page_title: Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul
section_title: Twin towns – sister cities
hierarchical_section_title: Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul / Twin towns – sister cities
caption_attribution_description: Português: Placa comemorativa das cidades irmãs de Bento Gonçalves na Itália
context_page_description: Bento Gonçalves is a municipality located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Created in 1875, it is one of the centers of the Italian immigration in Brazil. It is also known as the 'wine capital of Brazil' due to its vineyards and wine production. In 2016, its estimated population was 114,203 inhabitants.
  Ernesto Geisel, President of Brazil from 1974-1979, was born in Bento Gonçalves in 1907.
context_section_description: Bento Gonçalves is twinned with:
   Brentonico, Italy
   Cartaxo, Portugal
   Isera, Italy
   Luján de Cuyo, Argentina
   Mori, Italy
   Nogaredo, Italy
   Rovereto, Italy
   Terragnolo, Italy
   Trambileno, Italy
   Villa Lagarina, Italy
  Main reasons for twinning with italian municipalities are italian immigration history and enotourism.
caption: Twin towns in Italy
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