...
*
Jesuit Reductions The Society of Jesus ( la, Societas Iesu; abbreviation: SJ), also known as the Jesuits (; la, Iesuitæ), is a religious order (Catholic), religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rom ...
*
Misiones Orientales The Misiones Orientales (, ) or Sete Povos das Missões/Siete Pueblos de las Misiones (, ) is a historic region in South America, in present-day Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost State of Brazil. Together with present-day Misiones Province ...
(called ''Sete Povos'', in
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). *
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(the Jesuits) *
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External links


Tribo de Nheçu: ''Dia do Índio = Dia de Nheçu'' por João Weber Griebeler, 28 de agosto de 2011

Prefeitura de São Pedro do Butiá: ''Trilha dos Santos Mártires'', realização periódica por Professor Sérgio Venturini

Fundação dos Municípios das Missões: ''Rota Missões''

Puerrto Internacional de la Barca San Javier
Rio Grande do Sul