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Porto Alegre (lit. "Gay Port"[1] or "Joyous Port"[2]) is one of the largest cities in Brazil, and the capital city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre is one of the most important cultural, political and economic centers of Southern Brazil. Porto Alegre held[3] the highest standard of living among all Brazilian capitals for many years and it was the sole Brazilian city listed[4] on Jones Lang LaSalle's World Winning Cities. Portalegre is a city in Portugal. ...
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Flag of Rio Grande do Sul See other Brazilian States Capital Porto Alegre Largest City Porto Alegre Area 282,062 km² Population - Total - Density 10. ...
Porto Alegre City Hall at night The Mayor of Porto Alegre is the Chief Executive of the city. ...
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Brazil is divided into 26 estados (states, singular: estado) and one district, the Distrito Federal (Brazilian Federal District) which contains the capital city, BrasÃlia. ...
Flag of Rio Grande do Sul See other Brazilian States Capital Porto Alegre Largest City Porto Alegre Area 282,062 km² Population - Total - Density 10. ...
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The city, located on the Guaiba Lake, was founded in 1742 by immigrants from the Azores. In the late 19th century the city received people from other parts of the world, particularly Germany, Poland, and Italy. Located at the junction of five rivers, it has become an important alluvial port as well as one of the chief industrial and commercial centers in Brazil. Motto: (Portuguese for Rather die free than in peace subjugated) Anthem: (national) (local) Capital Ponta Delgada1 Angra do HeroÃsmo2 Horta3 Largest city Ponta Delgada Official languages Portuguese Ethnic groups Portuguese Government Autonomous region - President Carlos César Establishment - Settled 1439 - Autonomy 1976 Area - Total 2,346 km² (n/a...
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The Salgado Filho International Airport connects Porto Alegre with Brazilian cities and also operates international flights. Salgado Filho International Airport (IATA: POA, ICAO: SBPA) is the airport in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. ...
The city is home to the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (Portuguese PontifÃcia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, PUCRS in shorthand) is the largest private university of Brazil, and is the first university founded by the order of the Marist Brothers[4]. Its main campus is located in...
The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Portuguese Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS in shorthand) is among the largest federal universities of Brazil, where public universities are often among the most qualified institutions. ...
The city The city is located at a delta resulting from the junction of five rivers, officially called Guaíba Lake (popularly mentioned as a river too). Although its origins date from the mid-18th century, when immigrants from the Azores settled in the area, the city was officially established in 1809. The GuaÃba River is a waterway in Rio Grande do Sul state of southern Brazil. ...
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Before this, Porto Alegre was the port of Viamão on the shore of Guaíba Lake. Its ancient name was Porto dos Casais (Port of the couples), and it was initially settled by Azorians. Many families of settlers also came from the city of Rio Grande (Big River) in the litoral Lagunar region, to the south, a military fortress at that time. Today Rio Grande is the most important port of Rio Grande do Sul state. Viamão is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. ...
Motto: (Portuguese for Rather die free than in peace subjugated) Anthem: (national) (local) Capital Ponta Delgada1 Angra do HeroÃsmo2 Horta3 Largest city Ponta Delgada Official languages Portuguese Ethnic groups Portuguese Government Autonomous region - President Carlos César Establishment - Settled 1439 - Autonomy 1976 Area - Total 2,346 km² (n/a...
Nickname: Noiva do Mar Location of Rio Grande Coordinates: Country Brazil Region Sul State Rio Grande do Sul Founded 1737 City status 1835 Mayor Janir Branco (PMDB) Area - City 2,813. ...
More than 70 neighborhoods (see below) are part of the city and 2/3 of the population are concentrated in the Zona Norte (Northern Zone), where most of the economic activity, including the city center, takes place.
Porto Alegre was the seat of the World Social Forum in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2005. As the second largest city in southern Brazil, it is also an important industrial center in the mentioned geographical area. It also is a center for gaúcho (the popular name for natives of the State) history and culture, famous for its churrasco (barbecue) and chimarrão (a strong and hot tea prepared from erva mate). Important Brazilian universities, such as UFRGS, UFCSPA and PUCRS are located there. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
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The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Portuguese Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS in shorthand) is among the largest federal universities of Brazil, where public universities are often among the most qualified institutions. ...
