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8 unusual facts about Pelotas


Arroio das Caneleiras

The Arroio das Caneleiras is a watercourse which drains in the municipality of Pelotas, a town in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

Esporte Clube Pelotas

Esporte Clube Pelotas, usually known simply as Pelotas, is a Brazilian football club in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul.

Grêmio Atlético Farroupilha

Grêmio Atlético Farroupilha, commonly known as Farroupilha, is a Brazilian football club based in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul state.

Grêmio Esportivo Brasil

Grêmio Esportivo Brasil, also known as Brasil de Pelotas, is a Brazilian football team in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul.

John Gaw Meem

Meem was born in 1894 in Pelotas, Brazil, the eldest child of parents who were missionaries of the Episcopal Church.

Théo Becker

Oliveira was born in Pelotas, where he began surfing at the age of 6 under the influence of his father.

Víctor Afrânio Asconavieta da Silva

He has also held important governmental positions in Brazil including being the president of the municipal pensions services for Pelotas.

At various times Da Silva has also held other positions in the LDS Church including bishop and president of the Pelotas Brazil Stake and later the Pelotas Brazil Stake.


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Arroio das Caneleiras

It rises in the municipality of Canguçu, and enters the territory of Pelotas from the North-West.

Cosquin Rock

Some of the acts performing in the 2007 edition included Andrew Tosh, Gondwana, Ratos de Porao, Hereford, Babasónicos, Attaque 77, Las Pelotas, Rata Blanca, Kapanga, Intoxicados, Las Pastillas del Abuelo, Callejeros, Carajo, Almafuerte, La 25, Los Pericos and others.

Esporte Clube Pelotas

Esporte Clube Pelotas women's football team competed in the 2008 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino, but was eliminated in the first round by Kindermann, of Caçador, Santa Catarina.

Flávio Murtosa

Flávio Teixeira (born 14 January 1951 in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul), known as Flávio Murtosa or simply Murtosa, is an Brazilian former footballer and now a manager.

Leonardo Gaciba

Born in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Gaciba refereed his first match in 1993 between Guarany Futebol Clube and Grêmio Atlético Farroupilha.

Luca Prodan

After Luca Prodan's death, two bands were formed from former Sumo members: Divididos and Las Pelotas.

Palestinian Brazilian

Sapucaia do Sul, Pelotas, Rio Grande, Chuí, Santa Maria, Venâncio Aires and Porto Alegre (the state capital) are municipalities that are already home to Palestinian communities.


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