National Monument to Immigrants

The National Immigrant Monument is a memorial monument to the city of Cacias do Sul, installed at the entrance to the city. This monument is dedicated to all immigrants who came to Brazil. The cornerstone of the monument was laid in 1950 by President Euriku Gaspar Dutra. The monument was designed by Gaucho sculptor Antonio Caringi. The main materials for the manufacture of the monument were bronze and stone.

The composition of the monument is symbolic. It consists of several components. Central to the composition of the monument is a couple of farmers with a child in the arms of a woman. Behind it is an obelisk, on the bas-relief of which three allegorical images are depicted, symbolizing land ownership, agriculture and the alliance between civil and military forces. The obelisk shows the date of the city’s foundation – 1875.