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Don't-Touch-Me, Rio Grande do Sul

Don't-Touch-Me, Rio Grande do Sul

posted on January 19, 2013

Brazilians are known for their warmth and joviality, though some say the further north one goes, the warmer the people (and the weather, of course). Going in the opposite direction, a little under 4 hours drive northwest of Porto Alegre, there’s a county called Não-Me-Toque (Don’t-Touch-Me) in Rio Grande do Sul. I’d say that being so far from the state’s capital, surely not many people will be touching down there but, before judging the county, let’s take a closer look.

The origin of the name is disputed and varied but two likely contenders for the true origin are that it comes from the name of a plant, found in the region, known as the Santo Antônio Thorn (aka. Não-me-toque). The other possible origin is the early 19th century Portuguese-owned farm called none other than Don’t Touch Me Farm.

As far as when to visit the surely charming city (I’m not kidding, I’m sure it’s a lovely place!), I’d say whenever the next tractor race (Arrancada de Tratores) happens. The county, along with Maripá (in Paraná), co-hosts the event, which from the video below, looks like a lot of fun!

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGBWHIgnn7c]

PS – the video title says it’s Não-me-toque but the video report is about Maripá. In any event, it shows what the tractor race is all about.  

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About Adam Lee

Adam is a writer and a researcher who has studied Brazilian culture for over a decade and created several Brazil-themed blogs going back to 2008. Having taught himself Portuguese, he put it to practical use by spending three years doing Brazil on a budget (and living in favelas), from Rio de Janeiro to the Amazon.

He now resides in Lisbon, Portugal, developing a startup and dreaming about having a beachside B&B in the Northeast of Brazil.

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  1. PartinJulia

    June 29, 2013 at 12:13 am

    Hey,I am always attach to brazil as football is my favourite game and brazil is my favourite football team and by coming to your post I knew some fact related to brazil country and I am happy to know these facts so thanks.

     

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