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Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre

About Porto Alegre

1,509,939 in city
4,035,194 in metro
497 km² (192 mi²)
3 m
Porto Alegre (literally "Joyous Port") is one of the largest cities in Brazil, and the capital city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre is the most important city of Southern Brazil, consisting of a cultural, political and economical center. Porto Alegre held the best standard of living among all Brazilian capitals for many years and it was the only Brazilian city listed on Jones Lang LaSalle's World Winning Cities. It is also home to such famous football clubs as Grêmio and Internacional. The city is located at a delta resulting from the junction of five rivers, officially called Lake Guaíba (popularly mentioned as a river too). Although its origins date from the mid-18th century, when immigrants from the Azores settled in the area, the city was officially established in 1809. Before this, Porto Alegre was the port of Viamão on the shore of Lake Guaíba. Its ancient name was Porto dos Casais (Port of the couples), and it was initially settled by Azorians. Many families of settlers also came from the city of Rio Grande (Big River) in the litoral Lagunar region, to the south, a military fortress at that time. Today Rio Grande is the most important port of Rio Grande do Sul state. More than 70 neighborhoods are part of the city and 2/3 of the population are concentrated in the Zona Norte (Northern Zone), where most of the economic activity takes place.

Boroughs

Anchieta (1), Auxiliadora (12), Azenha (6), Bela Vista (52), Belém Novo (1), Boa Vista (18), Bom Fim (21), Bom Jesus (1), Camaquã (1), Cascata (1), Centro (308), Chácara das Pedras (3), Cidade Baixa (17), Coronel Aparício Borges (3), Cristal (9), Cristo Redentor (10), Espírito Santo (1), Farrapos (1), Farroupilha (3), Floresta (7), Higienópolis (16), Humaitá (3), Independência (21), Ipanema (1), Jardim Botânico (9), Jardim Carvalho (19), Jardim Itu-Sabará (7), Jardim Lindóia (10), Jardim São Pedro (1), Jardim do Salso (7), Lomba do Pinheiro (1), Medianeira (2), Menino Deus (31), Moinhos de Vento (28), Mont’Serrat (26), Nonoai (1), Partenon (10), Passo da Areia (34), Petrópolis (61), Praia de Belas (22), Rio Branco (44), Rubem Berta (1), Santa Cecília (1), Santa Tereza (3), Santana (8), Santo Antônio (7), Sarandi (6), São Geraldo (5), São José (1), São João (7), São Sebastião (12), Teresópolis (6), Tristeza (2), Três Figueiras (14), Vila Ipiranga (35), Vila Jardim (3), Vila Nova (11)

Metro Cities

Alvorada, Araricá, Arroio dos Ratos, Cachoeirinha, Campo Bom, Canoas, Capela de Santana, Charqueadas, Dois Irmãos, Eldorado do Sul, Estância Velha, Esteio, Glorinha, Gravataí, Guaíba, Ivoti, Montenegro, Nova Hartz, Nova Santa Rita, Novo Hamburgo, Parobé, Portão, Porto Alegre, Santo Antônio da Patrulha, São Jerônimo, São Leopoldo, Sapiranga, Sapucaia do Sul, Taquara, Triunfo, Viamão

No. of Buildings

No. Current status
956 All Buildings
945
existing
5
under construction
2
planned
3
unbuilt
1
demolished

Tallest Buildings

# Building Height Year
1 Santa Cruz 351 ft 1960
2 Coliseu 328 ft 1962
3 Cristal Tower 283 ft 2011
4 Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul 279 ft 1966
5 Galeria do Rosário 276 ft 1970

Building types

No. Type
870 high-rise building
56 low-rise building
17 mast (framework)
5 church
2 stadium
2 skyscraper
1 chimney
1 telecommunications tower
1 temple
1 building with towers

Other buildings

No. Type
15 Famous buildings
0 Buildings with construction images