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10th National Strawberry Festival - 2003 Edition
More
than 100 thousand visitors are expected for the 10th National
Strawberry Festival in Bom
Princípio-RS.
In 2003 it will take place September 5th, 6th and 7th,
12th, 13th and 14th, 19th, 20th
and 21st in the Municipal Park area, which is located downtown, next
to the RS-122 road.
The
Strawberry Festival 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 14th at 5 PM), Tchê Garotos (on the 20th at 5 PM),
Tequila Baby (on the 12th at 10:30 PM), Tchê Barbaridade (on the 21st
at 5 PM).
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.
Pictures taken during the second weekend of the Festival:
- strawberry exposition: 1
- the state Governor, Mr. Germano Rigotto, visits the Park: 1, 2, 3
- pictures of the Park around 2 PM: 1, 2, 3
- pictures of the Park around 4 PM: 1, 2, 3
- Dresses of queens of previous editions of the Strawberry Festival: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- inside pictures of "Big Strawberry": 1, 2
Pictures taken in the last weekend of the Festival:
- Sovereigns of the 10th National Strawberry Festival: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Sovereigns of kerbfest-2003 in São Vendelino-RS ("The Little Paradise"): 1
- Sovereigns of Festur-2003 of Salvador do Sul-RS: 1
- View of the Strawberry Festival Park in the last day: 1, 2, 3
- artistic performance of CTG Porteira Aberta, from Bom Princípio-RS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Primeira Hora paper supplement about the Festival-2003: 1
Stands of exposing companies in the 10th National Strawberry Festival:
- Cláudio Vogel e Filho: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Sophia Gifts: 1
- JMS Barbecue products: 1
- João Vogel Ceramics: 1
- kanto kente: 1
- Ledur Sweets Factory: 1
- Factory Furniture: 1
- Olimpio Furniture: 1
- Guiomar Furniture and Decoration: 1
- Stilmat Furniture: 1
- Lise Fashion: 1
- Ludwig Balls: 1
- Tecnocom Teaching Center: 1
- Ta-Ra Frames: 1
- Luft Wood: 1
- Winter, Selbach Brick Factory: 1
- Artetorno: 1
- Compugraf: 1
- Jatobá Wooden Frames: 1
- Heck Wooden Frames: 1
- Cia de Confecções (clothing): 1
- Giacomet: 1
- Kalahary Cosmetics: 1
Views of the event in video clips format:
to see, click here.
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9th
National Strawberry Festival – 2001’s Edition
September 07th, 2001 (1st day of the Festival)
Today
it was opened, in Bom
Princípio-RS,
the 9th National Strawberry Festival. There are being expected more
than 80,000 visitors.
The
municipality of Bom Princípio was created in 1982 and installed in January 1st,
1983; during these 18 years of independence, it reached an outstanding social,
cultural and economic development, becoming a reference for many other
municipalities in Brazil (see images of
the city: 1,
2,
3).
The
city is 80km away from Porto Alegre. Its area began to be colonized in
1846, when Guilherme Winter, coming from São José do
Hortêncio (at
the time named Portugieseschneis), purchased lands that were divided into lots
of around 24 hectares each and that were shared with other German immigrants. A
list of these 1854’s families comprises surnames as Junges, Schmitz, Ludwig,
Steffen, Selbach and other. The farmhands had come mainly from Rhine and Loire
valleys, on the border of Germany and France. Due to this, it is more proper to
refer to them as Franco-German descendants. The inheritance from these farmhands
is still noticed in the region, mainly through the dialect, the typical language
used in everyday conversation, as well as through the Rhenish-style houses that
are different from the Bavarian style for their simplicity and functionality.
Until
1900, this region of the "old colony" has lived a luxurious life,
marked by rich deeds and constructions: the Church was one of the most beautiful
in the country, full of wonderful paintings (see
images: 1,
2), as
well as images and objects imported from Germany and other countries. In 1900 it
was also built a Marist School that was the embryo of the current Pontifícia
Universidade Católica do RS. Nevertheless, without any other vacation as the
work in the colony, many people were obliged to migrate for other regions,
looking for more cultivable lands, mainly in the Alto Jacuí region (where they
have established municipalities as Selbach)
and, later, Santa Rosa,
west of Santa Catarina, east of Argentina, Paraná and farther.
With
the RS-122 highway construction during the 60’s, which connected Porto Alegre
with
Caxias do Sul
region, via Bom Princípio, the
socio-economical situation started to change.
In the early 80’s, the “village” had the opportunity to emancipate
together with other 12 municipalities of the state
(Parobé,
Teutônia,
Capão da Canoa
and others). Since then, the former simple village had started an amazing
development process that nowadays is reflected in its excellent quality of life
rates. Its progressive industries in the ceramic branch
(it is the base of several "Vogel" ceramics, among others),
furniture (as Madesa),
shoes, appliances and other have reverted the historical phenomena of
immigration, bringing back descendants of the farmhands that once had to migrate.
In
1988, the municipality has supported the emancipation of two of its districts: São
Vendelino and Tupandi, that are among the most progressive in RS.
According to the IBGE’s census of 1991, these three municipalities had the
highest percent of literate paterfamilias in Brazil. In these municipalities, the school is an obligation and a
life reference for children. It’s not allowed and also no children are out of
school.
The
festival will last until September 16th , 2001. The complete
event program can be accessed by clicking here.
See
some images of these big and traditional event of the country’s south,
anxiously expected by the infantile public:
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
=> Other
information on Bom Princípio-RS:
see on the
site NUTEP/UFRGS and Terragaucha
=> Other
information on Tupandi-RS: see
on the site NUTEP/UFRGS and Terragaucha
=> Other
information on São Vendelino-RS: see
on the site NUTEP/UFRGS and Terragaucha
September 8th, 2001 (2nd day of the Festival)
The
day itinerary has included a visit to the “Book Space"; to the
inauguration of the new and magnificent Cultural Center of Bom Princípio -RS;
and a quick tour at the Exhibition Center.
1)
The Cultural Center, inaugurated at 7 o’clock p.m. has 500 seats and modern
equipment for several art performances. It is located within the Municipal Park,
in a clear and wide space with easy parking.
The Cultural Center shall play an important role in the small
municipality (with around 10,000 inhabitants) and it’s an admirable work for
the artistic and cultural life of its people.
The
building is 1,450 m2, and was built at a cost of 0.6 CUBs/m2, with resources from the Ministry of Culture and
own. As it may be seen through the images, the style is modern, with a nice
color combination.
Check
some images of the inauguration: 1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9
2)
The "Book Space" is in its 5th edition and it is a cultural
project developed by Gráfica Dominó (phone 051-634-1228), and its main purpose
is to integrate to the Strawberry Festival leisure the pleasure of reading. The
theme for this 5th edition is “Book: a way for the land change”.
On the next days, there are foreseen the following activities:
-
September 9th (Sunday), at 3:00 p.m.: 2002 Grammatical Agenda
launching, autograph session with Paulo Flavor Lemur, president of the
Riograndense Book Chamber;
-
September 10th at 3:00 p.m.: Speech and autograph session with the
writer Moacyr Scliar;
-
September 12th (Wednesday),
at 2:00 p.m.: Show "The giant woman", with the presence of the writer
Gustavo Finkler;
-
September 15th (Saturday), at 9 o’clock a.m.: speech and autograph
session with Armindo Trevisan (at Juvenato);
September
16th (Sunday), at 3:00 p.m.: launching and autograph session for the
book "Bom Princípio – short stories and poems", by Nicolau Henz.
The
"Book Space" is installed in a typical house built in a Renish style
that was restored and brought for the Municipal Park some years ago. Check some
images: 1,
2,
3
3)
At the Exhibition Center, there are present several dozens of companies; among
them the ceramic sector outstanding, manufacturers of enameled tiles. Several
companies originated from the old brick factory "Vogel", from Bela
Vista district. They were updated, transformed and enlarged and had taken
“Vogel” products to several parts of the country, as well as, for Mercosul
countries and to North America:
-
Cerâmica Vogel: is the company
or the original "frame" for several branches that developed afterwards.
It was founded 45 years ago with the manual manufacture of tiles and
bricks. Nowadays, the company produces Roman and French tiles, natural
and enameled several colors and shades. It has representatives all over Brazil.
See some images of its stand: 1;
-
Cerâmicas João Vogel: it was
established in 1998 and it is located at RS-122 highway, in Bom Princípio-RS;
it is specialized in enameled tiles and is one of the biggest manufacturers of
this kind of tiles. See images of the stand: 1,
2
-
Cláudio Vogel e Filho: it was
founded in 1989, and it is located in Bom Princípio-RS, where it has a built
area of 16,000 m2. It is nowadays the biggest manufacturer of natural and
enameled tiles in Brazil. It has representatives in several states of Brazil, as
well as in Uruguay, Argentina and the United States. It has a partnership with
the engineering laboratory of UFRGS, where Tecnotelha was developed, which is
manufactured with the most up-to-the minute technology. See some images of the
stand: 1,
2.
-
Cerâmica Kaspary:
it is installed next to RS-122 highway, in Bom Princípio-RS, in an area of
30,000m2; it produces pre-moulded slabs, Roman and French natural and enameled
tiles, as well as perforated bricks. The factory has ISO-9002, Inmetro and GLC
certifications (Germanischer Lloyd Certification). The sales are made at
its headquarters (F. 051-634-1181), as well as at a sales display in
Scharlau (F. 051-568-2894). See images of the stand: 1,
2,
3
Other
companies:
-
Fábrica
de Doces Ledur (Sweets factory) :
1
-
Azul
da Serra Piscinas: it produces garbage cans, fireplaces,
barbecues, swimming pools and other products at the industrial units of Bom
Princípio-RS and Nova Prata-RS: 1
-
Ludwig
- Indústria e Comércio de Bolas, it manufacturers all kinds of
balls: volleyball, society football, handball, futsal and soccer:
1,
2 (F.
051-634-2078)
September 14th (8th day of the Festival)
The day itinerary highlights the sweets prepared with strawberries, which are the reason for this beautiful festival, which attracts mainly kids and youngsters. The Exhibition Center stands are also focused. They present samples of what they do and of what the region companies produce.
- Mundo
do Morango: it sells more than 10 kinds of sweets, of which the
"stars" are strawberries with chantilly cream and the strawberry
kebobs:
1,
2, 3,
4, 5,
6,
7,
8, 9,
10
Some companies’ stands at the
Exhibition Center:
- Ledur,
a cereal wholesaler:
1,
2,
3
- Furniture
and Frames Masetti (F.
051-534-7177):
1
- Stilmat
Furniture (shelves, kitchens, tables, closets and others;
customized, in all styles; F. 051-534-2115):
1
- Maxxi
Design (furniture, frames, upholstery, miscellaneous,
landscape architecture; F. 051-916-14762):
1
- Cia,
ready-to-wear:
1
- CiaB
ready-to-wear (F. 051-562-2200):
1
- Primeira
Hora Newspaper (it is edited in Bom Princípio; it covers the
municipalities of Vale do Caí; F.
051-634-1321):
1, 2
- Di'Kourart
(leather wear and bags; F. 051-634-1321):
1
- Suprimaq
(Computer science, telephones, technical support; F.
051-653-2099):
1
- Bartzen
Furniture (Furniture manufacturing and trade, with
representatives in Brazil and Mercosur countries: F. 051-653-1129):
1,
2
- Nipomag
do Brasil (magnetic seats, mattresses, pillows, insoles and
others F: 051-3716-1139):
1
- Blumberg
(Insurance broker; F. 051-635-1396):
1
- D'Cortinas (Curtains)
(F. 051-634-2148):
1
- Madeireira
Schneider (Wood) (it sells
construction materials, builds wood houses and installs solar heating equipments,
with branches in several municipalities at Vale do Caí; F. 051-634-1168):
1,
2
September 15th, 2001 (penultimate day of the Festival)
In this day itinerary, there have been highlighted
other Exhibition Center stands, which can be added to the regional companies
already presented. At the outside of the Park, there are many options for the
visitors; the Book Space, where many important RS and Brazilian writers have
passed by (as Moacyr Scliar, Paulo Flávio Ledur, Armindo Trevisan, Elma Santana
and others), making a significant contact with their readers, mainly of the new
generations. The book space is located in a typical
Renish style house, restored and moved from the interior of the
municipality to the Park area, with the intention of showing to the public how
the houses of the pioneers who occupied the region were. Most of them were
originated from the Rhein region, in Germany. The big Amusement
Park, next to the City Hall building, is the joy for
children (and the parents’ nightmare);
at the central area of the park, there can be seen musical
performances, which move the big “mechanism” of the event,
attracting mainly the young people.
In the Exhibition Center there can be seen several
stands of industries from the region; see some images that were not presented
before:
- Esquadrias
HG (doors and windows, in solid wood; F. 051-634-1028):
1
- Móveis
Steinarte (furniture) (bedrooms,
kitchens, closets and others. Customized. F. 051-534-7494):
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6
- Concretos
Rohr (pré-moulded slabs, bricks, concrete tubes, ready to
deliver; F. 051-635-8085):
1
- Styllu's
Informática (computer science) (courses, equipments, technical support; actuates in
several municipalities of the region; F. 051-634-1376): 1
- Esquadrias
LB (doors and windows, ready or under request; F.
051-634-1363):
1,
2
- Artetorno
(stairs, balconies and handrails, in several styles,
handcraft work; F. 051-634-1195):
1,
2
- Reifrio
(project and installations for bakeries, snack bars and
supermarkets; F. 051-9842-8530):
1
- Marmo'Art
(sinks, sills, finishing in marble, granite and basalt;
F. 051-634-1195):
1,
2
- Andres
Decorações (customized furniture and frames; F. 051-634-2249):
1
- Churrasqueiras
JMS (frames, boxes and rotating barbecues, in aluminum; F.
051-634-1307):
1,
2
- Esquadrias de
Madeira Heck (Wood frames) (F. 051-634-1349):
1,
2
- Futurarte
(wood furniture and frames; F. 051-634-1143):
1,
2
- Fofuxo
(ready-to-wear; F. 051-634-1307):
1,
2
September
16th
(last
day of the Festival)
This day was
reserved for the image generation through the mobile webcam and also to take
some open-air digital images. As it is usual in RS, one event brings about
another one; so, there had come many representatives from other municipalities
to divulge their own events. We can remember now Salvador do Sul, São Vendelino,
Igrejinha and Nova Santa Rita municipalities, which had brought their queens and
princesses: 1, 2,
3
In spite of the cold, several thousand people attended
the fair during this last day; between 3:00 and 6:00 o’clock p.m., the park
area became crowded, as it can be seen in the following images:
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6, 7,
8,
9,
10,
11,
12, 13,
14, 15
There is a quotation that says that one image is worth
thousand words; the images recorded in this short documentary certainly carry a
little bit of the festival: joy, spontaneity, and organization.
To
be viable, a festival like this demands the efforts of hundreds of people. In
this edition, the President of the Organization Committee was Mr. Elton
Sebastian. The queen Paula Schons Vieceli and the princesses Izabelle Ledur and
Tatiana Scherer had an active participation in divulging the event. Several
other managing positions within the Organization Committee and many volunteers
had contributed for the success of the fair. The general feeling is of "accomplished
mission": 1,
2, 3
In two years the festival will have
another edition; and it will be even better, because it as a special reason for
that: the proper strawberry fruit.
Images of the last Festival (1999's edition)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
