My City, Americana

AThis essay is about my city, i. Its name is Americana.

AmericanaIt is in the state of São Paulo, in southwestern Brazil.

And tThere is a curiosity about hin interesting history behind its name.

FirstOriginally, it was called Vila dos Americanos, because around 1870 there was a large number of American immigrants from the southern states of the United States after the Civil War who came to start a new life here.

At that time, Portuguese and African slaves were already liveding here.

Attracted by the good climate, the fertile land and the countless farms in the region, the Confederate immigrants began to populate the lands of Vila de Santa Bárbara, a (neighboring city).

The first to arrive was thea lawyer and a former senator for the state of Alabama Cel.

His name was William Hutchinson Norris.

In 1867, the rest of his family also arrived in Brazil, accompanied by dozens of other Confederate families.

There are several interesting facts about these Americans who lived here.

One of them was when Colonel Norris's wife died and he went to taketook her body to be buried in the town's cemetery.

But ithe was banturned away by the priest, as thmost of these Americans were not Catholics and a. At that time they were, anyone who was not a Catholic was prohibited from being buried in Catholic cemeteries; a, including Atheists, Protestants, African slaves, people who committed suicides, and divorced people.

Colonel Norris returned home very sadly to his farm and thenand decided to bury his wife on his own farm.

Then cameIt became known as the American Cemetery, where every year the descendants gather to have a confederate party.

Another curiosity wasinteresting event took place in 1972, t. The ex-president of the United States, Jimmy Carter, then governor of the state of Georgia at the timeGeorgia, came to Brazil to visit this cemetery and meet the descendants of the confederate immigrants.

The foundationing of Americana is not credited to the Confederates, but theirrather their indisputable contribution to the progress of the city ands well as the region is indisputable.

About mMy city, it's name is Americana.

This sentence makes sense, but I'd probably write: "The city where I live is called Americana." since it's not like the city is "yours."

And there is a curiosity about hits name.

Your sentence works, but I think something along the lines of "The history of its name is quite interesting." sounds better.

First, it was called Vila dos Americanos, because around 1870, after the Civil War, there wasere a large number of American immigrants from the southern United States after the Civil War who came to start a new life here.

Attracted by the good climate, the fertile land and the countless farms in the region, the Confederate immigrants began to populate the lands of the neighboring Vila de Santa Bárbara (neighboring city).

"good climate" is vague

The first to arrive was thea lawyer and former senator for the state of Alabama Cel.

His name was William Hutchinson Norris.

One of them was when Americans was Colonel Norris', and when his wife died and, he went to takebury her body to be buried in the town's cemetery.

But ithe was bannstopped by thea priest, as the Americans were not Catholics and a. At thate time they were prohibited from being buried in Catholic cemeteries; atheists, Protestants, African slaves, suicides, divorced people, atheists, Protestants, African slaves, divorcees, and people who died by suicide were all prohibited from being buried in Catholic cemeteries.

Colonel Norris returned home very sadly to his farm and then decided to bury his wife on his own farm.

Then came the American Cemetery, where every year the descendants gather to have a confederate party.

This sentence works grammatically. But if you mean to say that the colonel's farm became the American Cemetery it would be: "His farm became the American Cemetery, where every year the descendants of the buried gather to have a confederate party."

Another curiosity was when in 1972, the ex-president Jimmy Carter, then governor of the state of Georgia at the time, came to Brazil to visit this cemetery and meet the descendants.