ROTARY INTERNATIONAL ROTARY INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 4660 DISTRICT 4660 BRAZIL BRAZIL DISTRICT 5580 DISTRICT 5580 USA/CANADA USA/CANADA GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE 2010-2011 GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE 2010-2011
ROTARY INTERNATIONALROTARY INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT 4660DISTRICT 4660BRAZILBRAZIL
DISTRICT 5580DISTRICT 5580USA/CANADAUSA/CANADA
GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE 2010-2011GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE 2010-2011
South America, Brazil, Rio Grande do SulSouth America, Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, District 4660Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, District 4660
Brasília
Rovian BaukenRovian Bauken
Age: 41 years
old.
Occupation: Dentist
My name is Rovian Bauken. I am the team leader of the GSE 2011 and I joined Rotary in 1996, founder member of the R.C. Santa Rosa Amizade. Born in 1970 in Nova Prata, Rio Grande do Sul. I am married to Gabriela and our son is 5 years old. I have worked for 19 years in my dentist’s office, located in Santa Rosa, giving special attention to the orthodontic area. My hobbies are playing the guitar, riding a motorcycle, reading, watching movies and traveling. I am very much looking forward to the forthcoming visit to District 5580 and starting making new friends.
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ArmyArmy
HobbyHobby
Soy Homeland
Santa RosaSanta Rosa
Waterfall - Santa Rosa RiverWaterfall - Santa Rosa RiverSanta RosaSanta Rosa
Santa Rosa is located in
the Northwest
of Rio Grande do
Sul, 490 Km away from
Porto Alegre, the capital of our State.
Santa RosaSanta Rosa
Population: 70,000
Influenced by
Germans, Italians,
Portuguese, Polish,
Africans and Arabians
Santa RosaSanta Rosa
We are an agricultural
and industrial
city.
State and District DemographicsState and District Demographics
Rio Grande do Sul District 4660
Population 10,695,500 1,150,000
Area281,750.000 Km²
108,780.000 sq mi56,530.000 Km²
21,760.000 sq mi
GDP US$ 63 bi US$ 8.2 bi
US$ 1,00 ≈ R$ 1,65
1,381Rotarians52 Clubs,33 Cities,
207 Rotaractors13 Clubs
248 Interactors11 Clubs
Rotary in the District 4660Rotary in the District 4660
Frederico WenzelFrederico Wenzel
Age: 28 years old.
Occupation: Administrator
I studied Elementary and High School in public schools and graduated in the Accountancy University in 2005. I worked with my family since 2007, currently running my own company, which distributes wireless internet signal (Multimedia Communication). My second activity today is studie to became a Aircraft Pilot, In my free time, I work with planes.
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Frederico WenzelFrederico Wenzel
Cerro LargoCerro Largo
Regional Culture’s Home
Cerro Largo: Passo São José DamCerro Largo: Passo São José Dam
In command of the Jesuit
Father Maximilian
Von Lassberg,
through the Society of Settlement "Bauervein, " the first families arrived.
Waterfall - Santa Rosa RiverWaterfall - Santa Rosa RiverCerro LargoCerro Largo
Founded on October 4th 1902, Cerro Largo has
13,289 inhabitants.
GDP per capita is R$ 21,274.79 .
Cerro LargoCerro Largo
The economy is
based mainly on agriculture (soybean, wheat and
corn), swine and cattle raising, as
well as dairy
production.Business
and industry are
also very important.
Soybean Wheat
Corn
Horticulture
Fruit and Vegetables
Rice
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Aviculture
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Oscar StrückerOscar Strücker
Age: 30 years
old.
Occupation: Graduated from Foreign Trade, work in Rockink Company.
Was born and live in a small town (around 38 thousand inhabitants) called Panambi. Graduated in Foreign trade, works as export manager in a metal mechanic industry. Participates in the scout boys all life. Nowadays, coordinates the local scout boys group. The city of Panambi it’s one of the most important metal mechanic pole in its state, because of the number and size of its industries. The machines and equipment made in Panambi are exported worldwide.
Oscar StrOscar Strückerücker
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The Machine City
PanambiPanambi
PanambiPanambi
Population: 38,000
(constituted by
Germans, Italians,
Portuguese and other
ethnic groups)
GDP: US$ 232.5
millions
PanambiPanambi
Germanic culture
(architecture and
gastronomy)
The name Panambi,
means “Blue butterfly
valley”, in Tupi-guarani language.
PanambiPanambi
Panambi is also known as “City of Machines”, because of its industries, some of them internationally recognized.
Panambi and Condor (a small city near) together have less than 50.000 inhabitants, but, they are the biggest Brazilian industrial center, making machines to clean, dry, storage and move grains and seeds. It’s about 80 companies building equipments to store the national agriculture production.
Industry in District 4660Industry in District 4660
Although we have footwear and wine industries
in our State, our
district shelters many
industries in areas
like: mechanics,
food, fiberglass, linen seeds industriali-zation and hydroelectric energy.
Industry in District 4660Industry in District 4660
Horizontina RS
Site area: 122,700 m²;Employees: Ca. 2,000;
Combine manufactu-re and seed machines.
They have more sites in Brazil.
Industry in District 4660Industry in District 4660
Santa Rosa RS
This site built
combines and axial
lines;They have
more sites in Brazil;
It is the owner of the
brands: Massey
Ferguson, Valtra,
Challenger.
