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Holambra: Flowers and Dutch Heritage in São Paulo’s Countryside

By Beatriz Miranda, Contributing Reporter

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Only a one and a half hour drive from the capital of São Paulo, Holambra is considered the city with the strongest Dutch heritage in Brazil. In contrast to the gray metropolis, Holambra is a charming little oasis that attracts tourists to its stunning flower gardens, well-preserved Dutch traditions and even alligator farms.

The first settlers arrived from the Netherlands by the end of the 1940s, escaping from the Second World War.

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