The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (Portuguese PontifÃcia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, PUCRS in shorthand) is the largest private university of Brazil, and is the first university founded by the order of the Marist Brothers[4]. Its main campus is located in...
Porto Alegre is also one of the wealthiest cities in Latin America, and one of the most diverse. It has welcomed immigrants from all over the world, the largest numbers coming from Portugal, Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland. The are also significant Arab, Jewish and Afro-Brazilian contingents in the population. The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ...
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Climate Porto Alegre is located in the subtropical area and so is called its climate. Average precipitation is high and regular throughout the year. Summer temperatures only occasionally rise above 32°C (90°F), although high levels of humidity make the season very muggy. The highest temperature ever registered was 40.7°C (105°F) in January 1943. Subtropical (or semitropical) areas are those adjacent to the tropics, usually roughly defined as the ranges 23. ...
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Humid subtropical climate is a climate zone characterized by hot, humid summers and chilly to mild winters. This climate type covers a broad category of climates, and the term "subtropical" may be a misnomer for the winter climate in the cooler areas within this category. Significant amounts of precipitation occur in all seasons in most areas. Winter rainfall (and sometimes snowfall) is associated with large storms that the westerlies steer from west to east. Most summer rainfall occurs during thunderstorms and an occasional tropical storm, hurricane or cyclone. The humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) is a climate zone characterized by hot, humid summers and chilly to mild winters. ...
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The winter reveals mild average temperatures, contrasting to the quite changeable, and many times sudden behavioral, windy and rainy weather which also characterizes this time of the year. Usual winter temperatures range from 5°C (41°F) to 25°C (77°F). Snow is very rare, sometimes confused with sleet. The main snowfall events in Porto Alegre were in 1879, 1910 and 1984. For other uses, see Winter (disambiguation). ...
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The lowest temperature ever recorded was -4°C (4 degrees celsius below zero). Autumns tend to be as changeable as winters, but are typically warmer. Spring, stabler akin to summer, is slightly drier than all the other seasons. Occurrence of radiation fog is common, causing several delays in early flights. Radiation fog is a type of fog that is caused by low humidity. ...
Demographics
 Solar Palmeiro in Porto Alegre. According to the IBGE of 2007, there were 4,100,000 people residing in the Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre. The population density was 2.905,3 inh./km². The last PNAD (National Research for Sample of Domiciles) census revealed the following numbers: 3,300,500 White people (80.5%), 475,000 Brown (mixed) people (11.6%), 299,000 Black people (7.3%), 24,000 Asian or Amerindian people (0.6%).[5] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 540 pixelsFull resolution‎ (900 × 608 pixels, file size: 459 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ...
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IBGE, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica), is the agency responsible for statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information in Brazil. ...
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White Brazilians make up 49. ...
In Brazil, the Pardos are a mixture of Europeans, Blacks and Amerindians, varying from light to dark complexion, as used by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in censuses since 1950. ...
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The Indigenous peoples in Brazil (provoke indÃa gnas in Portuguese) comprise a large number of distinct ethnic groups who inhabited the countrys present territory prior to its discovery by Europeans around 1500. ...
Porto Alegre is mostly composed of Brazilians of European descent. Its colonization started in the mid-18th century, mostly with the arrival of Portuguese colonists from the Azores Islands. From 1748 to 1756, 2,300 Azoreans were sent to the region by the King of Portugal to protect Southern Brazil from neighboring invaders.[6] For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...
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The southern region of Brazil (Sul in portuguese) is characterized by its high standard of living, the highest in the country, as of 2004, the states of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul had an average of ~0. ...
These colonists, mostly composed of couples, established the city of Porto dos Casais (Port of the Couples), nowadays Porto Alegre. In 1775, 55% of Rio Grande do Sul's population was of Azorean Portuguese origin.[7] Year 1775 (MDCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Porto Alegre was composed mainly of Azoreans and their African slaves until the first half of the 19th century. Nowadays, Blacks, Pardo people, who may also have some Amerindian ancestry compose, together, 17.1% of the city's population. A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...
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Afro-Brazilian is the term used to racially categorise Brazilian citizens who are black or mainly-black, yet it is rarely used in Brazil. ...
In Brazil, the Pardos are a mixture of Europeans, Blacks and Amerindians, varying from light to dark complexion, as used by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in censuses since 1950. ...
