"Porto Alegre eastern region sight"

PICTURES FROM 07 SEPTEMBER 2003:

PORTO ALEGRE-RS

"Farroupilha" Revolution Parade

On September 20^th, the "Farroupilha Revolution" is celebrated in Rio Grande do Sul. Celebration parades take place in several cities of the state, especially on the frontier. The largest parade happens in the capital of the state. In the preceding days, thousands of supporters of "gaucho" traditions camp for several days on Harmonia Park. Every year, the "farroupilha camping" gets bigger and bigger. It is estimated that nearly 800 thousand visitors camped there this year, which surpasses the number of yearly visitors at Expointer. An amazing sea of people, cars, horses, canvas and things related to "gaucho" tradition form a grand scenario, attracting Rio Grande do Sul natives from several places, some of whom spend their vacations in their tents so as to live the legitimate "gaucho" tradition with no reservations.

In this year of 2003, the parade was impressive, attracting nearly 50 thousand spectators, thousands of participants, extras and horsemen, several thousand horses, as well as tenths of floats, parading for over five hours. The parade already surpasses the September 7^th parade and, curiously enough, the Carnival parade itself.

See these beautiful and illustrative pictures of the parade, taken from the Av. Borges de Medeiros, overlooking the Perimetric Drive:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86

PICTURES FROM 07 SEPTEMBER 2003:

BOM PRINCÍPIO-RS

10th National Strawberry Festival - 2003 edition

On September 5^th, 6^th and 7^th, 12^th, 13^th and 14^th, 19^th, 20^th and 21^st , one of the festivals most appreciated by Brazilian children takes place in Bom Princípio-RS: the Strawberry Festival. It is a great showcase for work, culture, typical cuisine, industrial and commercial expositions, shows, happiness and a lot of cheerfulness, all accompanied by the delicious flavor of the fruit (which has become a symbol for the city) and the best it has to offer.

Among the main attractions of the fair, some highlights are the shows by CPM 22 (on the 14^th at 5 PM), Tchê Garotos (on the 20^th at 5 PM), Tequila Baby (on the 12^th at 10:30 PM), Tchê Barbaridade (on the 21^st at 5 PM). More than 100 thousand people are expected on the Festival days.

From this edition on, the Festival has a new and beautiful portico, affectionately called "big strawberry", at the entrance of the park, which contains the whole administrative body.

See some pictures from the Festival:

- strawberry exposition: 1

- the state Governor, Mr. Germano Rigotto: 1, 2, 3

- pictures of the Park: 1, 2, 3

- sovereigns of the beranas da 10^th National Strawberry Festival: 1, 2, 3, 4

OFurther information, pictures and videos of the event can be directly acessed on the documentary produced by the Terragaycga site for the event by clicking here.

PICTURES FROM 30 AUGUST 2003:

ESTEIO-RS

EXPOINTER - International Animal Fair - 2003

From August 30th to September 7th, the 16th edition of Expointer, the largest agriculture and cattle raising fair in Rio Grande do Sul and one of the largest in Latin America takes place in the Assis Brasil Exposition Park in Esteio-RS.

See some pictures taking during the event: 1, 2, 3, 4

Further information, pictures and videos of the event can be directly accessed on the documentary produced by the Terragaucha site for the event by clicking here.

PICTURES FROM 16 AUGUST 2003:

SAPUCAIA DO SUL-RS

Zoo Park in Sapucaia do Sul

It is one of the most visited preservation units in Brazil. It has 620 hectares of forest reserve and 160 hectares of public visitation area where nearly 1.6 thousand native and exotic animals are exposed, including birds, reptiles and mammals. The Park maintains and breeds several animals in captivity, including species in risk of extinction, exercising several functions at the same time: preservation, research, environment education, leisure and tourism.

Further information about the Park can be obtained in the following address:

http://www.fzb.rs.gov.br/parquezoo.htm

PIn order to obtain more information about the city of Sapucaia do Sul, click here

VSee these beautiful pictures, taken in a sunny Saturday afternoon:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32