Alvorada is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, adjacent to the city of Porto Alegre. The city is also known as "The Capital of Solidarity." Alvorada is primarily a bedroom community with most workers commuting to adjacent cities such as Porto Alegre to work. Alvorada is built around its main road: Avenida Presidente Vargas. Rio Grande do Sul (pron. ... Public library of Porto Alegre Igreja das Dores Sunset over Porto Alegre Porto Alegre, one of the largest cities in southern Brazil, is the capital of Rio Grande do Sul State. ...
Although improvements have been made, the city suffers from heavy crime and squatting. The largest of these slums or favelas is the dangerous Umbu subdivision. Drug and arms trafficking are punctuated by periodic violence. The Chien Rouge in Lausanne, a squat held in the old hospital. ... A slum is an overcrowded and squalid district of a city or town usually inhabited by the very poor. ... A Rio de Janeiro favela Favela is a term commonly used in Brazil to describe squatter areas such as shanty towns and slums. ... Trafficking is a term to describe a transnational illegal activity, involving transporting, usually smuggling drugs, transporting small arms or people. ...
This Palace is one of the residences of the President of the Republic; the other residence is the Granja do Torto, a kind of country house.
Officially, the President works at the Palácio do Planalto, and has residence at the Palácio da Alvorada (this is different from, e.g., the USA, where the White House is both work place and residence of the President of the USA).
There is a distance of 12 km (7.5 mi) between the Palace of Alvorada and the Palace of Planalto (check this map to have an idea).
Within Arabian Ranches, Alvorada is located between the Palmera and Mirador La Colección communities and in close proximity to the Desert Course, an 18-hole championship course designed by Ian Baker-Finch and Nicklaus Design.
Registration for Alvorada will be from 10:00am to 4:00pm on Tuesday, 28 June at the Arabian Ranches Sales Centre and a random draw by an external auditor will take place the following day on Wednesday, 29 June 2005.
Alvorada villas have been designed to reflect the essence of Portuguese living and boast a relaxed atmosphere with generous space, rounded walls, arched windows and decorative turrets.
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