The area of the town belonged to Guaporé city initially, being dismembered in 1955, due to the emancipation of Casca city, when it was annexed to it.
In 1962, the Mayor of Casca, Mr. Arcido Perin, sanctioned and promulgated the Municipal Law number 190, from December 12th, creating Santo Antônio do Palma District.
The history of this town was built with strength and wishes of progress of some people who settled here and, with their work, started to populate this place.
The city was officially created through the Decree number 9591, from March 20th, 1992, and its installation occurred on January 1st, 1993.
The Parish is composed by seventeen communities, belonging to Passo Fundo Church, supported only by one vicar.
Nowadays, agriculture is the biggest resource of income of the town, with an area of approximately 3.000 ha of corn, 3.200 ha of soy and 400 ha of wheat. Fruit and vegetable agro-ecological production occupies an approximated area of 200 ha; there are thirty-two producers of swine. There are other activities as basalt exploration, milk production and wood and furniture industry.
The city is located in a mountain region and it has 126 km2 of territorial extension and 2.216 inhabitants, where ¼ of the population lives in the urban zone and the others in the countryside, characterizing the city as essentially agricultural. The population is composed, on its majority, by Polish and Italian, about 50 % of each one.
There are four Elementary Schools located in the countryside, which support one hundred and twenty students and one High School which has over than two hundred and sixty-four students.
The Mayor, Silvério Zat, administrates the city on his first mandate. He is the fourth Mayor since its emancipation.
Santo Antônio do Palma Town Data:
Population: 2216 inhabitants in 2007.
Restaurant: Girasol – Deonir Bianchi – Telephone: (54) 3394 1023
Agrobusines:
Recanto do Vinho – Mauro Michatoski - Telephone: (54) 3453-5678 - Wine, marmalades and other products.
Aroma da Família Marcezinski - Telephone: (54) 9901-0303 – Wine, marmalades and other products.
Kobelinski – it belongs to Kobelinski family - Telephone: (54) 9975-7335 - Juice, marmalades and other products.
Santo Antônio Ecological Group - Telephone: (54) 3503-0295 – Juice and agroecological products.
Nossa Senhora do Rosário Association – Responsible: Odair kasminski –
(54) 9903-0079
Tedesco Gas Station - Telephone: (54) 3394-1028
Tourist Visiting Points:
Typical Polish Church, Polish Chapter, Polish House and agroecological Center (54) 3394-1110 - Responsible: Ademir Trentini.
*Texto traduzido por Marciele Borchet.