The Indigenous peoples in Brazil (provoke indÃa gnas in Portuguese) comprise a large number of distinct ethnic groups who inhabited the countrys present territory prior to its discovery by Europeans around 1500. ...
The first non-Portuguese people to settle Rio Grande do Sul were German immigrants. In 1824, the first immigrants from Germany arrived in Porto Alegre, but they were sent to what is now the city of São Leopoldo (28 km away). From 1824 to 1914, 50 thousand Germans arrived in Rio Grande do Sul.[8] Immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently. ...
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São Leopoldo is a Brazilian city located in the south state of Rio Grande do Sul. ...
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Most of them had rural communities in the interior of the State as their first destination. The large rural exodus in Brazil in the early 20th century brought many German-descendants to Porto Alegre and, nowadays, they compose a large percentage of the population. Rural exodus is a term used to describe the migratory patterns that normally occur in a region following the mechanisation of agriculture. ...
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The other largest group of immigrants who arrived in Porto Alegre are the Italians. They started immigrating to Brazil in 1875, mainly from the Northern Italian Veneto region.[9] As the Germans, Italians were also first sent to rural communities, mainly in the Serra Gaúcha region. After some decades, many of them started to migrate to other parts of Rio Grande do Sul, including Porto Alegre. 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
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Waterfall in Parque do Caracol in Canela, part of the Serra Gaúcha The Serra Gaúcha, The Gaucho Mountain Range, is the mountainous region of northeastern Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil. ...
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Flag of Rio Grande do Sul See other Brazilian States Capital Porto Alegre Largest City Porto Alegre Area 282,062 km² Population - Total - Density 10. ...
Minoritary communities of immigrants, such as Eastern Europeans from Poland and Ukraine; Arabs from Lebanon and Syria; Asians from Japan and Jews also made Porto Alegre their home. Immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently. ...
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Economy Located at the junction of five rivers, it has become an important alluvial port as well as one of the chief industrial and commercial centers in Brazil. With the advent of the Mercosul accord it should grow and prosper. Products of the rich agricultural and pastoral hinterland, such as soybeans, leather, canned beef, and rice, are exported from Porto Alegre to destinations as far away as Africa and Japan.[10] A composite image showing the terminator dividing night from day, running across Europe and Africa. ...
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Flag of Mercosur Mercosur or Mercosul (Spanish: Mercado Común del Sur, Portuguese: Mercado Comum do Sul, English: Southern Common Market) is a trading zone among Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, founded in 1991. ...
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 Downtown Porto Alegre at night. Among the main business located in Porto Alegre we have VARIG, Gerdau, Ipiranga, Zaffari and RBS. Since last year, General Motors (GM) is operating in Gravataí - located in the Metropolitan Region. Also in this Region, but in Triunfo, there is a Petrochemical Pole, in Alvorada Dell Computers is establishing a plant. In the health sector, there two hospitals considered among the best in Latin America (Santa Casa and HPCA). Commerce is a very important economic activity, vith many malls (like Rua da Praia and Shopping Iguatemi). The Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre, directed to the production of shoes (around Novo Hamburgo) and to petrochemical industries, as well as services.[11] Varig Boeing 737-300 Varig (Viação Aérea RIo Grandense) is an airline owned by Gol Transportes Aéreos based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ...
Gerdau S.A. is the largest producer of long steel in the Americas, with mills in Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, the United States and Uruguay. ...
Paulista Museum, in Ipiranga district, crowded in the celebration of the Brazilian Independence Day Ipiranga is a historical borough located in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, composed by the districts of Ipiranga, Cursino and Sacomã. The name Ipiranga comes from the river of the same name located in...
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The GDP for the city was R$ 27,977,351,000 (2005).[12] GDP is an acronym which can stand for more than one thing: (in economics) an abbreviation for Gross Domestic Product. ...
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The per capita income for the city was R$ 19,582 (2005).[13] Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in their country. ...
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Education Portuguese is the official national language, and thus the primary language taught in schools. But English and Spanish are part of the official high school curriculum. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,600 × 1,200 pixels, file size: 411 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Fachada da Faculdade de Biblioteconomia e comunicação da UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brasil. ...
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The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Portuguese Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS in shorthand) is among the largest federal universities of Brazil, where public universities are often among the most qualified institutions. ...
