Em 25 de julho de 1824, formou-se a primeira colônia alemã em São Leopoldo, RS. Conhecidos como Hunsrücker, esses agricultores e artesãos ajudaram a moldar a rica diversidade cultural do Brasil. ![🌾](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t9d/1/16/1f33e.png)
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O Rio Grande do Sul recebeu a maior parte dos imigrantes, seguido de Santa Catarina. Imagina só, a jornada até aqui podia levar até um ano! ![🚶♂️](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t92/1/16/1f6b6_200d_2642.png)
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Os alemães tiveram um papel vital na história do Brasil: ajudaram a diversificar a agricultura, promoveram a urbanização e a industrialização das cidades. Se você vê uma casa no estilo enxaimel por aí, pode agradecer a eles! ![🏡](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t77/1/16/1f3e1.png)
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Além disso, eles trouxeram tradições que amamos e mantemos até hoje: a Oktoberfest, o chope, a salsicha com salada de batata e a deliciosa cuca alemã. ![🍻](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t96/1/16/1f37b.png)
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E não para por aí! Fundaram escolas, hospitais, igrejas, clubes, cervejarias e jornais, enriquecendo ainda mais nossa cultura. ![📚](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t49/1/16/1f4da.png)
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