São Romédio Community Explained

São Romédio Community
Native Name:Portuguese: Comunidade de São Romédio
Coordinates:-29.1667°N -61°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Brazil
Seat Type:Neighbourhood
Seat:Caxias do Sul
Population Demonym:Italian
Blank1 Name Sec1:Official languages
Blank1 Info Sec1:Portuguese
Blank2 Info Sec1:December 26, 1876

The São Romédio Community (Portuguese: Comunidade de São Romédio) is an historic neighbourhood in Caxias do Sul, Brazil.

History

The community was founded in mid-1876 during the Italian colonization of the Rio Grande do Sul. (Some immigrants had already arrived at Caxias do Sul before 1876.) The majority of immigrants came from Sanzeno, Trentino.

Its church,[1] named for Saint Romedius, was an early point of reference for the settlers, and is still a point of aggregation and historical and cultural heritage of the Rio Grande do Sul.

In 2016, the community celebrated the 140th anniversary of its founding and the local press gave great importance to the event, acknowledging its history.[2] [3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://pioneiro.clicrbs.com.br/rs/geral/cotidiano/noticia/2013/03/igreja-de-sao-romedio-reabre-neste-sabado-em-caxias-do-sul-4068220.html Igreja de São Romédio reabre neste sábado em Caxias do Sul
  2. http://www.camaracaxias.rs.gov.br/index.php/noticias Confira as notícias da Câmara de Vereadores de Caxias do Sul
  3. São Romédio celebra 125 anos de fundação, in Correio Riogradense, 19 dicembre 2001