Farroupilha | |
Official Name: | O Município de Farroupilha |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | Mesoregion |
Subdivision Type3: | Microregion |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Name1: | Rio Grande do Sul |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Fabiano Feltrin |
Population As Of: | 2020[1] |
Population Total: | 73,061 |
Timezone: | BRT |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Area Code: | +55 54 |
Website: | Farroupilha, Rio Grande do Sul |
Farroupilha is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in the Serra Gaúcha between the cities of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul. The city's total area is 359.3 km2. Farroupilha has 73,061 residents (2020 estimate).
Farroupilha hosts an annual Festa Nacional do Kiwi (National Kiwifruit Festival) known as Fenakiwi.[2] It is like the Festa da Uva in neighbor city Caxias do Sul,
The area of Farroupilha was first settled in 1875 by three families (Stefano Crippa, Tomazo Radaelli, and Luigi Sperafico) that immigrated from Milan, Italy. The municipality of Farroupilha was officially created on 11 December 1934. The city was named "Farroupilha" after the Centennial anniversary of the Ragamuffin War that was celebrated in the subsequent year.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Brazil. Farroupilha is twinned with:[3]