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Porto Alegre (Brazil)

Description: Porto Alegre (lit. "Joyous Port"), one of the largest cities in Brazil, is the capital city of Rio Grande do Sul. Porto ... more

Porto Alegre (Brazil) ... Alegre is one of the most important cities 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´s also the home of world wide famous football clubs Grêmio and Internacional.

Newest Review: ... The city itself has over 300 central squares and over 10 green parks, and for that fact it is the city in Brazil with the highest incidence of trees, containing over one million trees located in public spaces over over 150 species. Porto Alegre is a metropolis considered to be of medium size, with 1.5 million inhabitants that come from 25 different ethnic groups. The greatest part of the ... more

... population is descendant of Italian, Germans and Portuguese. Porto Alegre is strategically located in South America, equisitant of Rio de Janeiro/Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires and Montevideo, and as such it assumes itself as the capital of Mercosul becom...more

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Porto Alegre (Brazil): Are we in Argentina yet? (191 words)
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Rio Grande do Sul is the most southern state of Brazil. Its capital, Porto Alegre is located close to parallel 30 degrees south and it's surrounded by 40 small mountains and river. The climate is subtropical, and it has 4 well defined seasons. The city itself has over 300 central squares and over 10 green parks, and for that fact it is the city in Brazil with the highest incidence of trees, containing over one million trees located in public spaces over over 150 species. Porto Alegre is a metropolis considered to be of medium size, with 1.5 million inhabitants that come from 25 different ethnic groups. The greatest part of the population is descendant of ... Read the complete review

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