Garibaldi is a
municipality
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in
Rio Grande do Sul
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, southern
Brazil
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. It has a population of 35,440 people, most of them of
Italian
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descent . The city is famous for its
wine
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and
sparkling wine
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productions. The name Garibaldi is a homage to the
Italian
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revolutionary
Giuseppe Garibaldi
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and his Brazilian wife,
Anita Garibaldi
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. It was settled by
Italian
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immigrants, predominantly
Venetians and
Prussians in the late 19th century.
History
The beginning
In 1870, chairman Dr. João Sertório created the colony of
Conde d'Eu, in honor of the emperor's son-in-law, who married
Princess Isabel. The two colonies had 32
square leagues of land. The region did not attract much interest, because its lands were rugged. An infrastructure investment was necessary to attract settlers, but as the government was not willing to make such an investment, the settlement sought other resources to make the land habitable and arable. The government decided to populate the region with European immigrants.
The settlement of Colony Conde d'Eu occurred at the end of the imperial stage. The first immigrants arrived on July 9, 1870, and they were all
Prussians (
Germans
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). At the same period, some
Amerindian
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families, or "Bugres" as they were commonly identified, also settled there. During this period of settlement, the Germans lived on
subsistence agriculture
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. At that time, the only existing road, which was in terrible condition, connected Conde D'Eu to
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through
Maratá. Using this road, some Swiss, Italian, French, Austrian and Polish immigrants arrived in 1874 and 1875.
Italian settlement
The largest number of immigrants came from
Italy
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. The Colony Conde d'Eu was the first nucleus of colonization in mountain region of
Rio Grande do Sul
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. The population of the colony, which in 1875 was of only 720 inhabitants, reached 870 persons in 1876.
From 1890, when the colony was established, the houses and buildings that today form the Historical Center were built.
On October 31, 1900, the government raised the Colony Conde d'Eu to a municipality, which then became Garibaldi.
Today, almost all the inhabitants of the city are descended from immigrants .
Wine and sparkling wine productions
When the Italian immigrants came to Garibaldi they brought
vineyards
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. Over time,
wine
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production became very important to the regional economy. More recently, sparkling wine also started to be produced there, and the town is now the main producer of the
beverage
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in Brazil.
Social and Economic Information
; Infra Structure:
Number of Elementary Schools: 25; High School: Three; Number of Schools of Higher Education: One; Private Schools: Two; Number of schools in Child Education: Four; Sewerage system (% of households served): 90%; Supply of drinking water (% of households served): 98% ; Number of squares and parks of urban areas: 14 ;
; Economy (2007):
Companies located in the city: Industry: 319, Commerce: 788; Services: 1152 and 220 professionals. Economic base: Industry
; Geography:
Altitude: 613m; Climate: Subtropical; Temperature: In summer reaches in winter - ; No. of Districts: 27; Area of the city: 169.69 km
2; Access: RSC 470 / RSC 453 - Route of the Sun / BR 116 / RSC 240 / RSC 446.
Tourism
; Route of the Sparkling Wines:
Under coordination of the Secretary of Tourism, Sebrae and Atuaserra, seven wineries and beverage companies of Garibaldi are integrated to implement a roadmap that sought to explore the main product of Garibaldi: the champagne.
In this route the tourist has the opportunity to taste the most famous and delicious Brazilian sparkling wines, in addition to knowing the location and process of preparing the drink in a city that is characterized by the charm of its historic architecture, beauty landscape and the friendliness of its people.
; Road of Flavour:
To offer to the visitors the pleasure of enjoying the passion for the things of earth, five communities developed the road of flavour project, a tour of vineyards and valleys through caves and churches, tasting the colonial products without forgetting the good wines of the land. All of that produced with raw materials grown on each property.
Garibaldi Official Site - Tourist Routes
, Original language: Portuguese. Translated on 28 February 2009.
Climate
International relations
Twin towns - Sister cities
Garibaldi is twinned with:
* Conegliano
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in Italy
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Notable people
* Everaldo Stum Football player
See also
* List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul
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References
;Notes
External links
Garibaldi Official Site
(Portuguese Language)
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Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul
Giuseppe Garibaldi