Anta Gorda is a municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...

, Brazil

Brazil

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. The surrounding municipalities are Guaporé

Guaporé

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, Doutor Ricardo

Doutor Ricardo

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, Encantado

Encantado

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, Ilópolis

Ilópolis

-History:At the beginning of the twentieth century came the colony of Itapuca, founded by the Government of the State. In 1905 began on colonization of the current City of Ilópolis, with the arrival of immigrants. When in 1915, was the City of Encantado, their lands were included in the Districts...

, and Arvorezinha

Arvorezinha

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. It is about 210 km from Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...

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Territorial occupation

The habitation of the area that is now Anta Gorda in Vale do Taquari began around 1900, when German and Polish settlers began arriving. Soon, however, there was a strong presence of Italians, like occurred in various locations throughout the Taquari Valley.

Origin of name

The name of the town is attributed to the result of a memorable hunt. When Anta Gorda became part of Lajeado district in 1910, the name was changed to Carlos Barbosa

Carlos Barbosa

Carlos Barbosa is a city in the wine country in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. It is situated at 29º17'51" South and 51º30'13" West, at an altitude of 676 meters. Its population was estimated in 2004 to be 22 664 inhabitants. It has an area of 208,16 km sq...

 (a tribute to the then governor Carlos Barbosa Gonçalves), but the population pressured for a return to the old name, which occurred two years later.

Emancipation

When Encantado

Encantado

Encantado is a word in Portuguese roughly translating as "enchanted one", and is also a commonly used greeting in Spanish meaning "enchanted", as in "enchanted to meet you". The Brazilian term is used for creatures who come from a paradisiacal underwater realm called the Encante...

 became a municipality in 1915, Anta Gorda was moved to its territory, as its second district. As a result of a political-administrative problems occurred in 1936, Anta Gorda was once the seat of county for two months.

Anta Gorda became a municipality on December 26, 1963, according to Law No. 4686. Five other municipalities were created that day: Ilópolis

Ilópolis

-History:At the beginning of the twentieth century came the colony of Itapuca, founded by the Government of the State. In 1905 began on colonization of the current City of Ilópolis, with the arrival of immigrants. When in 1915, was the City of Encantado, their lands were included in the Districts...

, Ronda Alta

Ronda Alta

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, Severiano de Almeida

Severiano de Almeida

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, Planalto

Planalto

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 and Putinga

Putinga

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Tourism

Anta Gorda forms part of the Caminho dos Moinhos (Path of Mills). In the city are the Moinho Dall, of 1919, and Vicenzi, in 1930 and located at edge of a waterfall.

See also

• List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul