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.
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.
The Campeonato Gaúcho,officially named as Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol Série A and commonly known as the Gauchão or the Gauchão Ipiranga for sponsorship reasons,is the state football league of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It has been contested since its founding in 1919,being an amateur competition until 1940 when the league became professional. Twelve teams contest in the Campeonato Gaúcho,typically from January to April,for the state championship title.
Campo Bom is a town located in the valley of the Sinos River,in the State of Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil. It belongs to the Greater Porto Alegre.
The government of Porto Alegre,bound to the Porto Alegre City Charter,is a mayor-council form of government,which is mandated by the Brazilian Constitution of 1988. The government of Porto Alegre is responsible for primary education,healthcare,libraries,parks and open spaces,sanitation,water supply,and youth correctional services.
Podemos,previously known as the National Labour Party is a Brazilian political party which supports direct democracy.
JoséAlberto Fogaça de Medeiros is a Brazilian politician who has been the mayor of Porto Alegre,Brazil,a state deputy,federal deputy and senator.
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.
Carola Saavedra is a Chilean-born Brazilian writer.
Flávio Basso,better known by his stage name Júpiter Maçã and by its English-language variation Jupiter Apple,was a Brazilian singer,songwriter,multi-instrumentalist and filmmaker. Before beginning a solo career in 1994,he was already known for being a founding member of bands TNT and Os Cascavelletes,both pioneers of the Rio Grande do Sul rock scene in the mid-to-late 1980s/early 1990s.
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 murder 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-racist 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.
Ranolfo Vieira Júnior is a Brazilian civil police officer and politician,member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB). He was elect Vice Governor of Rio Grande do Sul in the 2018 state elections. Under Eduardo Leite governorship,Vieira also was nominated State Secretary of Public Security. After Leite's resignation in March 2022,Vieira became the Governor of Rio Grande do Sul.
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.
Subtropical Storm Yakecan was a subtropical cyclone that during its path,passed through the southern region of Brazil,specifically in Rio Grande do Sul and Uruguay. The cyclone came from the sea towards the Rio Grande territory and arrived with less strength in the state of Santa Catarina,where it returned to the sea. It was the sixteenth named storm to hit Brazil since Cyclone Catarina in 2004.
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.
