Frederico Westphalen is a southern Brazilian town located in the state of
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, fifth-most-populous state and the List of Brazilian st ...
.
History
The colonization of the
Alto Uruguay region began in 1905. The first inhabitants were attracted by the natural resources of the region, specially suited for hunting purposes. In 1919 the first access road was created to connect the town with the neighbor city of Iraí. The town was officially created in December the 12th, 1954. The majority of the population descends from Italian immigrants.
Economy
The economy of the region is based on the food processing industries, furniture industries and agriculture.
Neighbor cities
Frederico Westphalen has frontiers with the towns of
Iraí
Iraí is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
See also
*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), located in the South Region of Brazil. Rio Gr ...
,
Vicente Dutra,
Caiçara Caicara or Caiçara may refer to:
People
* Caiçaras, the traditional population of the coastal regions of the southeast and south of Brazil
* Júnior Caiçara (born 1989), Brazilian footballer
Places Brazil
* Caiçaras Club, a private club on ...
,
Vista Alegre,
Taquaruçu do Sul,
Seberi,
Cristal do Sul
Cristal do Sul is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. As of 2020, the estimated population is 2,844.
See also
*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Rio Grande d ...
and
Ametista do Sul
Ametista do Sul is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It borders Planalto, Frederico Westphalen, Cristal do Sul, Rodeio Bonito and Iraí. The municipality is known for the amethyst mines in the area. The center of town ...
.
Access
Two roads give access to the town:
BR-386 and
RS-150
Media
The town has two local newspapers, one called
O Alto Uruguai and other called
Folha do Noroeste, and two radio stations,
Rádio Luz e Alegria and
Rádio Comunitária.
Climate
The climate is Sub-tropical with two well defined seasons: Summer (October to April) and Winter (May to September).
Universities and colleges
Frederico Westphalen has one university: URI -
Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguay e Missões University Website and an extension of the UFSM,
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
The Federal University of Santa Maria ( pt, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, UFSM) is a Brazilian public university located in Santa Maria, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, funded by the federal government of Brazil. It was founded in 1 ...
, the CESNORS (Centro de Educação Superior Norte do Rio Grande do Sul).
Schools
There are six schools on the town:
Colégio Agrícola (technical school),
Colégio Nossa Sra. Auxiliadora,
Colégio Estadual José Cannelas, Escola de Educação Básica Sepé Tiaraju, Escola Afonso Pena and Escola Cardeal Roncalli.
See also
*
German-Brazilian
German Brazilians (German language, German: ''Deutschbrasilianer'', Hunsrik: ''Deitschbrasiliooner'', pt, teuto-brasileiros) refers to Brazilians of full or partial Germans, German ancestry. German Brazilians live mostly in the country's South ...
*
Riograndenser Hunsrückisch
Hunsrik (natively and Portuguese ''Hunsrik'' or ''Hunsrückisch''), also called ''Riograndenser Hunsrückisch'' or ''Katharinensisch'', is a Moselle Franconian language derived primarily from the Hunsrückisch dialect of West Central German. ...
References
External links
Official home page(in Portuguese).
Local University(in Portuguese).
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Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul