My Commentary: One of my surprises when I first got to Rio Grande do Sul in 2014 was to see that the Italian culture is still there in many forms, mainly in the housing. I thought it would have already blended into the Gaúcho culture, but no, Italians towns are still Italian and the same happen to German towns which had German settlers. Bento Gonçalves is a very urban place but at the same time there are many cultural attractions and places to visit. I enjoyed a lot the locomotive tour together with the Italian museum.
Santo Antônio Parish. The inscription says "We did nothing without the help of God, but God didn't want to do anything without our hands".
A monument in tribute to the Farroupilha Revolution
A monument in tribute to the Farroupilha Revolution
The flags of Rio Grande do Sul and Bento Gonçalves
A historical building trying to survive in the middle of the terrible modern architecture
Art on a public wall
Monument to the Italian settlers in front of São Bento Church
Monument to the Italian settlers in front of São Bento Church
Mirela at São Bento Church
Flags of Rio Grande do Sul and Bento Gonçalves
Methodist Church in Bento Gonçalves - A temple built in 1889
History of the Methodist Church in Bento Gonçalves
Methodist Church in Bento Gonçalves - Christian traditional symbols carved on the steps to the church
Methodist Church in Bento Gonçalves - Christian traditional symbols carved on the steps to the church
Maria Fumaça / Trem do Vinho
Maria Fumaça is a Brazilian nickname for steam locomotive. The company Giordani Turismo operates the locomotive which passes through the towns of Bento Gonçalves, Carlos Barbosa and Garibaldi, which are typical locals of Italian settlers and knows by wineries. During the tour, people will enjoy live local folk music (Italian and Gaúcho music), see a play and also, at the end stop at Epopéia Italiana, which is a kind of museum and presentation about the Italian people's journey to the South of Brazil.
Bento Gonçalves Train Station: The old car of the Southern Brazilian Rio Grande do Sul Railway Company
On the way with Maria Fumaça
On the way with Maria Fumaça
On the way with Maria Fumaça
On the way with Maria Fumaça
On the way with Maria Fumaça - Garibaldi statue in the city of Garibaldi
On the way with Maria Fumaça
On the way with Maria Fumaça
Maria Fumaça - Live Italian music
Maria Fumaça - Live Italian music
On the way with Maria Fumaça
On the way with Maria Fumaça - Live Gaúcho music
On the way with Maria Fumaça - Live Gaúcho music
On the way with Maria Fumaça - Live Gaúcho music
On the way with Maria Fumaça - A little comedy play
On the way with Maria Fumaça
On the way with Maria Fumaça
On the way with Maria Fumaça
On the way with Maria Fumaça - Live Gaúcho music
Parque Temático Epopéia Italiana
Epopéia Italiana is a theme park built to show the journey of the Italian immigrants to the South of Brazil. Inside there are nine replicas of real historical ambients that depict aspects of the life in Italy back then. It's also presented the trip to Brazil and the Italian's adaptation to the new continent.
Typical Gaucho clothes
Replica of an Italian ambient
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