Metropolitana de Porto Alegre | |
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| Country | Brazil |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29,734.98 km2 (11,480.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 5,168,413 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
Metropolitan Porto Alegre (Portuguese : Metropolitana de Porto Alegre) is one of the seven Mesoregions of the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. It consists of 98 municipalities, grouped in 6 Microregions: [1]
Porto Alegre is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Founded in 1769 by Manuel Sepúlveda, its population of 1,481,019 inhabitants (2016) makes it the tenth most populous city in the country and the centre of Brazil's fifth largest metropolitan area, with 4,405,760 inhabitants (2010). The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian state.
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. The name means "the awakening" or "the sunrise".
The Porto Alegre Brazil Temple is the 102nd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Temple construction began on May 2, 1998. The temple was dedicated by LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley on December 17, 2000. The temple sits on a hill in Porto Alegre's Vila Jardim district.
Manuel José de Araújo Porto-Alegre, Baron of Santo Ângelo, was a Brazilian Romantic writer, painter, architect, diplomat and professor, considered to be one of the first Brazilian editorial cartoonists ever. He is the patron of the 32nd chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.
Lake Guaíba is a waterway in Rio Grande do Sul, a state in southern Brazil. It is famous for its beautiful reflection at sunset. The Guaíba is an extension of the Lagoa dos Patos, the largest one in Brazil. It is commonly referred to as a "river" besides "lake", and has also been referred to as a bay. The Jacuí River empties into the Guaíba from the north.
The Jacuí River is a river in Rio Grande do Sul state of southern Brazil. The Jacuí empties into the Guaíba River, an estuarine arm of the Lagoa dos Patos, a large coastal lagoon connected to the Atlantic Ocean.
Independência is a tiny neighborhood of the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil.
The Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre is a federal institution of higher education and research on health sciences located in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul is a private non-profit Catholic university. With campuses in the Brazilian cities of Porto Alegre and Viamão, it is the largest private university of the state of Rio Grande do Sul and the first university founded by the Catholic religious institute of the Marist Brothers. PUCRS is considered the best private university of Brazil's Southern Region by the Ministry of Education (MEC), and one of the best private universities in the country, with FGV, PUC-Rio and the PUC-SP.
The Porto Alegre Botanical Garden is a Foundation of Rio Grande do Sul located on the street Salvador França, in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Santa Casa de Misericordia Hospital is a major Hospital based in Porto Alegre, Brazil. It is reference in Latin America for transplants and genetic research.
Sapiranga is a city in Brazil in the state of Rio Grande do Sul with a population of roughly 80,000 inhabitants. It is located in an industrial area called "Vale dos Sinos", by the Rio dos Sinos. The town's economy relies heavily on the shoe industry. Other industries are present, but mostly linked to the shoe manufacturing process, such as metallurgic plants in which machinery is built to later be employed in the production of shoes.
Bom Fim is a neighborhood in the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. It was created by the law number 2022 from December 7, 1959.
Três Figueiras is a neighbourhood of the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. A residential neighbourhood, it embrace people from upper middle class to upper class, having lots of sophisticated houses. Três Figueiras was created by Law 2022 of December 7, 1959. There is located the Design School of Unisinos. Also, there has two highly regarded and traditional private schools, the Farroupilha and Anchieta schools, and a highly regarded private school for childhood, the Baby House.
Tristeza is a neighbourhood in the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It was created by Law 2022 from December 7, 1959.
Partenon is a neighbourhood in the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It was created by Law 2022 from December 7, 1959.
Belém Novo is a neighbourhood in the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It was created by Law 6893 from September 12, 1991. Located on the bank of Guaíba Lake, Belém Novo is considered part of the rural zone of the city.
Auxiliadora 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.
The Metropolitan area of Porto Alegre is the 4th most populous in Brazil, with an estimated population of 4.0 million inhabitants. Also is the 4th richest in the country with a GDP estimated at 92 billion dollars.
Estádio Francisco Novelletto Neto, better known as Estádio Passo D'Areia is a multi-use stadium located in Porto Alegre, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Esporte Clube São José. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 16,000 people and was built in 1940. In 2020 the stadium was renamed after Francisco Novelletto Neto, who was president of Esporte Clube São José and the Federação Gaúcha de Futebol.
Coordinates: 30°01′58″S51°13′48″W / 30.0328°S 51.2300°W
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