Porto Alegre is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of 1.3 million inhabitants (2022) makes it the 11th-most populous city in the country and the center of Brazil's fifth-largest metropolitan area,with 4.4 million inhabitants (2010). The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian state.
Caxias do Sul is a city in Rio Grande do Sul,Southern Brazil,situated in the state's mountainous Serra Gaúcha region. It was established by Italian immigrants on June 20,1890. Today it is the second largest city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. In 2020,the population of Caxias do Sul was estimated at 517,451 people,many of whom are of Italian and German descent. The demonym of the citizens of Caxias do Sul is Caxiense.
Podemos,previously known as the National Labour Party is a centre-right Brazilian political party. Historically labourist and Janist,since 2016 the party shifted its focus to support anti-corruption policies and direct democracy.
Picada Café or Kaffeeschneiss in the local German dialect is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil. It is located around 80 kilometers from the state capital of Porto Alegre.
Farroupilha is a neighbourhood (bairro) in the city of Porto Alegre,the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul,in Brazil. It was created by Law 2022 from December 7,1959.
Santo Antônio is a neighbourhood (bairro) in the city of Porto Alegre,the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul,in Brazil. It was created by Law 2022 from December 7,1959.
Belém Velho is a neighbourhood (bairro) in the city of Porto Alegre,the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul,in Brazil. It was created by Law 4876 from December 24,1980.
Fernanda Melchionna e Silva is a Brazilian politician and former bank clerk and librarian. She has spent her political career representing the state of Rio Grande do Sul,having served as federal deputy representative since 2019.
Classical music in Porto Alegre,the capital of Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil,begins at the end of the 18th century,but this artistic field did not really begin to flourish until the middle of the 19th century,and was consolidated throughout the 20th century with the founding of several educational institutions and the proliferation of groups,interpreters and composers,projecting the city across the state as the main producer and radiator of influence. Currently Porto Alegre has a considerable audience for classical music;it is in the script of concertists of international fame,has two stable orchestras and a chamber orchestra,and numerous smaller chamber groups and vocal and instrumental soloists,as well as a large number of music schools and performance spaces. Some of its composers have known national fame. According to conductor Isaac Karabtchevsky,who was the artistic director of OSPA,"there is no greater identity in music in the world than in the population of Porto Alegre". At the same time there is a significant development in academic research and advanced professional qualification in undergraduate and graduate courses in music at UFRGS.
The killing of João Alberto Freitas refers to the beating and killing by asphyxiation of João Alberto Silveira Freitas,at the hands of security guards at a Carrefour store,located in the Passo d'Areia neighborhood,in the northern part of the city of Porto Alegre,in Rio Grande do Sul,on the night of November 19,2020. The murder started a series of anti-racism protests in several Brazilian cities.
The Monument to the Azoreans is a public art monument in full time exhibition in Porto Alegre,state of Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil,in honor of the arrival of the first sixty Azorean couples that populated the city in 1752. It was inaugurated on March 26,1974,in the city's 206th anniversary. The monument is 17 meters high and 24 meters wide.
Miss Rio Grande do Sul is a Brazilian Beauty pageant which selects the representative for the State of Rio Grande do Sul at the Miss Brazil contest. The pageant was created in 1954 and has been held every year since with the exception of 1990,1993,and 2020. The pageant is held annually with representation of several municipalities. Since 2023,Bebeto Azevêdo has been the state director of Miss Rio Grande do Sul. Rio Grande do Sul is the state with the most crowns in the national contest and also the state that produced the first Miss Brazil to win the Miss Universe contest,Iêda Maria Vargas of Porto Alegre.
Companhia Carris Porto-Alegrense, also known as Carris, is one of the operating companies of Porto Alegre's public transportation,which also includes the consortiums Viva Sul,Mob,Via Leste,and Consórcio Mais. Its fleet is formed by 347 buses and serves a large part of the city,with about 30 lines.
Alfândega Square is a public,historic,and tourist attraction in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre,capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
The 2024 Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF - Divisão Especial - Série A1,better known as the 2024 Campeonato Gaúcho,will be the 104th season of Rio Grande do Sul's top flight football league. The competition will be played from 20 January to 6 April 2024,with 12 clubs contesting the tournament.
Jairo Jorge da Silva is a Brazilian journalist and politician who was elected mayor of the city of Canoas,in the state of Rio Grande do Sul,in 2020. He had previously served in the position from 2009 to 2017,as well as a councilman in the city from 1989 to 1993.
MauáWall is a flood wall in the Historic Center of Porto Alegre,Rio Grande do Sul.
The 2024 Porto Alegre mayoral election took place on 6 October 2024. Voters elected a mayor,a vice mayor,and 36 councillors. The incumbent mayor,Sebastião Melo,a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB),was elected in 2020 for his first term and ran for reelection.
Laura Soares Sito Silveira,or simply Laura Sito is a Brazilian politician affiliated with the Workers’Party (PT),being both the first Black woman and the youngest state deputy of the Rio Grande do Sul Legislative Assembly.
The Monument to Brazilian Literature is a piece consisting of three bronze elements:a bench and two human figures,one standing and one seated. It is located in the historic center of Porto Alegre,specifically in Praça da Alfândega,near major museums such as the Casa de Cultura Mario Quintana and the MARGS.
