The monument was the initiative of a community commission, which held a contest to define the best project dedicated to honoring the state's Italian immigrants. The project chosen was by the
Rio Grande do Sul sculptor Antônio Caringi. Its cornerstone was laid in 1950 by President
Eurico Gaspar Dutra. Building began in 1951, and the work was finished in 1954, being inaugurated by President
Getúlio Vargas on February 28. The casting of the bronze parts was in charge of Metallúrgica
Abramo Eberle, with supervision by Tito Bettini, and the masonry and stone elements are the work of Silvio Toigo and José Zambon. The initial intention of the monument was changed by Law 1.801 of January 2, 1953, which determined that it should honor not only the Italian immigrants but all the ethnic groups that contributed to the settlement and progress of Brazil, becoming a national monument. On September 13, 1985, the monument was donated to the Municipality by the Pro-Monument Commission, undergoing several restoration works between 1999 and 2002. The monument consists of a large bronze farming couple, with a child in the woman's arms. At their backs stands an obelisk with three allegorical images in
bas-relief, illustrating land ownership, land cultivation, and the alliance between civil and military forces under divine protection, in addition to the date 1875, of the city's founding. On both sides, there is a staircase. == Crypt ==