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Bra is a town and comune in the province of Cuneo in the northwest Italian region of Piedmont. It is situated 50km south of Turin and 50km northeast of Cuneo in the area known as Roero.Bra is the birthplace of the feminist philosopher Adriana Cavarero, politician Emma Bonino, and of the activist Carlo Petrini, founder of the Slow Food movement and of the world’s first University of Gastronomic Sciences, whose main campus is located within Bra’s municipal boundaries at Pollenzo. Bra is also home to "Cheese," a biennial international festival organised by Slow Food which features the makers of artisanal cheeses from across the world. In 1997 the event attracted some 150,000 visitors.Celebrity visitsJeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond stayed the night in Bra whilst filming Top Gear - The Perfect Road Trip.Twin towns Spreitenbach, Switzerland Weil der Stadt, Germany San Sosti, Italy Corral de Bustos, Argentina

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