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Between 1819 and 1820, the region was settled by 265 Swiss families, in total 1,458 immigrants. It was named Nova Friburgo (New Fribourg) by the Swiss after the homeland of most of the families. Following the Independence of Brazil in 1822, the Imperial Government continued the policy of populating the nation by attracting European colonization.
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Nova Friburgo is a city in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in the Southeast of Brazil. Nova Friburgo has about 190,000 residents and an elevation of 858 metres. Nova Friburgo Map - Serrana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nova Friburgo, city, east-central Rio de Janeiro estado (state), eastern Brazil. It is situated on the Rio Grande in the Serra de Nova Friburgo, 2,776 feet (846 metres) above sea level. Nova Friburgo has textile mills but is best known as a summer mountain resort, built in Swiss Alpine style, and for several stunning waterfalls that are nearby.
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Nova Friburgo localiza-se a 846 m de altitude na sede do município, representado por um marco de ferro aos pés da estátua de Alberto Braune, no centro da Praça Getúlio Vargas. Outro marco importante de Nova Friburgo é o ponto geodésico aos pés da estátua de Getúlio Vargas , na mesma praça, que muitos acreditam representar o ponto exato onde fica o centro do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.
Nova Friburgo is a city in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in the Southeast of Brazil. Nova Friburgo has an elevation of 1,058 metres. Mapcarta, the open map.
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