- Farroupilha
Farroupilha is a city in
Rio Grande do Sul ,Brazil , in theSerra Gaúcha between the cities of Bento Gonçalves andCaxias do Sul . The city’s total length is 359.3 km². Farroupilha has 60,624 residents (2004 estimate).Like the
Festa da Uva in neighbor city Caxias do Sul, Farroupilha hosts a Kiwi Festival calledFenakiwi which is short for Festa Nacional do Kiwi or National Kiwi Fest.History
The area of Farroupilha was first settled in 1875 by three families (Stefano Crippa, Tomazo Radaelli and Luigi Sperafico) that immigrated from
Milan ,Italy . The municipality of Farroupilha was officially created on December 11, 1934. The city was named "Farroupilha" after theCentennial anniversary of theFarroupilha Revolution that was celebrated in the subsequent year.External links
* [http://www.farroupilha.rs.gov.br/ Farroupilha City Hall] (in Portuguese)
* [http://www.fenakiwi.com.br/ Kiwi Fest Fenakiwi] (in Portuguese)
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