Camargo is a
municipality
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in the
state
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of
Rio Grande do Sul
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,
Brazil
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.
The population in 2020 was 2,742, in a land area of .
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History
The early European migrants here arrived in the region around Marau
Marau is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the Federative units of Brazil, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It was initially populated by Italian immigrants that were escaping from the war.
The city name is based on the brave native ...
from the Antônio Prado
Antônio Prado () is a municipality located in the Serra Gaúcha regionin The city is in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It boasts the largest collection of architectural heritage designated by IPHAN (the National Institute of Histori ...
region, but their earlier European origins were in Italy
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. The area was one of Plainplains interspersed with low hills and bordering a river, was at the time inhabited by Caboclo people. The river was called the Camargo, and that is the name that was adopted for the European settlement.
By the early twentieth century, the Italian immigrants had imported the customs and habits of their ancestral homes, and the settlement was being laid out and organized along traditional Italian lines.
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 Grande do Sul is divided into 497 municipalities, which are grouped into 35 microregions, which are grouped into 7 mesoregio ...
References
Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul
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