Farroupilha is a city in 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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, in the Serra Gaúcha

Serra Gaúcha

The Serra Gaúcha, The Gaucho Highlands, is the mountainous region in the northeastern portion of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil. This mountainous region is home to many Brazilians of German and Italian descent...

 between the cities of Bento Gonçalves

Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul

Bento Gonçalves is a town located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Created in 1875, it is one of the centres of the Italian immigration in Brazil. It is also known as the 'wine capital of Brazil', due to its vineyards and wine production...

 and Caxias do Sul

Caxias do Sul

Caxias do Sul is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil, situated in the state's mountainous Serra Gaúcha region. Coordinates: 29°10′0″ S, 51°11′0″ W....

. The city’s total length is 359.3 km². Farroupilha has 62,674 residents (2008 estimate).

Like the Festa da Uva

Festa da Uva

The Festa da Uva or GrapeFest is a biennial celebration of the Italian heritage and culture in the city of Caxias do Sul, state of Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil. The Festa da Uva is held every even-numbered year in February...

 in neighbor city Caxias do Sul, Farroupilha hosts a Kiwi Festival called Fenakiwi

Fenakiwi

Fenakiwi or Festa Nacional do Kiwi is a city celebration in the city of Farroupilha, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Farroupilha is located in the Serra Gaúcha....

 which is short for Festa Nacional do Kiwi or National Kiwi Fest.

History

The area of Farroupilha was first settled in 1875 by three families (Stefano Crippa, Tomazo Radaelli and Luigi Sperafico) that immigrated from Milan

Milan

Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...

, Italy

Italy

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. The municipality of Farroupilha was officially created on December 11, 1934. The city was named "Farroupilha" after the Centennial anniversary of the Farroupilha Revolution that was celebrated in the subsequent year.

External links

• Farroupilha City Hall (in Portuguese)
• Kiwi Fest Fenakiwi (in Portuguese)