Siderópolis
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Siderópolis is a town and municipality in the state of Santa Catarina
in the South region of Brazil
.
, Poles
, Russians
and Italians mainly to Southern Brazil and Japanese
(south east Brazil). Brazil was experiencing difficulties in obtaining manpower after the abolition of slavery.
In 1891 the first Italian immigrants who had embarked at Genoa
in Italy
arrived in Rio de Janeiro
, passed by Desterro (Florianopolis
's old name), Laguna
with a train and the railway Dona Teresa Cristina
they reached Pedras Grandes
, from there on an ox cart to Urussanga
, and finally to the long-awaited land yet unnamed. A beautiful land surrounded by a vast mountain range, plenty of natural resources and inhabited by Brazilian natives, the Bugres.
The immigrant group consisted of about 100 families from the Italian provinces of Belluno
, Venice
, Treviso
, Ferrara
and Bergamo
. At first the settlement was known as Nova Belluno (New Belluno), which name was suggested by Marta Savaris, one of the immigrants, because of the similarity of the local relief of Belluno, Italy.
In the mid 20th century were discovered large reserves of coal in the soil of the region. The first miners began to settle it, among them Brazil's National Siderurgic Company
(CSN), which explored the region between 1940 and 1980. The district was renamed itself Siderópolis to highlight the presence on the coal market, also to please the CSN's big investors, company which promised a bright future. In the 1940s, being a district Urussanga
, from then began a movement for the emancipation of Siderópolis, which culminated on December 19, 1958, when then-governor of Santa Catarina
, Heriberto Hülse, signed the law No. 380, breaking up the municipality of Siderópolis from Urussanga, thereby making the city politically emancipated and court of the county Urussanga.
presence was so strong that currently much of the population is bilingual, maintainers of Italian dialects
, the most common are Bergamasco
and a new fusion of the Veneto's dialect, named Talian
.
Even after nearly 150 years, a relevant percentage of the population speak Portuguese with strong Italian accent.
with chicken on tomato sauce, the Italian soup became Minestra di Fagioli (bean soup) as the production of all the kinds of beans is very common.
Is quite easy to find a restaurant that serves lasagne with Churrasco
(due to strong presence of gaucho tradition).
. Every year hundreds of young couples migrate to Germany to work at Gelateria in the summer season, Bringing great growth in civil construction.
Some of them decided to rebuild their lives in Italy, Germany and United kingdom, Even in Japan, as they found difficult to fit into patterns of Brazilian society.
Santa Catarina (state)
Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in Latin America. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island. Neighbouring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. It is bounded on the east by...
in the South region of Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
.
History
Siderópolis (Nova Belluno) is one of the first Italian colony in Brazil. The arrival of Italian immigrants in the region is related to the migration of Europeans to various parts of the world, especially to the Americas fleeing from the squalid living conditions to which they were subjected, in search of new possibilities. In Brazil, after 1890, the federal government developed a policy to encourage immigration from Europe, now have the right to reduce the price of ship tickets or even gratitude, which favored the migration of GermansGermans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
, Poles
Poles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
, Russians
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
and Italians mainly to Southern Brazil and Japanese
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
(south east Brazil). Brazil was experiencing difficulties in obtaining manpower after the abolition of slavery.
In 1891 the first Italian immigrants who had embarked at Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
arrived in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, passed by Desterro (Florianopolis
Florianópolis
-Climate:Florianópolis experiences a warm humid subtropical climate, falling just short of a true tropical climate. The seasons of the year are distinct, with a well-defined summer and winter, and characteristic weather for autumn and spring. Frost is infrequent, but occurs occasionally in the winter...
's old name), Laguna
Laguna, Santa Catarina
Laguna is a Brazilian city located in the southern state of Santa Catarina, 120 kilometers south of the state's capital, Florianópolis, and north east of Porto Alegre. Its coordinates are 28.48/28°28'57" S and the longitude is 48.779/48°46'51" W. In 2004, the population was 48,956 and the area was...
with a train and the railway Dona Teresa Cristina
Dona Teresa Cristina
Estrada de Ferro Dona Teresa Cristina is an old railway in Santa Catarina, Southern Brazilian state....
they reached Pedras Grandes
Pedras Grandes
Pedras Grandes is a town and municipality in Brazilian State of Santa Catarina.-History:Pedras Grandes is a town of Italian immigration. In 1877, the first Italian immigrants arrived from Veneto. The town thrived on coal mining .The town was elevated to a municipality in 1961...
, from there on an ox cart to Urussanga
Urussanga
Urussanga is a town and municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.-References:...
, and finally to the long-awaited land yet unnamed. A beautiful land surrounded by a vast mountain range, plenty of natural resources and inhabited by Brazilian natives, the Bugres.
The immigrant group consisted of about 100 families from the Italian provinces of Belluno
Belluno
Belluno , is a town and province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Located about 100 kilometres north of Venice, Belluno is the capital of the province of Belluno and the most important city in the Eastern Dolomiti's region. With its roughly 37,000 inhabitants, it the largest populated area...
, Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
, Treviso
Treviso
Treviso is a city and comune in Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 82,854 inhabitants : some 3,000 live within the Venetian walls or in the historical and monumental center, some 80,000 live in the urban center proper, while the city...
