Porto Alegre is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of 1,488,252 inhabitants (2020) makes it the 12th-most populous city in the country and the center of Brazil's fifth-largest metropolitan area,with 4,405,760 inhabitants (2010). The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian state.
Rio Grande do Sul is a state in the southern region of Brazil. It is the fifth-most populous state and the ninth-largest by area. Located in the southernmost part of the country,Rio Grande do Sul is bordered clockwise by Santa Catarina to the north and northeast,the Atlantic Ocean to the east,the Uruguayan departments of Rocha,Treinta y Tres,Cerro Largo,Rivera,and Artigas to the south and southwest,and the Argentine provinces of Corrientes and Misiones to the west and northwest. The capital and largest city is Porto Alegre. The state has the highest life expectancy in Brazil,and the crime rate is relatively low compared to the Brazilian national average. Despite the high standard of living,unemployment is still high in the state,as of 2017. The state has 5.4% of the Brazilian population and it is responsible for 6.6% of the Brazilian GDP.
Tarso Fernando Herz Genro is a Brazilian politician from the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. An associate of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva,Genro was a leader of the Workers' Party (PT) in the 2000s.
Antônio Prado is a municipality located in the Serra Gaúcha regionin The city is situated in the state of Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil. It boasts the largest collection of architectural heritage designated by IPHAN related to Italian colonization in Brazil. Its population is estimated at 13,041 people.
Manuel Marques de Sousa,Count of Porto Alegre,nicknamed "the Gloved Centaur",was an army officer,politician and abolitionist of the Empire of Brazil. Born into a wealthy family of military background,Manuel Marques de Sousa joined the Portuguese Army in Brazil in 1817 when he was little more than a child. His military initiation occurred in the conquest of the Banda Oriental,which was annexed and became the southernmost Brazilian province of Cisplatina in 1821. For most of the 1820s,he was embroiled in the Brazilian effort to keep Cisplatina as part of its territory:first during the struggle for Brazilian independence and then in the Cisplatine War. It would ultimately prove a futile attempt,as Cisplatina successfully separated from Brazil to become the independent nation of Uruguay in 1828.
Luciana Krebs Genro is a Brazilian politician,state deputy and one of the founders of the Socialism and Freedom Party (PSOL). In 2014,she was the PSOL nominee for President of Brazil. She came in 4th place,receiving more than 1.6 million votes nationally. She is the daughter of Tarso Genro,a Workers' Party (PT) politician and former governor of Rio Grande do Sul.
The 55th Legislature of the National Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the Brazilian federal government,consisting of the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate. It met in Brasília from February,1 2015 to January,31 2019. All members of the Chamber of Deputies and one-third of the Senate were elected in the elections of 5 October 2014.
Manuela Pinto Vieira d'Ávila is a Brazilian journalist,writer and politician,a member of the Communist Party of Brazil since 2001.
Antônio Hamilton Martins Mourão is a Brazilian politician and retired military officer who served as the 25th vice president of Brazil from 2019 to 2022.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Porto Alegre,in the state of Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil.
Onyx Dornelles Lorenzoni is a Brazilian politician,businessman,and veterinarian. A member of the Liberal Party (PL),he served as a federal deputy from Rio Grande do Sul for five terms. After the 2018 Brazilian general election,the president-elect Jair Bolsonaro invited Lorenzoni to be his Chief of Staff. He was also designated leader of the transition team.
A special election for the position of president of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil took place on July 14,2016,during the 55th legislature. The election was necessary due to the resignation of Eduardo Cunha,announced on the 7th of that month. According to the Brazilian Constitution,the president of the Chamber of Deputies is the second in line of succession to the Presidency of the Republic.
Talíria Petrone Soares is a Brazilian politician. She has spent her political career representing Rio de Janeiro,having served as federal deputy representative since 2019.
Áurea Carolina de Freitas e Silva is a Brazilian politician,political scientist and sociologist. Although born in Pará,she has spent her political career representing Minas Gerais,having served as federal deputy representative since 2019.
The 2021 President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil election took place on 1 February 2021,the day after the opening day of the 3rd Session of the 56th Legislature of the National Congress.
The governor of Rio Grande do Sul is the head of government of the state's executive branch,assisted by his secretaries,whom he freely chooses. Elected by absolute majority in universal suffrage,together with the vice-governor,his term lasts four years;since 1997,reelection has been possible,and although all have sought it,none has succeeded. The current governor is Eduardo Leite,since January 1,2023.
Linda Brasil Azevedo Santos is a teacher,LGBT rights activist,and politician who became the first trans woman elected to a parliamentary position in the state of Sergipe,Brazil. She was elected in 2020 as a member of the Socialism and Liberty Party.
Viviane da Costa Reis is a Brazilian physiotherapist,popular educator,feminist and political militant,member of the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL). She is currently Federal Deputy from Pará.
Daniela Motéde Souza Carneiro,also known as Daniela do Waguinho,is a Brazilian pedagogue and politician affiliated to Brazil Union (UNIÃO). She is currently a congresswoman and former Minister of Tourism.
Daiana Silva dos Santos or,simply,Daiana Santos is a Brazilian politician who is a member of the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB). After serving on the council of Porto Alegre,she was elected in late 2022 as a deputy in the federal Chamber of Deputies for the 2023 –2027 term.
