Farroupilha is a city in

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, in the

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between the cities of Bento Gonçalves and

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. The city's total area is 359.3 km². Farroupilha has 73,061 residents (2020 estimate). Farroupilha hosts an annual ''Festa Nacional do

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'' (National Kiwifruit Festival) known as Fenakiwi. It is like the

Festa da Uva Festa da Uva (Festival of the grape) is a celebration of Italian heritage and culture held biennially in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil. The Festa da Uva is held in February of every even-numbered year. During the Festa da Uv ...

in neighbor city Caxias do Sul,

History

The area of Farroupilha was first settled in 1875 by three families (Stefano Crippa, Tomazo Radaelli, and Luigi Sperafico) that immigrated from

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. The municipality of Farroupilha was officially created on 11 December 1934. The city was named "Farroupilha" after the

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anniversary of the

Ragamuffin War The Ragamuffin War (Portuguese: ''Guerra dos Farrapos'' or ''Revolução Farroupilha'') was a Republican uprising that began in southern Brazil, in the province (current state) of Rio Grande do Sul in 1835. The rebels were led by generals Bento ...

that was celebrated in the subsequent year.

Twin towns – sister cities

Farroupilha is twinned with: *

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, Italy

References

External links

Farroupilha City Hall
(in Portuguese)
Kiwi Fest Fenakiwi
(in Portuguese) Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul {{RioGrandedoSul-geo-stub