Antônio Prado
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HDI (2010) | 0.758 – high[2] |
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Antônio Prado () is a municipality located in the Serra Gaúcha regionin The city is in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It boasts the largest collection of architectural heritage designated by IPHAN (the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage) related to Italian colonization in Brazil. Its population is estimated at 13,041 people.[3]
History
The
Until the year 1880, the ancient forest that covered the entire present-day municipality of Antônio Prado was inhabited only by the Tape and Coroados indigenous peoples (
Around 1880, Simão David de Oliveira settled on the right bank of the Rio das Antas. He had traveled on foot from São Paulo, entering the Rio Grande do Sul territory through Vacaria. He followed the Vieira River, descending to the Rio das Antas, in search of a place to build his hut. On the only flat stretch of land he found, near the mouth of the Rio Leão and the Tigre Stream, Simão established himself. The trail known as "Passo do Simão" would provide access to the new colony in early 1886.
It was established in 1885 by Emperor
Antônio Prado was the last Italian colony created by the imperial government. In 1886, the first Italians settled in the region, dedicating themselves to small-scale agriculture. Currently, it is considered the city with the greatest Italian influence in Brazil.[5]
The district was created with the name Antônio Prado by Municipal Act No. 66 of September 26, 1894, subordinated to the municipality of Vacaria. Separated from Vacaria, Antônio Prado was elevated to the status of a town by State Decree No. 220 on February 11, 1899.[6]
In a territorial division as of 2015, the municipality consists of three districts: Antônio Prado, Linha 21 de Abril, and Santana.
On September 28, 2016, the Italian language, Talian, was officially recognized in the municipality.[7]
Name origin
The city's name is a tribute to the São Paulo farmer Antônio da Silva Prado, who established colonial settlements in Rio Grande do Sul and promoted the immigration of Italians to the country when he was the Minister of Agriculture.[8]
Geography
It is surrounded by the municipalities Ipê, Flores da Cunha, Vila Flores, Nova Roma do Sul, São Marcos, Nova Pádua, and Protásio Alves. It is 184 km from Porto Alegre.
Antônio Prado is located at a latitude of 28°51'30" south and a longitude of 51°16'58" west, with an elevation of 658 meters. It has an area of 343.28 square kilometers, and its estimated population in 2018 was 13,055 inhabitants. The actual population density is 37 people per square kilometer.
Ethnicities
Antônio Prado is a city primarily populated by Brazilians of European descent, with one of the highest percentages of
Ethnicity | Percentage
(IBGE 2000) |
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White | 91,8% |
Brunette | 2,3% |
Brown | 5,2% |
Indigenous | 0,6% |
The municipality is also an
Culture
The city boasts the largest and most comprehensive
In 1995, the city hosted the film crew of "O Quatrilho,"[9] the second Brazilian film to be nominated for an Oscar. Some streets in the central area had their cobblestones covered with soil, and the streetlights were removed to recreate the streets of Caxias do Sul in the early 20th century.
Sister cities
See also
References
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "População". IBGE Cidades. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ BUENO, E. Brasil: uma história. Segunda edição revista. São Paulo. Ática. 2003. p. 267.
- ^ Antônio Prado - a cidade mais italiana do Brasil. Disponível em http://www.anaamelialemos.com.br/municipios/exibir/antonio-prado-a-cidade-mais-italiana-do-brasil Archived 2014-12-17 at the Wayback Machine. Acesso em 16 de janeiro de 2013.
- ^ "História". IBGE Cidades. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ Lei municipal Nº 3017, de 28 de setembro de 2016
- ^ "Nossa História". www.antonioprado.tur.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ História - Antônio Prado. Disponível em http://www.rsvirtual.net/cgi-bin/dados/webdata_pro.pl?_cgifunction=search&_layout=Municipios_Historia1&municipios.municipios=Ant%F4nio+Prado[dead link]. Acesso em 16 de janeiro de 2013.
- ^ a b "Câmara realiza Sessão Solene pelo Gemellaggio". Câmara Municipal de Antônio Prado/RS. Retrieved 2022-06-01.