Ana Luiza Kuhn is the queen of German Folklore of Nova Petrópolis in the year 2024, along with the first princess Marluce Maldaner and the second princess Camila Caroline Schwaab. The new court was elected on the night of Saturday, April 20, during the 35th Ball of Choice of the Sovereigns of German Folklore, at Sociedade Alegria de Fazenda Pirajá.
Ana Luiza Kuhn represents the Sonnenschein Folk Dance Group, from Linha Brasil and Linha Araripe. Marluce Maldaner carries the flag of Volkstanzgruppe Tannenwald, from Pinhal Alto. Camila Caroline Schwaab is part of Böhmerlandtanzgruppe, from Linha Imperial.
The new sovereigns began to be elected on Saturday afternoon, when they had their first contact with the jury at the Historic Village of Parque Aldeia do Imigrante. Those responsible for the evaluations were the coordinator of the State Office of the Ministry of Culture in Rio Grande do Sul, Mariana Martinez (history of the International Folklore Festival); the founder and owner of Dança & Cia Flávio Azeredo, Flávio Antônio de Azeredo (historical aspect of the costume); the general director of the Rio Grande do Sul Tourism Secretariat, Rafael Carniel (tourism); the writer, researcher and genealogist Rodrigo Trespach (culture); and the general director of the Goethe Institut in Porto Alegre, Stephan Hoffmann (German language).
The process of choosing the court was concluded at night, with the evaluation of the other aspects of the ball: beauty and friendliness, oratory and individual dance and group dance.
Also during the ball, Queen Angela Nicole Fuhr and princesses Karol Michaelsen Fassbinder and Érica Bratz Pescador said goodbye to the court of German Folklore in the period 2023/2024.
Ana Luiza, Marluce and Camila take on the mission of representing the city of Nova Petrópolis, local culture and, in particular, the 51st International Folklore Festival, an event that takes place from July 18th to August 4th at Rua Coberta and Praça das Flowers.
The competition that defined the new sovereigns of Nova Petrópolis and the 51st International Folklore Festival are organized by the Association of German Folk Dance Groups of Nova Petrópolis (AGDFA-NP) in partnership with the City Hall.
