Clube Juvenil

It was created by Américo Ribeiro Mendes, Carlos Giesen and Henrique Moro, who, dissatisfied with the limited options for recreation in the city, invited twenty young people to establish a club; on the scheduled day, June 19, 1905, only eleven guests showed up.

The foundation ceremony occurred in José Bragatti's house, whose upper floor served as the temporary headquarters of the new entity.

In the same year, the headquarters were moved to a larger building, also rented, where the Pompeia Hospital is located today; the big civic celebrations for the arrival of the train in 1910 were held on the site.

On June 19, 1912, the building was inaugurated amid great festivities, which involved a solemn assembly, acclamations, banquets, sports competitions, a civic march and a gala ball.

The venue held dramas, comedies, concerts, magic shows, circus acts, school parties, lectures and charity promotions.

Since 1922, women have participated in the Falenas, a semi-independent group that developed artistic, social and charitable activities with the collaboration of young men.

In 1954, the club absorbed the Clube de Natação Caxiense and transformed it into its recreational headquarters, with swimming pools, sports courts, a children's playground and a restaurant.

In 1955, the club celebrated its fiftieth anniversary with grand balls and solemnities attended by authorities and Miss Brazil Martha Rocha.

[9][30][31][32] Besides parties and gala balls, the club regularly organized cultural activities for the entire local community, such as art exhibitions, concerts, recitals, literary soirees, political and civic events.

The Sempre Juvenil Project, which aimed to recover the history of Caxias do Sul and its relationship with social, political, economic and cultural development, stood out.