Framingham Sister Cities
The Sister Cities International is the resource to facilitate relationships between international cities. They make Sister Cities a productive relationship for both entities.
Framingham has only one city listed as a Sister City, whereas the town officially recognize two locations as Sister Cities:
- Lomonosov, Saint Petersburg - A municipal town in Petrodvortsovy District of the federal city of Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais - A Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais.
Sister Cities International has only Newark, New Jersey as the sister city.
Some information about Lomonosov
Lomonosov, Saint Petersburg became Framingham first Sister City officially on July 27, 1992.
How it came about: The mayor of Lomonosov was looking for a Western city to build better relations. Irving August was on a business trip to Lomonosov and met the mayor. Irving came back to Framingham and convinced the town selectmen to make Lomonosov a Sister City.
The relationship is for pure knowledge for the children of Lomonosov and Framingham to learn about each other.
A committee on Sister City relation was created in Framingham. The committee is called FLAME - Framingham Lomonosov Association for Metropolitan Exchange.
A year after the relationship was created 13 citizens from Lomonosov came to Framingham for a visit.
There has been very little information about the cultural exchanges between the two locals since 2004.
Irving August died June 12, 2006.
Distance from Framingham to Lomonosov, Saint Petersburg
Straight line or air distance: 6595.01 km, 4097.95 miles, 3558.66 nautical miles. Estimated Driving Distance: 7584.26 km to 8243.76 km
Some information about Governador Valdares
Ties to Governador Valdares, Minas Gerais was officially formed in October 2003.
The sister city request was made by Joao Paulo Freitas and his wife Vera Dias Freitas.
According to some estimates there are about 1,000 Brazilian immigrants from Valadares in Framingham.
The relationship goal was to teach Framingham residents about Brazilian music, food, language and culture.
In July 2004, a group of Framingham residents visited Governador Valdares, Minas Gerais. They used the trip to learn about Governador Valdares and stayed with host families.
The newspaper in Valadares often feature Framingham news.
Joao Paulo Freitas is currently a realtor at Re/Max One Call Realty.
Distance from Framingham to Governador Valdares
Straight line or air distance: 7439.35 km, 4622.6 miles, 4014.27 nautical miles. Estimated Driving Distance: 8555.25 km to 9299.19 km