Igrejinha ( — ''little church'' in Portuguese) is a municipality located in the metropolitan area of

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, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul,

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. Home to the Morro Alto da Pedra and the regional park Parque Alto da Pedra. The city has approximately 37,000 inhabitants and sits about 82 km (about 51 miles) from the capital city of the state,

Oktoberfest

Each year, the citizens of Igrejinha and visitors from the region celebrate

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. The city has a large population of

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s. Thousands turn out each year for the Oktoberfest celebration. The most significant period for tourism is during Oktoberfest, a traditional

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n beer festival, which sold 186,000 tickets at its pavilions in 2005—at which 209,561 liters of beer were drunk.

Town partnership

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External links

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Igrejinha Hall website

Igrejinha Oktoberfest site
functions a few months before October only

More photos of Igrejinha

File:Edificio-em-Igrejinha.jpg, Building File:Oktober2004-parque.JPG, Oktoberfest File:Rs115-igrejinha.jpg, Route RS 115 File:Desfile_060.jpg, Oktoberfest

References

{{Municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul