• Country: Brazil
    • Population: 1,500,000
    • State/Province: Rio Grande do Sul
    • Founded: 1742
    • Area code: 011 + 55 + 51+ Tel #
    • Time zone: Standard time zone: UTC/GMT -3 hours
    • Nickname: Land of the Gauchos and Churrasco
    • Average climate: Humid subtropical climate characterized by hot, humid summers and chilly to mild winters.
    • Fact 9: The primary language is Portuguese
    • Fact 10: Porto alegre lies on the eastern bank of the Rio Guaiba (Guaiba Lake), where five rivers converge to form the Lagoa dos Patos (Lagoon of the Ducks), a giant freshwater lagoon navigable by even the largest of ships.

  • Porto Alegre is the largest city in southern Brazil, and the capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Founded in 1742 and with a population of over 1 million modern and historic blend in this large Metropolitan Center. Porto Alegre translates to Joyous Port. As it is located at the junction of 5 rivers and founded on the Guaiba River Porto Alegre has become an important commercial and Industrial port for Brazil. Crops for export include Leather, Canned Beef ,Rice and Soybeans. Known as the land of the Gauchos, and churrasco.

  • Places of Interest

    • Delta do Jacui (Jacui Delta) State Park 28 mostly uninhabited islands with a variety of birds, flora and Fauna
    • Moinhos de Vento Park is called [[Parcão]] which means basically Big Park. This park is a gathering place in the upper class neighborhood in Porto Alegre

  • History

    Porto Alegre was founded when immigrants from the Azores Portugal migrated To the Southern part of Brazil. The German Polish and Italian settlers started arriving in the 19th Century The City began a modern growth period with beautiful business and government buildings.

    Porto Alegre preserved the charm of the old narrow cobbled streets and the Colonial buildings.

  • Famous Residents

    • Sergio Faraco http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&u=http://www.sergiofaraco.com.br/&ei=jE2tSp_TKYv4NYySpfIN&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dsergio%2Bfaraco%26hl%3Den Well known Author from Porto Alegre.

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