Farroupilha

Farroupilha is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in the Serra Gaúcha between the cities of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul. The city's total area is 359.3 km2. Farroupilha has 73,061 residents (2020 estimate).

For the Porto Alegre neighbourhood, see Farroupilha, Porto Alegre.
Farroupilha
O Município de Farroupilha
View of Farroupilha
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Country Brazil
StateRio Grande do Sul
Government
 • MayorClaiton Gonçalves
Population
 (2020[1])
 • Total73,061
Area code(s)+55
WebsiteFarroupilha, Rio Grande do Sul

Farroupilha hosts an annual Festa Nacional do Kiwi (National Kiwifruit Festival) known as Fenakiwi.[2] It is like the Festa da Uva in neighbor city Caxias do Sul,

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 11 December 1934. The city was named "Farroupilha" after the Centennial anniversary of the Ragamuffin War that was celebrated in the subsequent year.

Twin towns – sister cities
Farroupilha
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Brazil

Farroupilha is twinned with:[3]

References
  1. IBGE 2020
  2. "Conheça a Feira". fenakiwi.com.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  3. "Nova cidade irmã de Farroupilha é portuguesa". farroupilha.rs.gov.br (in Portuguese). Farroupilha. 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2020-06-16.


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