Erechim on display in Cologne Unoesc
Thursday 08/21/2008 - 08:37
Xanxerê - Banners that tell the story of the centennial of the creation of the Colony Erechim (RS) between the years 1908 to 2008, are being exposed by several points in Library Campus Unoesc Xanxerê. Brought by the Bachelor's Degree in History in partnership with the Institute of History and Geography of Getulio Vargas (IHGGV), the exhibition "100 Years of the Colony Erechim - New Colony" began on the 18th and will stay in town until the 28th of August.
are 16 banners containing texts that refer to a report by surveyor Colonel. Severiano de Almeida and Souza, illustrated with 28 photographs of the time - most of 1913 - drawn by an unidentified photographer who crossed the Colony Erechim, towards the Great Barn and Marcelino Ramos, Rio Grande do Sul, leaving soon after the states of Santa Catarina and Parana.
For the teacher's Degree in History Unoesc, Thais Jana Wenczenovicz , the exhibition "100 Years of the Colony Erechim - New Colony" is of great historical interest for the state of Santa Catarina, since most of settlers who came to the West of Santa Catarina was intermediate firms that had official contact with the Rio Grande do Sul and the New Colonies.
According to Thais, Erechim, like many other towns in Brazil, was on the sidelines of a railway, in this case the railroad that linked Rio Grande do Sul to Sao Paul. Formed in 1908 and settled mostly by Poles, Italians, Germans and Israelis, the village had 36 Erechim pioneers, among them European immigrants coming from other lands and old, as Caxias do Sul, who arrived by railroad and lived in the place, making it a short time later a district of Passo Fundo.
Known as the Capital of wheat due to high numbers of grains produced, Erechim is currently called the Capital of Friendship. "The name's origin is linked to the first inhabitants there, the Tupi-Guarani," said the professor, adding that Erechim means "Campo Pequeno", probably because the fields in the region were surrounded by forests.
All the material on display was organized by Professor Angelo Neivo Fabris, the IHGGV, and is funded by the City of Culture Vargas (RS). The exhibition is open free for public viewing in the morning, from 8 to 11:30, and afternoon shifts and night, from 13:30 until 22:30.
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Date: 08/20/2008 - Time: 15:15:04
Unoesc hosts exhibition 100 Years of the Colony, New Colony Erechim
Unoesc The Campus Xanxerê hosts in the period 18-28 August, exhibition focusing on the centenary of the creation of the Colony Erechim. The event, an initiative of the Bachelor's Degree in History in partnership with the Institute of History and Geography of Getulio Vargas (IHGGV), is located in the University Library.
The exhibition consists of 16 banners illustrated with 28 photographs, mostly made in 1913 by an unidentified photographer, who crossed the then headquarters of the Colony Erechim, towards the Great Barn and Marcelino Ramos. After he went on trip to Santa Catarina and Parana. The text accompanying the banners is referenced report signed by the surveyor cel. Severiano de Souza e Almeida.
"Originally called Great Barn and then successively Boa Vista, Boa Vista Erechim Jose Bonifacio and finally Erechim, like many other towns in Brazil, Erechim appeared on the sidelines of a railway. In case the railroad that linked Rio Grande do Sul to Sao Paulo, "explains Professor Jana Wenczenovicz Thais, course of History, Campus Xanxerê.
Settled primarily by four ethnic groups - Polish, Italian, German and Israeli - the village was formed in 1908. It was also that year that 36 pioneers, among European immigrants and others from the old lands (Caxias do Sul), arrived by railroad and inhabited the place, which soon became a district of Passo Fundo.
Erechim was once known as the Capital of wheat due to higher volumes of grain produced. Today it is recognized as the Capital of Friendship. "The name's origin is linked to the first inhabitants of the place, the Tupi-Guarani. Erechim means 'Little Field', probably because the fields in the region were surrounded by forests, "says the teacher.
The exhibition "100 Years of the Colony Erechim - New Colony" has an important historical interest for the state of Santa Catarina, considering that much of the early settlers who went to the Western Santa Catarina came through companies that were colonizing official contacts with Rio Grande do Sul and, more specifically, with the New Colonies.
The material was organized by Professor Angelo Neivo Fabris, the IHGGV, and funded by the City of Culture of Getulio Vargas. The exhibition is open to visitors in the morning, from 8 to 11:30, and afternoon shifts and night, from 13:30 until 22:30.
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