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Educational institutions The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Portuguese Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS in shorthand) is among the largest federal universities of Brazil, where public universities are often among the most qualified institutions. ...
The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (Portuguese PontifÃcia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, PUCRS in shorthand) is the largest private university of Brazil, and is the first university founded by the order of the Marist Brothers[4]. Its main campus is located in...
Culture
Museums Rio Grande do Sul Museum of Art – MARGS -
 St. Francis Xavier, XVIIIth century. Museu Júlio de Castilhos With an eclectic style, the building was designed by German architect Theo Wiederspahn. Originally it was the headquarters of the Fiscal Surveillance Agency of the Federal Revenue Office. Nowadays, it hosts the largest public collection of art works in Rio Grande do Sul, many of which were created by renowned local, national, and foreign artists. The internal spaces are illuminated through stained glass windows embellishing the major hall ceiling. The building became a historic landmark by the National Historic Site Office in 1983 and it is at Alfândega Plaza, Downtown. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 319 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (639 × 1,200 pixels, file size: 428 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ...
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Júlio de Castilhos Museum
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Created in 1903, being the oldest museum in the state. Its collection comprises thousands of pieces related to the local history, from Indian relics to objects and iconography about the War of Tatters and the War of the Triple Alliance, including an important section showing fine scupltures from the Jesuitic Reductions. Year 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...
Combatants Rio-Grandense Republic Empire of Brazil Commanders Bento Gonçalves da Silva Antônio de Souza Netto Giuseppe Garibaldi General Lima e Silva War of Tatters (in Portuguese: Guerra dos Farrapos, Revolução Farroupilha) was a Republican uprising that began in the southern Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul and...
Combatants Paraguay Uruguay, Argentina, Empire of Brazil Commanders Francisco Solano López †José E. DÃaz Pedro II of Brazil Duke of Caxias Bartolomé Mitre Venancio Flores Strength at the beginning of the war ca. ...
Reductions were colonies settled by the Jesuits in the Tupi-Guarani areas of Brazil and Spanish America in order to civilise and cathequise the Indians. ...
Joaquim José Felizardo Museum
An important museum with a large collection of archaeological artifacts and fotographies of Porto Alegre's old times. Its historical building, dating from 1845-55, is one of the few intact relics of colonial architecture inside the modern urban environment. 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
Rio Grande do Sul Memorial
Showing a huge collection of documents, maps, objects, prints and other items related to the state's history. Its building, designed by Theodor Wiederspahn, is one of the finest examples of eclectic architecture in the city.
Events - World Social Forum: At several occasions (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005) the World Social Forum has been hosted in Porto Alegre.
- Latin American Handicraft Fair: At various times, the handiwork of over countries is displayed on Saturdays and Sundays.
- Expointer: Between August and September of each year, an agribusiness fair is held in Esteio.
- Farroupilha Week: this cultural celebration takes place in mid September with parades, food and musical exhibitions.
- Bookfair: Held each November at Praça da Alfândega.
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Infrastructure
International Airport Salgado Filho International Airport serves flights operated by major Brazilian airlines to many areas in Brazil and other South American countries. Salgado Filho International Airport (IATA: POA, ICAO: SBPA) is the airport in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. ...
Salgado Filho International Airport (IATA: POA, ICAO: SBPA) is the airport in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. ...
South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...
Port The Port of Porto Alegre is situated in the Eastern margin of lake Guaíba. Its geographical position enables a permanent traffic between Porto Alegre and Buenos Aires, transporting steel-industry products and mainly agricultural produce. For other uses, see Port (disambiguation). ...
For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ...
Metro
 Bus station in Porto Alegre. The metro is operated jointly by the federal government, the state government of Rio Grande do Sul and the city of Porto Alegre through the company Trensurb (Company of Urban Trains of Porto Alegre) and has 17 stations, totaling 42 km (26 mi) of extension, carrying about 130 thousand users a day. Image File history File links 0226. ...
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Flag of Rio Grande do Sul See other Brazilian States Capital Porto Alegre Largest City Porto Alegre Area 282,062 km² Population - Total - Density 10. ...
Highways The capital city of the "gauchos" is connected to BR-290 and BR-116 federal highways, thus enabling the link with other Brazilian States as well as with Uruguay and Argentina. This article describes the South American cattle herder. ...
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