Besides Germans, Brazil has a Dutch community in Holambra (a contraction of Holland, America, and Brazil). The town was created by Dutch immigrants who left Europe after World War II. Many of the buildings have a Dutch-style facade, the houses have the Welcome sign in dutch. Every year, at the end of the Winter, for three weeks, there is the "Expoflora," an exhibition of flowers, food, and dutch dances. The Dutch descendants cultivate and export flowers to many countries in Europe and North America through electronic auctions. We were visiting for a few hours on Saturday, but did not stay long, we left for a farm nearby.
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How interesting that place looks! I would never expect to find such a "Dutch" looking place in Brazil.
Such a bright and happy looking place. I just might have that certain feeling to skip down the streets like a child if I visited.
Take care,
Connie
nice photos
Cris,
You're doing a great job showing many surprising places in Brazil! Kenju, you'll be even more surprised to learn that not far from Holambra there are two towns, Americana and Santa Barbara d'Oeste, where Americans fleeing the Civil War settled - last Sunday they had their annual Confederate Fest; and just a few miles away, another town, Nova Odessa, colonized by Russians and Latvians. In the times of Cold War, many journalists in search of a story would raise the subject of this proximity from time to time...
Totally love the colors in here!
Cris, eu moro a 20 km da Holambra II, aqui no município de Paranapanema. A colônia foi fundada em 1960 por um grupo de pessoas de origem da Holambra de Campinas. Aqui na Holambra II os atrativos turísticos estão principalmente relacionados com a cultura e costumes da colônia holandesa. A Holambrafeest, realiza-se em novembro, com uma programação bastante variada: danças folclóricas, venda de souvenires, frutas, flores, o rali de tratores, chamado de Trekker-Trek, além de deliciosas comidas típicas holandesas, chope e cerveja.
Abraços!
Hello Cris,
lovely pictures and I am amazed to see the colorful houses, so different.
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Wow, you have cool trip goals in Brazil!!! That sounds great, particularly with a flower exibition. Holland is a great Export Land for flowers and vegetables.
Liebe Grüße
Stefanie
Hello all, I have more fun places to show. Hopefully soon!
How delightful. I never would have expected something like this in Brazil. I have Dutch heritage but love seeing and learning about all types of heritages. Thanks for posting this. I'll be back!!!
the place looks all happy n smiling!!!
Wow, that's amazing..I LOVE The vibrant colors of the buildings...makes us look dull...LOL
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