- Erechim
Erechim is a city in
Rio Grande do Sul ,Brazil . It is located at around coord|27|38|S|52|16|W |region:BR_type:city |display=title,inline.Its population is about 100,000 people. Erechim is also homeland of Brazilian top model Alessandra Ambrósio.
History
Erechim came in 1906, in the path of the
railway which linked Rio Grande do Sul to São Paulo [ [http://www.pmerechim.rs.gov.br/principal.php?id_menu=conteudo&id_item=26&id_men=36&submenu=N&menu=S Prefeitura Municipal de Erechim ] ] . Its settlers were mainly Italian immigrants. By 1926, 90% of the town's inhabitants were of Italian Venetian descent. [ [http://www.pmerechim.rs.gov.br/principal.php?id_menu=conteudo&id_conteudo=158&id_item=26&id_men=39&submenu=N Prefeitura Municipal de Erechim ] ]Other groups of
Europe animmigrant s followed the Italians: Germans, Poles andJew s. Erechim's ethnic diversity can be seen in its architecture, in its people and culture.References
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