Expointer is an
agricultural show
An agricultural show is a public event exhibiting the equipment, animals, sports and recreation associated with agriculture and animal husbandry. The largest comprise a livestock show (a judged event or display in which selective breeding, bree ...
with national importance in
Brazil
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that occurs every year in the Parque de Exposições Assis Brasil in the city of
Esteio, in the metropolitan area of
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre (, ; , ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian Federative units of Brazil, state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of roughly 1.4 million inhabitants (2022) makes it the List of largest cities in Brazil, 11th-most p ...
in the Brazilian state of
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, ; ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative units of Brazil#List, fifth-most populous state and the List of Brazilian s ...
.
It is considered the largest livestock show in
Latin America
Latin America is the cultural region of the Americas where Romance languages are predominantly spoken, primarily Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese. Latin America is defined according to cultural identity, not geogr ...
. Brazilian politician
Raul Jungmann
Raul Belens Jungmann Pinto (born 3 April 1952 in Recife) is a Brazilian business consultant and politician. He served as Ministry of Agrarian Development (Brazil), minister of agrarian development under former president Fernando Henrique Cardoso ...
described the show as "a symbol of
gaucho
A gaucho () or gaúcho () is a skilled horseman, reputed to be brave and unruly. The figure of the gaucho is a folk symbol of Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, the southern part of Bolivia, and the south of Chilean Patago ...
pride".
The first edition occurred on February 24, 1901, in
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre (, ; , ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian Federative units of Brazil, state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of roughly 1.4 million inhabitants (2022) makes it the List of largest cities in Brazil, 11th-most p ...
.
In 1999, Expointer was at the centre of a political dispute between state governor
Olívio Dutra
Olívio de Oliveira Dutra (; born 10 June 1941 in Bossoroca, Rio Grande do Sul) is a Brazilian politician. He is a founding member of the Workers' Party.
Early political career (1961-1989)
Dutra graduated in Grammar school and became an emplo ...
and landowners over
land reform
Land reform (also known as agrarian reform) involves the changing of laws, regulations, or customs regarding land ownership, land use, and land transfers. The reforms may be initiated by governments, by interested groups, or by revolution.
Lan ...
. After the state landowner's association threatened to boycott the 99th edition of the fair in 2000, the Dutra government conceded a 30-day suspension of land audits and a new commission to examine the state's productivity indices to end the boycott threat.
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In 2004 the fair received a record public of 720 thousand people.
No Expointer was held from 1915-18, 1940-45 nor 2021.
]
References
External links
Expointer - Official website
Agricultural shows
Agriculture in Brazil
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