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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 Seal
Location in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Coordinates: 29°34′26″S 50°47′24″W
Country	Brazil
Region	South
State	Rio Grande do Sul
Emanciped	1964-06-01
Government
• Mayor	Joel Leandro Wilhelm (PP)
Area [1]
• Total	136.816 km2 (52.825 sq mi)
Elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Population  (2020 [2])[1]
• Total	37,340
• Density	229.4/km2 (594/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Website	igrejinha.rs.gov.br

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.

Town partnership

• Simmern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany[4]

External links

• (in Portuguese) Igrejinha Hall website
• Igrejinha Oktoberfest site functions a few months before October only

More photos of Igrejinha

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  Building
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  Oktoberfest
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  Route RS 115
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  Oktoberfest

References

На других языках

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- [en] Igrejinha

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[ru] Игрежинья

Игрежинья (порт. Igrejinha) — муниципалитет в Бразилии, входит в штат Риу-Гранди-ду-Сул. Составная часть мезорегиона Агломерация Порту-Алегри. Входит в экономико-статистический микрорегион Грамаду-Канела. Население составляет 31 389 человек на 2006 год. Занимает площадь 136,816 км². Плотность населения — 229,4 чел./км².

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