Vargem Grande do Sul
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Vargem Grande do Sul is a municipality in the northeast of the state of São Paulo
in Brazil
. The estimated population in 2004 was 39,047. The municipality area is 267.26 km². The elevation is 721 m. Access through state roads SP-344
e SP-215
. HDI is 0.802.
in the way of a "Bandeirante" rout ("Bandeirante" routs were those used by the first explorers of the country's interior in the 17th century, known as Bandeirantes
, who composed colonial scouts known as the "Bandeiras"). This hamlet was first noted in 1832 and called "Várzea Grande".
Between years 1825 and 1874 the domains where it's located (a Sesmaria) are divided and give birth to farms and rural settlements that later became villages, one of which was in 1944 named Vargem Grande do Sul.
The municipality is officially founded in September 26, 1874. In 1906, Vargem Grande do Sul is officially recognized as a "Village" and achieves therefore some degree of political autonomy. It's also by the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th that the first groups of immigrants arrive, some to replace slaves in coffee farms due to slavery abolition. European immigrants would quickly represent in the municipality, as well as in the rest of the state of São Paulo, the vast majority of its population. Vargem Grande do Sul is politically emancipated in February 24, 1922, with the election of its first mayor, Captain Belarmino Rodrigues Peres.
in Brazil
, in a region known as the Mogiana. In the rural surroundings of the municipality coffee was traditionally produced, although it has currently given place mostly to potato farms. The population in 2004 was 39,047 and the area is 267.26 km². The elevation is 721 m.
Summer is usually warm and winter dry. Temperature ranges from 35 to 10 degrees Celsius, and average is 27.
Rivers "Jaguari-Mirim", "Verde" and "Fartura" cross the municipality's territory.
In the beginning of the 20th century, some of those families, among others, founded the "Società de Mutuo Socorso", where immigrants and their descents would help each other, offering among other services free health care and coffins. The municipality's inhabitants meet still today at the place in events such as dinners and dances. The place is now called "Sociedade Beneficente Brasileira", for in the Second World War Brazilian government prohibited the use of enemy languages in the country, such as Italian and German, that were broadly spoken until then, and imposed the change of the names of many diverse institutions and associations throughout Brazil - for the same reason, state capital's football team Società Esportiva Palestra Italia became Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
.
The municipality's population has historically belonged to the middle class, showed little social segregation and a peaceful profile.
was highly influenced by the many European immigrants who settled in Brazil's many regions and states, specially in central and southern Brazil. In the Second World War, people were prohibited to speak their mother languages and had to learn and start using Portuguese quickly. That explains the different dialects verified throughout the country. Vargem Grande do Sul's dialect has been identified as a variation of the "Southern Dialect", spoken in a large isogloss
, by Antenor Nascentes in 1922, and more specifically as a variation of the "Caipira dialect" by Amadeu Amaral in 1976.
Municipality's vocabulary includes words and expressions that are typical of the Mogiana region (e.g. "posar" instead of "dormir") and Italian or Italian-derived words and expressions (e.g. "fetta" or "feta" instead of "pedaço").
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
in 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...
. The estimated population in 2004 was 39,047. The municipality area is 267.26 km². The elevation is 721 m. Access through state roads SP-344
SP-344
SP-344 is a state highway in the state of São Paulo in Brazil....
e SP-215
SP-215
SP-215 is a state highway in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. Part of it consists of the Rodovia Luís Augusto de Oliveira, Rodovia Dr. Paulo Lauro and Rodovia Deputado Vicente Botta....
. HDI is 0.802.
History
Vargem Grande do Sul roots lie in a little hamletHamlet
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in the way of a "Bandeirante" rout ("Bandeirante" routs were those used by the first explorers of the country's interior in the 17th century, known as Bandeirantes
Bandeirantes
The bandeirantes were composed of Indians , caboclos , and some whites who were the captains of the Bandeiras. Members of the 16th–18th century South American slave-hunting expeditions called bandeiras...
, who composed colonial scouts known as the "Bandeiras"). This hamlet was first noted in 1832 and called "Várzea Grande".
Between years 1825 and 1874 the domains where it's located (a Sesmaria) are divided and give birth to farms and rural settlements that later became villages, one of which was in 1944 named Vargem Grande do Sul.
The municipality is officially founded in September 26, 1874. In 1906, Vargem Grande do Sul is officially recognized as a "Village" and achieves therefore some degree of political autonomy. It's also by the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th that the first groups of immigrants arrive, some to replace slaves in coffee farms due to slavery abolition. European immigrants would quickly represent in the municipality, as well as in the rest of the state of São Paulo, the vast majority of its population. Vargem Grande do Sul is politically emancipated in February 24, 1922, with the election of its first mayor, Captain Belarmino Rodrigues Peres.
Geography
Vargem Grande do Sul is located in the northeast of the state of São PauloSão Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
in 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...
, in a region known as the Mogiana. In the rural surroundings of the municipality coffee was traditionally produced, although it has currently given place mostly to potato farms. The population in 2004 was 39,047 and the area is 267.26 km². The elevation is 721 m.
Summer is usually warm and winter dry. Temperature ranges from 35 to 10 degrees Celsius, and average is 27.
Rivers "Jaguari-Mirim", "Verde" and "Fartura" cross the municipality's territory.
Population
Most of Vargem Grande do Sul's inhabitants descend from European immigrants, mainly those who arrived from Italy. Up to these days most of the family names registered in the municipality are Italian. Among those, it's important to notice traditional families such as the Baizi, the Bassi, the Beloni, the Bortoloto, the Buzato, the Canal, the Coracini, the Cossi, the Filipini, the Longuini, the Lupetti, the Marquesini, the Menossi, the Molinari, the Nardini, the Pratali, the Pecinato, the Rocchetto, the Sartori and the Sbardelini.In the beginning of the 20th century, some of those families, among others, founded the "Società de Mutuo Socorso", where immigrants and their descents would help each other, offering among other services free health care and coffins. The municipality's inhabitants meet still today at the place in events such as dinners and dances. The place is now called "Sociedade Beneficente Brasileira", for in the Second World War Brazilian government prohibited the use of enemy languages in the country, such as Italian and German, that were broadly spoken until then, and imposed the change of the names of many diverse institutions and associations throughout Brazil - for the same reason, state capital's football team Società Esportiva Palestra Italia became Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942...
.
The municipality's population has historically belonged to the middle class, showed little social segregation and a peaceful profile.
Dialect
Specially in the 19th century, Brazilian PortugueseBrazilian Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese is a group of Portuguese dialects written and spoken by most of the 190 million inhabitants of Brazil and by a few million Brazilian emigrants, mainly in the United States, United Kingdom, Portugal, Canada, Japan and Paraguay....
was highly influenced by the many European immigrants who settled in Brazil's many regions and states, specially in central and southern Brazil. In the Second World War, people were prohibited to speak their mother languages and had to learn and start using Portuguese quickly. That explains the different dialects verified throughout the country. Vargem Grande do Sul's dialect has been identified as a variation of the "Southern Dialect", spoken in a large isogloss
Isogloss
An isogloss—also called a heterogloss —is the geographical boundary of a certain linguistic feature, such as the pronunciation of a vowel, the meaning of a word, or use of some syntactic feature...
, by Antenor Nascentes in 1922, and more specifically as a variation of the "Caipira dialect" by Amadeu Amaral in 1976.
Municipality's vocabulary includes words and expressions that are typical of the Mogiana region (e.g. "posar" instead of "dormir") and Italian or Italian-derived words and expressions (e.g. "fetta" or "feta" instead of "pedaço").