Industry in District 4660Industry in District 4660
Santo Ângelo RS
A company producing
parts made of cast iron;
Their market is:
cars, trucksand
agricultural equipment.
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Industry in District 4660Industry in District 4660
Industries processing milk into a dehydrated product.
CCGL – Cruz Alta
NESTLÉ – Palmeira das
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Daiane Soares ValdameriDaiane Soares Valdameri
Age: 29 years
old.
Occupation: Lawyer.
I am a lawyer and a Labour Law teacher. I have been a Rotaractor since 2001. I live in Três de Maio. This town has 26,000 inhabitants. This city has its economy primarily agricultural. Its economy is also based in the furniture industry, besides investments in education. This is a small town, beautiful and enjoyable place to live.
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Três de MaioTrês de Maio
The Garden City
Três de MaioTrês de Maio
Founded on May 3rd,
1954, has 26,000
inhabitants.
Três de MaioTrês de Maio
Its economy is based on
family farming (small
properties) with
diversifica-tion of crops,
fish and milk; and furniture
industries.
Três de MaioTrês de Maio
It is an educational Micropole (between
schools and coleges). Its colleges has courses in
the agro, and the furniture
industry, such as: design,
management, production
management, agronomy,
and technical courses.
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Tourism in District 4660Tourism in District 4660
Angelopolitana CathedralAngelopolitana Cathedral
The cathedral
was built in the 1920s.
It was modeled after the
São Miguel das
Missões reduction.
Tourism in Santo
Ângelo is associated with the Jesuit’s history.
Ruins in the São Miguel das MissõesRuins in the São Miguel das Missões
The Mission was built
from 1735 to around
1745.
Jesuit missionaries founded the mission in the 18th century.
The ruins have
been protected by
UNESCO since 1983.
Yucumã FallsYucumã Falls
It is located at Turvo State Park.
It is between Brazil (RS) and Argentina.
Yucumã FallsYucumã Falls
In Tupi-guarani it
means “great fish”.
It is the biggest
longitudinal waterfall of the world, with 1,800 meters of extension along the Uruguay
river.
The Yucumã Falls is a part of
the Guarani Aquifer which is
the largest source of fresh groundwater in the world.
He emerges in the Yucumã Falls.
The Mineral Water: Fonte Ijuí Hotel & SpaThe Mineral Water: Fonte Ijuí Hotel & Spa
It’s located in a town called Ijuí
It’s a very modern
and comfortable place to
visit.
The Thermal WaterThe Thermal Water
It’s located in Vicente Dutra and Iraí town.
This water is known
for its therapeutic properties
Rotaract ClubRotaract Club
District 4660
13 Clubs
207 Rotaractors
Rotaract Club Três de Maio
26 members
Rotaract Club Três de Maio conduct projects since 1995.
Rotaract ClubRotaract Club
In most projects
Rotaractors and
Rotarians work
together.
The Rotary Club Três de Maio is the only one that has a Center for Community Development in the District 4660.
Ivan Carlos TrentinIvan Carlos Trentin
Age: 34 years old.
Occupation: Language teacher and Interpreter (English, Portuguese, Italian)
My name is Ivan Trentin and Iwork as a Portuguese/English teacher at Fisk Foundation. Besides being a teacher, I work as an interpreter and translator with these languages. I live in Horizontina, a town in Northwest Rio Grande do Sul, in an area whose economy is typically agricultural.
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Ivan Carlos TrentinIvan Carlos Trentin
HorizontinaHorizontina
John Deere factory seen from above
HorizontinaHorizontina
Population: 18,300
inhabitants
Economy: Agriculture
and Industry
The main Universities in District 4660The main Universities in District 4660
Santa Maria Federal UniversitySanta Maria Federal University
UFSM is the biggest
university in District 4660
They offer
10 Technical
Graduation Courses
50 Graduation
courses14 Post-
Graduation Courses
31 Master’s degree
11 Doctorate courses
CultureCulture
Native Brazilians and Africans.
Portuguese settlers.
Immigrants.
Neighbors: Argentina and Uruguay.
Culture: “chimarrão” or “mate”Culture: “chimarrão” or “mate”
Culture: typical gaúcha danceCulture: typical gaúcha dance
Culture: barbecueCulture: barbecue
Culture: typical musicCulture: typical music
Culture: literatureCulture: literature
Érico Veríssimo
BrazilBrazil
The Rotary International Conference 2015 will be in Sao Paulo.
Brazil is the third largest aircraft manufacturer in the world.
2014FIFA World Cup in Brazil
Brazil is the world’s leading technology to produce biofuels (ethanol).
BrazilBrazil
Cristo Redentor: One of the 7 wonders of the
world: 130ft
Rock in Rio has been the largest rock festival in the world: average 1
milion people
Carnival is the greatest show on Earth.
Itaipu is the largest dam in the world. Located
between the countries of Argentina and Brazil.
BrazilBrazil
Brazil has been elected 9 times for the US Council.
It has cut 45% of deforestation in the Amazon (the world’s most advanced tecnology of
rainforest surveillance).
The Brazilian electoral system uses an electronic voting
machine since 1996.
2016Brasil will host The Olympic
Games.
Thank you District 5580!Thank you District 5580!