Antônio Prado
Encyclopedia
Antônio Prado is a municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul
, Brazil
. 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
.
The town is named in honor of Antônio da Silva Prado, who planned the Italian immigration to Brazil.
It contains the most important ensemble of architecture built by Italian Brazilian
s. The Italian language (Talian dialect, of Venetian
origin), gastronomy and architecture are the most important aspects of Antônio Prado’s culture.
In the town’s Historical Center it is possible to see 48 houses built in wood and masonry. They were landmarked by the Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional (IPHAN, The Brazilian National Historical and Artistical Heritage Institute) and serve to prove the care with which they were built, and later preserved by the descendants of those immigrants. But the preservation of the roots of the Italian colonization is not limited to the landmarking of the architectural group. In Antônio Prado, the residents keep the traditions of their ancestors alive, through choral singing, industrial arts, and gastronomy.
The municipality is also an eco-tourism destination, with beautiful waterfalls inside the araucaria
forest. The natural beauties are also present in that destination, attracting an increasing number of visitors and practisers of adventure sports; who find perfect places for their practice there. Among the most practiced activities in the surroundings of this town, rappel and whitewater rafting are worth mentioning.
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. It is surrounded by the municipalities Ipê
Ipê, Rio Grande do Sul
-See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...
, Flores da Cunha
Flores da Cunha
Flores da Cunha is a municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.-See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...
, Vila Flores
Vila Flores
-See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...
, Nova Roma do Sul
Nova Roma do Sul
Nova Roma do Sul is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It had a population of 3,690 persons, as of 2008. It was first settled in 1880 by immigrant families of Polish, Russian and Swedish origins. In 1885, Italian immigrants arrived, mostly from Belluno, Treviso and Vicenza,...
, São Marcos
São Marcos
-See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...
, Nova Pádua
Nova Pádua
-See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...
, and Protásio Alves
Protásio Alves
-See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...
. It is 184 km from Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...
.
The town is named in honor of Antônio da Silva Prado, who planned the Italian immigration to Brazil.
It contains the most important ensemble of architecture built by Italian Brazilian
Italian Brazilian
-Italian immigration to Brazil:The Italian government claims there are 25 million Brazilians of Italian descent, which would be the largest population of Italian background outside of Italy itself. There are no actual surveys, or even verifiable calculations supporting such claims. According to...
s. The Italian language (Talian dialect, of Venetian
Venetian language
Venetian or Venetan is a Romance language spoken as a native language by over two million people, mostly in the Veneto region of Italy, where of five million inhabitants almost all can understand it. It is sometimes spoken and often well understood outside Veneto, in Trentino, Friuli, Venezia...
origin), gastronomy and architecture are the most important aspects of Antônio Prado’s culture.
In the town’s Historical Center it is possible to see 48 houses built in wood and masonry. They were landmarked by the Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional (IPHAN, The Brazilian National Historical and Artistical Heritage Institute) and serve to prove the care with which they were built, and later preserved by the descendants of those immigrants. But the preservation of the roots of the Italian colonization is not limited to the landmarking of the architectural group. In Antônio Prado, the residents keep the traditions of their ancestors alive, through choral singing, industrial arts, and gastronomy.
The municipality is also an eco-tourism destination, with beautiful waterfalls inside the araucaria
Araucaria
Araucaria is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Araucariaceae. There are 19 extant species in the genus, with a highly disjunct distribution in New Caledonia , Norfolk Island, eastern Australia, New Guinea, Argentina, Chile, and southern Brazil.-Description:Araucaria are mainly...
forest. The natural beauties are also present in that destination, attracting an increasing number of visitors and practisers of adventure sports; who find perfect places for their practice there. Among the most practiced activities in the surroundings of this town, rappel and whitewater rafting are worth mentioning.
See also
- List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul