The Farroupilha Revolution centennial fair was held in

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, Brazil to mark 100 years since the Farroupilha Revolution (or

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Organisation

A general commission for the fair was established on 11 June 1934 and included , Dário Brossard representing FARSUL (Federação da Agricultura do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul), as secretary and Mário de Oliveira as secretary general. It was one of several world and national fairs of the 1930s. The fair was opened on 20 September 1935 and closed 15 January 1936. During its operation it received around 1 million visitors.

Location

Alfredo Agache under direction from the mayor Alberto Bins had already proposed changes to the Redenção Park including landscaping, addition of a central road and a lake which were realised when the fair was planned. The park was renamed to

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the day before the fair opened, and the fair occupied

Buildings

State buildings

Some Brazilian states had their own pavilions:

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(designed by Luiz Nunes),

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, Santa Catarina, Paraná,

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and Amazonas (shared),

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Pavilion and the Federal District (then Rio de Janeiro). Most of the buildings were constructed of wood and plaster and were dismantled in 1939, with the Pará state pavilion which was constructed of masonry surviving until being burned in 1970. Most buildings had an Art Deco style, with the Pará pavilion incorporating Marajoara symbols.

Other buildings

There were theme pavilions: agriculture, foreign industries and railway companies, as well as buildings for entertainment: a casino, restaurant and coffee bar. The foreign industries pavilion occupied and had 177 exhibitors whilst Rio Grande de Sol's own industrial pavilion took and had 905 exhibitors.

Amusement park

There was an amusement park with a rowing lake (the dock of which was retained and in use as a cafe in 2010), a Lotto pavilion,

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and a rollercoaster.

Commemoration

A set of four postage stamps were produced to mark the fair.

References

External links

A video of a discussion (in Portuguese) about the fair including many images
{{List of world's fairs in South America 1935 establishments in Brazil 1935 festivals 1936 disestablishments in South America Buildings and structures completed in 1935 Culture in Porto Alegre World's fairs in Brazil