, Ferrara
Ferrara
Ferrara is a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara. It is situated 50 km north-northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km north...
and Bergamo
Bergamo
Bergamo is a town and comune in Lombardy, Italy, about 40 km northeast of Milan. The comune is home to over 120,000 inhabitants. It is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo, and to a lesser extent the metropolitan area of Milan...
. At first the settlement was known as Nova Belluno (New Belluno), which name was suggested by Marta Savaris, one of the immigrants, because of the similarity of the local relief of Belluno, Italy.
In the mid 20th century were discovered large reserves of coal in the soil of the region. The first miners began to settle it, among them Brazil's National Siderurgic Company
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional is the second major steel-maker company in Brazil. Its main plant is located in the city of Volta Redonda, in the state of Rio de Janeiro...
(CSN), which explored the region between 1940 and 1980. The district was renamed itself Siderópolis to highlight the presence on the coal market, also to please the CSN's big investors, company which promised a bright future. In the 1940s, being a district Urussanga
Urussanga
Urussanga is a town and municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.-References:...
, from then began a movement for the emancipation of Siderópolis, which culminated on December 19, 1958, when then-governor of Santa Catarina
Santa Catarina (state)
Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in Latin America. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island. Neighbouring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. It is bounded on the east by...
, Heriberto Hülse, signed the law No. 380, breaking up the municipality of Siderópolis from Urussanga, thereby making the city politically emancipated and court of the county Urussanga.
Language
The ItalianItaly
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
presence was so strong that currently much of the population is bilingual, maintainers of Italian dialects
Italian dialects
Dialects of Italian are regional varieties of the Italian language, more commonly and more accurately referred to as Regional Italian. The dialects have features, most notably phonological and lexical, percolating from the underlying substrate languages...
, the most common are Bergamasco
Bergamasco
The Bergamasco is a breed of dog with its origins in the Italian Alps near Bergamo, where it was originally used as a herding dog.-Appearance:The Bergamasco should be a medium size dog, well proportioned and harmonious having a rustic appearance...
and a new fusion of the Veneto's dialect, named Talian
Talian
Talian is a dialect spoken mainly in the wine-producing area of the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. Talian is sometimes called Vêneto ...
.
Even after nearly 150 years, a relevant percentage of the population speak Portuguese with strong Italian accent.
Italian cuisine
An interesting fusion of Northern Italian with German, Portuguese, Arabic and Polish cuisines was developed in that area. The classic PolentaPolenta
Polenta is a dish made from boiled cornmeal. The word "polenta" is borrowed from Italian.-Description:Polenta is made with ground yellow or white cornmeal , which can be ground coarsely or finely depending on the region and the texture desired.As it is known today, polenta derives from earlier...
with chicken on tomato sauce, the Italian soup became Minestra di Fagioli (bean soup) as the production of all the kinds of beans is very common.
Is quite easy to find a restaurant that serves lasagne with Churrasco
Churrasco
Churrasco is a Portuguese and Spanish term referring to beef or grilled meat more generally, differing across Latin America and Europe, but a prominent feature in the cuisines of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Nicaragua, Uruguay, and other Latin American countries...
(due to strong presence of gaucho tradition).
Return to origins
As almost 80% of the people are descendants of Italians, they have dual nationality, as Italian citizens, eligible to living in the European UnionEuropean Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
. Every year hundreds of young couples migrate to Germany to work at Gelateria in the summer season, Bringing great growth in civil construction.
Some of them decided to rebuild their lives in Italy, Germany and United kingdom, Even in Japan, as they found difficult to fit into patterns of Brazilian society.
Redemption of the traditions
Groups of culture and tradition are fighting today to change back the city's name for the original, New Belluno. The mining just brought destruction for the nature, polluting rivers and enriching a minority.Notable people
- Enemésio Ângelo Lazzaris, BISHOP of The Roman Catholic Diocese of BalsasBalsasBalsas may refer to:* Balsas, Maranhão, a city in Brazil* Balsas, Ecuador, a canton in El Oro province, Ecuador* Balsas District, a city in Amazonas, Peru* The Balsas River in Mexico...
(Latin: Dioecesis Balsensis) located in the city of Balsas in the Ecclesiastical provinceEcclesiastical ProvinceAn ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of São Luís do Maranhão in BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. Writer of the book Familia Lazzaris-Pascai: Tributo a um imigrante(Lazzaris Family: Tribute to an Immigrant) - Jorge Nando - Singer/composer of MPBMPBMPB can refer to:* Methane producing bacteria, another name for methanogen bacteria* Media Prima Berhad, a Malaysian media corporation* Música Popular Brasileira, Brazilian Popular Music* Male pattern baldness, a form of Androgenetic alopecia...
, Música Popular BrasileiraMúsica Popular BrasileiraMúsica Popular Brasileira or MPB designates a trend in post-Bossa Nova urban popular music. It is not a discrete genre but rather a constellation that combines original songwriting and updated versions of traditional Brazilian urban music styles like samba and samba-canção with contemporary...
(Portuguese pronunciation:([[ˈmuzikɐ popuˈlaʁ bɾaziˈlejɾɐ]]), Brazilian Pop Music)