Igrejinha

Infobox City
official_name = Município de Igrejinha
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motto =
website = [http://www.igrejinha.rs.gov.br/ Prefeitura de Igrejinha]

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map_caption = Location in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = Region
subdivision_type2 = State
subdivision_name = Brazil
subdivision_name1 = South
subdivision_name2 = Rio Grande do Sul
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Elir Domingo Giradi (PTB)
established_title = Emanciped
established_date = 1964-06-01
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area_footnotes =pt icon [http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat Cidades@] , Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Accessed on 2007-09-25.]
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area_total_km2 = 136.816
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population_as_of = 2006 est.
population_total = 31389
population_metro =
population_density_km2 = 229.4
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timezone = UTC-3
utc_offset = -3
timezone_DST = UTC-2
utc_offset_DST = -2
latd = 29
latm = 34
lats = 26
latNS = S
longd = 50
longm = 47
longs = 24
longEW = W
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 18
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Igrejinha is a town located in the Serra Gaúcha of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The city has approximately 31,000 inhabitants and sits about 82 km (about 51 miles) from the capital city of the state, Porto Alegre.

Oktoberfest

Each year, the citizens of Igrejinha and visitors from the region celebrate Oktoberfest. The city has a large population of German-Brazilians. Thousands turn out each year for the Oktoberfest celebration.

The most significant period for tourism is during Oktoberfest, a traditional Bavarian beer festival, which sold 186,000 tickets at its pavilions in 2005—at which 209,561 liters of beer were drunk.

External links

* [http://www.igrejinha.rs.gov.br/ Igrejinha Hall website]
* [http://www.oktoberfest.org.br Igrejinha Oktoberfest site] functions a few months before October only

More photos of Igrejinha

References