"east pomeranian" has been spoken in "esquina emanuel" since the early days of its foundation because it was settled by immigrants of pomeranian descent. "dona otília" was settled primarily by lutherans. typically most of the german speakers in the municipality and in the wider region spoke riograndenser hunsrückisch and identified with the roman catholic tradition and customs. in 2012 the state chamber of deputies voted unanimously in favor of recognizing this germanic dialect an official historical culture good to be preserved.