Porto Alegre
Southern Brazil, closer to Uruguay than to Rio in temperament. Gaúcho barbecue, chimarrão passed round in the park, and a sunset over the lagoon.
Porto Alegre in eight slides
Wikipedia · 3 Sep 2026
Things to do in Porto Alegre
Where to stay in Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre in a day, two days, three
Landmarks in Porto Alegre
Cidade Baixa is a neighborhood of the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. The neighborhood was created by the law number 2022 of December 7, 1959.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 21 Aug 2024
FrancoBras · CC BY-SA 3.0
Farroupilha Park, also known as Parque da Redenção, is a major urban park in the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 4 Jul 2026
Jefferson Bernardes/PMPA · Attribution
The Porto Alegre Public Market, in downtown Porto Alegre, Brazil, is the city's oldest public market. It is a historic landmark and a known meeting point, with many coffee shops and restaurants. There are about 109 shops in the market.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 17 Jul 2026
Tetraktys (Ricardo André Frantz) · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Archdiocese of Porto Alegre is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 15 Jun 2026
Paulo JC Nogueira · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Piratini Palace is the current seat of the Executive Branch of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located at Marechal Deodoro Square, also known as the Mother Church Square, in Porto Alegre's historic center. The Piratini Palace has been the official residence of thirty-eight governors.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 17 Mar 2026
Ricardo André Frantz (User:Tetraktys) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Usina do Gasômetro is a former electrical power station located in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Despite the name, it was a coal-powered plant, the name gasômetro being a reference to the plant location, in an area known as Volta do Gasômetro, which in turn had taken its name from a nearby factory: the Usina de Gás.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Mar 2026
Heylenny · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cidade Baixa is a neighborhood of the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. The neighborhood was created by the law number 2022 of December 7, 1959.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 21 Aug 2024
FrancoBras · CC BY-SA 3.0
Farroupilha Park, also known as Parque da Redenção, is a major urban park in the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 4 Jul 2026
Jefferson Bernardes/PMPA · Attribution
The Porto Alegre Public Market, in downtown Porto Alegre, Brazil, is the city's oldest public market. It is a historic landmark and a known meeting point, with many coffee shops and restaurants. There are about 109 shops in the market.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 17 Jul 2026
Tetraktys (Ricardo André Frantz) · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Archdiocese of Porto Alegre is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 15 Jun 2026
Paulo JC Nogueira · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Piratini Palace is the current seat of the Executive Branch of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located at Marechal Deodoro Square, also known as the Mother Church Square, in Porto Alegre's historic center. The Piratini Palace has been the official residence of thirty-eight governors.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 17 Mar 2026
Ricardo André Frantz (User:Tetraktys) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Usina do Gasômetro is a former electrical power station located in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Despite the name, it was a coal-powered plant, the name gasômetro being a reference to the plant location, in an area known as Volta do Gasômetro, which in turn had taken its name from a nearby factory: the Usina de Gás.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Mar 2026
Heylenny · CC BY-SA 4.0
