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Porto Alegre was the port of Viamão on the shore of Guaíba Lake. Its previous name was Porto dos Casais (Port of the Couples). and it was initially settled by Azoreans. Many families of settlers came from the city of Rio Grande in the littoral Lagunar region, to the south, a military fortress at that time.
Porto Alegre. Moinhos de Vento (literally Windmills in English) is a neighbourhood of the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. It was created by the law number 2022 of December 7, 1959. Moinhos de Vento got its name because Azorean immigrant families built their windmills in its area during the 18th century.
In the 1950s, the business prospered and the family opened the first branches in neighboring towns. In 1960, the company came to Porto Alegre, opening its first store in the capital, a food wholesale business. This was the starting point for a new stage of expansion, which resulted in opening the first supermarket, in 1965.
Farroupilha Park ( Parque Farroupilha in Portuguese ), 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 . The park was designed by French architect Alfred Agache and founded on September 19, 1935. Near to the Centro Histórico (Historic Centre), Farroupilha ...
The Porto Alegre Public Market, in downtown Porto Alegre, Brazil, is the city's oldest public market. [citation needed] It is a historic landmark and a known meeting point, with many coffee shops and restaurants. There are about 109 shops in the market. The Public Market is part of the traditions of the city, mainly for its "Banca 40" (an ice ...
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (Reuters) -Less than three months from the Olympic Games in Paris, Brazilian athletes from the devastated southern state of Rio Grande do Sul are giving up their dreams to ...
The history of Porto Alegre, capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, officially begins on March 26, 1772, [ 1] when the primitive village was elevated to the condition of a parish. However, its origins are older, since the settlement was created as a result of the colonization of the area by Portuguese ranchers in the 17th century.
Greater Porto Alegre or the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre is the 5th most populous metro area in Brazil, with an estimated population of 4.3 million inhabitants encompassing 34 municipalities around Porto Alegre, the capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul . Currently, it comprises 10 234,012 km 2 with a total population of 4 293 050 ...