Antônio Prado
Antônio Prado (
Antônio Prado | |
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Municipality | |
 Flag  Seal | |
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| Coordinates: 28°51′28″S 51°16′58″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Mesoregion | Nordeste Rio-grandense[1] |
| Microregion | Caxias do Sul[1] |
| Founded | 11 February 1899 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juarez Santinon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 347.616 km2 (134.215 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 658 m (2,159 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 14,159 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) |
| HDI | 0.841[3] |
| GDP | R$ 174,514,000[4] |
| GDP per capita | R$12,353.00 |
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 Brazilians. The Talian language, (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 common activities in the surroundings of this town are rappel and whitewater rafting.
References
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- "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2008" (PDF). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 29 August 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
- "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil". Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano. Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
- "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 19 December 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
