Nova Roma do Sul

[1] It was first settled in 1880 by immigrant families of Polish, Russian and Swedish origins.

In 1885, Italian immigrants arrived, mostly from Belluno, Treviso and Vicenza, in Veneto.

The Italians named it Nova Roma do Sul in honor to the capital of Italy.

According to the Brazilian Census of 2000, Nova Roma do Sul is the town with the highest percentage of self-reported Roman Catholics in the country.

This geographical article relating to Rio Grande do Sul is a stub.