Igrejinha

Igrejinha (Portuguese pronunciation: [igɾe'ʒiɲɐ]little church in Portuguese) is a municipality located in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Home to the Morro Alto da Pedra and the regional park Parque Alto da Pedra.[3] The city has approximately 37,000 inhabitants and sits about 82 km (about 51 miles) from the capital city of the state, Porto Alegre.

Município de Igrejinha
Flag of Município de Igrejinha
Official seal of Município de Igrejinha
Location in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Coordinates: 29°34′26″S 50°47′24″W
CountryBrazil
RegionSouth
StateRio Grande do Sul
Emanciped1964-06-01
Government
  MayorJoel Leandro Wilhelm (PP)
Area
  Total136.816 km2 (52.825 sq mi)
Elevation
18 m (59 ft)
Population
 (2020 [2])[1]
  Total37,340
  Density229.4/km2 (594/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Websiteigrejinha.rs.gov.br

Oktoberfest

Igrejinha Oktoberfest 2007

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.

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