sustainable development, the appreciation of local culture and the well-being of the population.

The year 2024 marked important advances and initiatives in Restinga Sêca, highlighting the municipal administration’s commitment to sustainable development, the appreciation of local culture and the well-being of the population. In this dynamic and promising context, Restinga Sêca stands out as an example of progress and commitment to the quality of life of its citizens.

Photovoltaic system opens

​In March 2024, the municipal administration inaugurated the photovoltaic system at the Municipal Events Center. The equipment should reduce your bill by between R$6 and 8 thousand reais, and can also distribute energy to other locations close to your facilities and represent even greater savings in the future.

The installation of the panels took place in 2023. In addition to the panels installed on the roof of Pavilion 1, there is also the construction of the engine room, transformer and electrical installations.

Family Farming Fair

The host pavilion for the Family Agriculture Fair was opened in March 2024 at the back of the City Hall. The new headquarters has tanks for cleaning and handling products, bathrooms, kitchen and the bays now have a marble finish. She is open on site on Fridays, from 3pm until dusk.

The new timetable will help Municipal employees, who have had the Feira Voucher since the end of 2023, worth R$50 reais. This amount is used exclusively to purchase products from the Family Farming Fair. For citizens in general, in addition to being able to purchase with credit card, PIX and cash, it is also possible to purchase products using Ecocash, a socio-environmental currency implemented in September 2023, aiming to raise awareness among the population about the correct disposal of organic waste.

Restinguense education is a pioneer

The Manuel Albino Carvalho School (MAC), located in the town of São Miguel Novo, in the Quilombola Area, became, in 2024, the first school in the interior of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul to have daycare and full day care, for students from the 1st to the 5th year. academics. The community’s demand became a reality with the Tia Zilá and Vó Toti rooms, which pay homage to Maria Zilá Carvalho and Leonir da Rosa, respectively.

The rooms are equipped with toys, beds and modern devices that help students’ cognitive development through playful activities and also guarantee parents peace of mind knowing that their children are in a modern and safe place.

Rio Grande do Sul culture is once again the focus with the Candeeiro

In 2024, it was the year of the resumption of one of the biggest events of Gaucho song in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul: O Candeeiro da Canção Nativa reached its 11th edition, after a hiatus of 15 years, praising the nickname “Land of Traditionalists ”, from the Municipality of Restinga Sêca.

Funded through the Pró-Cultura program, from the Government of Rio Grande do Sul and executed by Jesproart, in partnership with the municipal administration, the festival opened registrations for new compositions in February, when 540 songs were entered into the competition, by artists from all over the world. Rio Grande do Sul.

The composition “Por entre o vai das Orelhas”, representing the city of Dom Pedrito, became the Candeeiro champion, composed by Getúlio Santana Silva, and set to music by Cícero Fontoura, who performed it alongside Gabriel Tadielo.

On Iberê’s 110th anniversary, the Restinga Sêca Culture House will be inaugurated

In 2024, Iberê Camargo, illustrious son of Restinga Sêca, would turn 110 years old. His birthday will only take place in the month of November, when activities are scheduled to be carried out in the Municipality, honoring the memory of the famous painter, who lived in the old facilities of the Railway Station, together with his parents, workers on the local railway, which makes part of the Porto Alegre-Uruguaiana section.

It is also in this context that, this year, the construction of the Dr. Miguel de Patta Building will be inaugurated and handed over to the community, which operated, at the end of the 1920s, as an Italian doctor’s clinic, in addition to being the headquarters of the municipal administration, until the beginning of the 90s. Currently, the company responsible for the historic restoration work is working on detailing the building, completing paintings and other small renovations necessary at this stage.

The building will receive the symbolic name of Casa de Cultura Iberê Camargo, becoming a space dedicated to valuing the most diverse arts, such as dance, visual arts and music, in addition to having a museum collection of sports pieces and journalistic articles. local.

Polyclinic guarantees population access to specialized health services

​In 2023, the Municipal Polyclinic of Restinga Sêca was opened by the Department of Health, being responsible for offering specialized health services to the population.

Meeting the demands arising from the municipality’s health units and also from the Hospital de Caridade São Francisco, the polyclinic today has gynecology, psychiatry, psychology, social assistance, speech therapy and physiotherapy services.