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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

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.

Rovian BaukenRovian Bauken

FamilyFamily

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.

Population: 70,000

Influenced by

Germans, Italians,

Portuguese, Polish,

Africans and Arabians

We are an agricultural

and industrial

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.

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

Horticulture

Fruit and Vegetables

Primary Economy in District 4660Primary Economy in District 4660

Aviculture

Cattle

Primary Economy in District 4660Primary Economy in District 4660

Oscar StrückerOscar Strücker

Age: 30 years

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

The Machine City

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.

Horizontina RS

Site area: 122,700 m²;Employees: Ca. 2,000;

Combine manufactu-re and seed machines.

They have more sites in Brazil.

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.

Santo Ângelo RS

A company producing

parts made of cast iron;

Their market is:

cars, trucksand

agricultural equipment.

Industries processing milk into a dehydrated product.

CCGL – Cruz Alta

NESTLÉ – Palmeira das

Missões

Daiane Soares ValdameriDaiane Soares Valdameri

Age: 29 years

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.

Daiane Soares ValdameriDaiane Soares Valdameri

Três de MaioTrês de Maio

The Garden City

Founded on May 3rd,

1954, has 26,000

inhabitants.

Its economy is based on

family farming (small

properties) with

diversifica-tion of crops,

fish and milk; and furniture

industries.

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.

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

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.

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!

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