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Homeboys is a city in the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city has approximately 25,000 inhabitants. It is located in the north of the conurbation of 55 kilometers from Porto Alegre and on the hilly southern edge of the Serra Gaúcha.

Homeboys is bordered ( clockwise starting in the north ) to Morro Reuter, Sapiranga Campo Bom, Novo Hamburgo and Ivoti.

The climate is subtropical with a mean annual temperature of 20 ° C. On the rainiest is July with about 157 mm / year on the driest April, with 97 mm / year.

The settlement began in 1825 with the arrival of German settlers from the Hunsrück. 249 Land at the " Baumschneis " 1829 given in large part to settlers who had left Bremen in 1827, were shipwrecked and continue traveling until two years later from England. German are still the dominant population group. In "Casa Kieling ", one of the last preserved half-timbered houses from the time of the colony, the town museum is housed. In the main street lie the three ancient churches. Since 1830, the " Michel notch " or " notch de São Miguel " is celebrated.

In addition to small-scale agricultural production, footwear and furniture are produced. A growing industry is tourism. German food and nature (rivers, waterfalls to 60 meters ) are the attractions. Many "Café Colonial " line the streets and offer the afternoon of the same Brazilian variant of a cold German dinner and also " Kuka " ( cake). To tourism marketing, the " Rota Colonial " and the " Rota Romantica " were created where Homeboys is.