Porto Alegre

Welcome to the capital of the Gauchos!

The City 

With many places to take a tour, one of the most popular is the famous Usina do Gasômetro, giving us fabulous scenery of the sunset. Our famous fellow in Redemption Park. A boat coasting the Guaiba Lake, showing the beauty of our Porto Alegre, whereas now the youth of the capital of state meet in the bars of the Lower City. This is a brief description of what the state capital has to offer.

History of Porto Alegre 
  

The capital of Rio Grande do Sul was founded on March 26, 1772. On July 24, 1773 Porto Alegre became the capital of the State, with the official installation of the government of José Marcelino de Figueiredo. In 1774 the state capital moved to what is known today. Praça XV, Praça da Alfândega e da Matriz were opened. Since 1824, began to receive immigrants from around the world, particularly Germans, Italians, Spaniards, Africans, Poles, Jews and Lebanese.

Geography 

Area: 496.684 km2

Relief: The city occupies an area of ​​40 plain surrounded by hills, which cover 65% of its area. It borders the banks of the river Guaiba Lake, 72 km in length.

Population: 1,409,351 (Source: IBGE - Demographic Census 2010).

HDI (Human Development Index): 0.865

Transport

Porto Alegre has several means of transport, with a huge fleet of buses and stocking (minibuses that provide more comfort for the user) that circulate throughout the Capital, with some buses especially for games at the Beira Rio Stadium and Arena. The city also has train lines, which facilitates access to other areas such as the Vale dos Sinos.

Places to visit

MUSEU DE CIÊNCIAS E TECNOLOGIA DA PUCRS

The Museum of Science and Technology PUCRS is located at Avenida Ipiranga 6681, Building 40 on the Parthenon neighborhood.It is one of the largest interactive museums of natural sciences in Latin America. The exhibition area comprises about 700 interactive equipment, visitors can participate in experiments that result in current scientific knowledge.

Your ticket costs $ 17.00.

CATEDRAL METROPOLITANA DE PORTO ALEGRE

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Porto Alegre is located at Rua Duque de Caxias, 1047.'s Church was built between 1921 and 1986. Magnificent Dome of the Church of the trademark landscape of the capital, is 65 meters above the square, with an inner diameter of about 18 meters. Considered one of the great monuments of the capital, the cathedral is one of the most spectacular monuments to state.

PARQUE MOINHOS DE VENTO

The site is situated at Rua 24 de Outubro.

The Moinhos de Vento Park, better known as Parcão, is located in a neighborhood of green area. The administrative headquarters is a replica of an Azorean mill,

On site there is an artificial lake that allows life to a fauna consisting of fish, turtles, geese and ducks.

USINA DO GASÔMETRO

Situated on the banks of the Guaiba River, close to downtown Porto Alegre. The Usina do Gasômetro is an old power plant, the building opened in 1928 to receive the Brazil Electric Power Company.

It is a place much frequented to watch the famous sunset on the banks of the Guaíba. The site became host to many cultural events such as theater, dance, paintings.

ARENA

The Arena is a stadium of the home team Grêmio Foot-ball Porto Alegrense.

BEIRA RIO

The Beira Rio is a stadium of the home team Sport Club Internacional, is located on the shores of Lake Guaiba. In this location, some of the Cup games will be played

Hotels

Sheraton Porto Alegre Hotel

Rua Olavo Barreto Viana, 18 · Moinhos de Vento · Porto Alegre, RS 90570-070 · Brasil

Telefone: 55-51-2121-6000

http :/ / www.sheraton-poa.com.br

Deville Porto Alegre Aeroporto

Avenida dos Estados, 1909 ·  Porto Alegre, RS · CEP: 90200-001

Phone number: 55-51-3373-5000

http://www.deville.com.br/

Hotel Residencial La Vie Rose

Rua João Salomoni, 849 · Vila Nova · CEP: 91730-060 · Porto Alegre - RS

Phone number: 55-51-3248-3409 

http://www.lavierose.com.br/

Hotel Continental Porto Alegre

Rua Largo Vespasiano Julio Veppo 77
Centro - Porto Alegre – RS

Phone number: 55-51-3433-1900

http://www.hoteiscontinental.com.br

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