Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3) Elevation 18 m Local time Friday 2:07 PM | Emanciped 1964-06-01 Website igrejinha.rs.gov.br Area 136.8 km² | |
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Weather 25°C, Wind SW at 13 km/h, 84% Humidity | ||
Igrejinha is a municipality 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.
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Map of Igrejinha, RS, Brazil
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
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Igrejinha Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA