Garibaldi
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municipality of Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil
Key facts
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- South
- State
- Rio Grande do Sul
- Founded
- October 31, 1900
- Mayor
- Cirano Cisilotto (PT) (2009-2012)
- Total
- 169.7 km (65.5 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 613 m (2,011 ft)
- Time zone
- UTC−3 ( BRT )
- Hdi 2010
- 0.786 – high
- Website
- www .garibaldi .rs .gov .br
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Garibaldi is a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. It has a population of 35,440 people, most of them of Italian descent . The city is famous for its wine and sparkling wine productions. The name Garibaldi is a homage to the Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi and his Brazilian wife, Anita Garibaldi. It was settled by Italian immigrants, predominantly Venetians, and Prussians in the late 19th century.
History
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