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Igrejinha
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Igrejinha ( — little church in Portuguese) is a municipality located in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Home to the Morro Alto da Pedra and the regional park Parque Alto da Pedra. The city has approximately 37,000 inhabitants and sits about 82 km (about 51 miles) from the capital city of the state, Porto Alegre.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Município de Igrejinha
Settlement.website
igrejinha.rs.gov.br
Settlement.image_skyline
Igrejinha2007-panoramica.jpg
Settlement.image_flag
Bandeira de Igrejinha.svg
Settlement.image_seal
Brasão de Igrejinha.svg
Settlement.image_map
RioGrandedoSul Municip Igrejinha.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
State
Settlement.subdivision_name
Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_name1
South
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Rio Grande do Sul
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Joel Leandro Wilhelm (PP)
Settlement.established_title
Emanciped
Settlement.established_date
1964-06-01
Settlement.area_total_km2
136.816

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Igrejinha ( — little church in Portuguese) is a municipality located in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Home to the Morro Alto da Pedra and the regional park Parque Alto da Pedra. The city has approximately 37,000 inhabitants and sits about 82 km (about 51 miles) from the capital city of the state, Porto Alegre.

==Oktoberfest== left|thumb|280px|Igrejinha Oktoberfest 2007 Each year, the citizens of Igrejinha and visitors from the region celebrate Oktoberfest. The city has a large population of German-Brazilians. Thousands turn out each year for the Oktoberfest celebration.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Igrejinha” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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