Major José Nicoletti Filho | |
|---|---|
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| Police Chief | |
| Leader |  5th District of Taquara (Gramado) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1871-02-24)24 February 1871 |
| Died | 5 February 1937(1937-02-05) (aged 65) |
| Nationality | Italian / Brazilian |
| Spouse | Amélia Huff |
| Children | Anita, Diva Amélia, Célia, José Nicoletti Neto and Rui Nicoletti¹ |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  Brazilian Army |
| Rank |  Major |
| Battles/wars | Federalist Revolution |
José Nicoletti Filho (1871-1937) was a federalist public personality, revolutionary, sub-intendant, administrator and founder of the second most visited touristic city inBrazil, the city ofGramado. Born inItaly, he immigrated to Brazil with his parents Giuseppe Nicoletti and Theresa Costa Nicoletti. He participated on theFederalist Revolution and earned the rank of Major.
In 1904 the President of the state ofRio Grande do Sul,Borges de Medeiros, invited Nicoletti - as a major and as police-chief of the city ofTaquara - to assume the headship of the 5th district of Taquara and to organize it, politically and administratively. Nicoletti abandoned all his private properties (valued at $500.000.000 at the time) for, as he said, "the wellness of the collectivity".[citation needed]
The city was founded in September 1912, but only registered on 17 January 1913, under Act number 139. Letters written by Nicoletti to Sr. Borges de Medeiros confirm this.
The house where Gramado's first administrator lived in has been registered as a cultural patrimony and it's currently being restored due to the posterior installation of the most important social-cultural and historic source of the city. The Major Nicoletti Museum will not only contain the Nicoletti's family story but also the story of the families who contributed to this honourable man build the city Gramado represents today national and internationally.
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