Italian cities with a 'foot' in Brazil, part 3

We continue our 'research' for the birthplaces of Italian immigrants who in the late 19th century and early 20th century arrived in Brazil in search of work and a better life, now we will talk about the cities that are located in Lombardy, northern Italy.

One of the cities to 'export' Italians that reached the long-awaited success in Brazil, was the Lombard city of Busto Arsizio, considered the Italian Manchester, thanks to its great potential industrial in the textile world.

From Busto Arsizio came out Rodolfo Crespi and his Enrico dell'Acqua, masters of one of the most important cotton mills in São Paulo (Brazil) of the beginning of the 20th century. There, many important events for Brazilian history occurred, such as the case of the first major strike of workers, by the majority of Italian, in the year of 1917.

In Busto, you can visit museums and libraries that tell in detail the history of the industrial development of this city and its importance; among them I recommend: Library of the Center of Lombard cultures, Scientific Library Count Dino Crespi, Museum of Textile and Industrial Tradition of Busto, Civic Collections of Sacred Art of San Michele Arcangelo, Museum of Arts of the Palace flag.