Porto Alegre

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Porto Alegre is the capital and largest city of Brazil’s southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul, known for its cultural diversity, strong gaucho traditions, and important role as a regional economic and political center.

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Label Occurrences
Porto Alegre canonical 24
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 3
Canoas 1

Statements (65)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
capitalOf Rio Grande do Sul
continent South America
coordinateLatitude -30.033056
coordinateLongitude -51.23
country Brazil
demonym porto-alegrense
elevatedToCityStatus 1822
foundedAs Porto dos Casais
foundingDate 1772
governedBy Mayor of Porto Alegre
hasAirport Salgado Filho International Airport
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hasCulturalInstitution Joaquim Felizardo Museum
Mário Quintana Cultural Center
São Pedro Theatre
hasEthnicCommunity Afro-Brazilians
German Brazilians
Italian Brazilians
Jewish community
Portuguese Brazilians
hasLandmark Farroupilha Park
Monument to the Azorean People
Public Market of Porto Alegre
Usina do Gasômetro
hasPublicTransportSystem bus network
urban trains
hasRiver Caí River
Gravataí River
Guaíba Lake
surface form: Guaíba River

Sinos River
hasStadium Arena do Grêmio
Estádio Beira-Rio
hasUniversity Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
surface form: Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
homeClub Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Sport Club Internacional
hostedEvent 2002 World Social Forum
2003 World Social Forum
World Social Forum 2005
surface form: 2005 World Social Forum

2010 World Social Forum
World Social Forum
matches of the 2014 FIFA World Cup
isLargestCityOf Rio Grande do Sul
isRegionalCenterFor culture
economy
politics
isSeatOf Rio Grande do Sul
surface form: Government of Rio Grande do Sul

Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Sul
knownFor cultural diversity
gaucho traditions
strong European immigration influence
locatedAtMouthOf Guaíba Lake
surface form: Guaíba River
locatedIn Rio Grande do Sul
southern Brazil
surface form: Southern Region of Brazil
locatedOn Guaíba Lake
metropolitanAreaPopulation about 4,000,000 inhabitants
officialLanguage Portuguese
populationEstimate about 1,400,000 inhabitants
timeZone UTC−03:00
twinnedWith Cologne
Córdoba
Montevideo
Pisa
Porto

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Brazil majorCity Porto Alegre
Southern Cone hasMajorCity Porto Alegre
Kazan hasSisterCity Porto Alegre
Dilma Rousseff residence Porto Alegre
Móstoles hasTwinTown Porto Alegre
this entity surface form: Canoas
Varig foundingLocation Porto Alegre
Varig headquartersLocation Porto Alegre
1950 FIFA World Cup hostCity Porto Alegre
Brasília Time observedIn Porto Alegre
2014 FIFA World Cup hostCity Porto Alegre
Ronaldinho placeOfBirth Porto Alegre
Regina Silveira placeOfBirth Porto Alegre
southern Brazil hasMajorCity Porto Alegre
subject surface form: Southern Brazil
Rio Grande do Sul hasCapital Porto Alegre
Rio Grande do Sul largestCity Porto Alegre
Rio Grande do Sul contains Porto Alegre
this entity surface form: Porto Alegre metropolitan region
São Leopoldo stateCapitalNearby Porto Alegre
Brazilian Army garrison Porto Alegre
Canoas Air Base near Porto Alegre
this entity surface form: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Carlos Araújo placeOfDeath Porto Alegre
this entity surface form: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Carlos Araújo residence Porto Alegre
this entity surface form: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Dilma Jane da Silva residence Porto Alegre
Fabricio Werdum birthPlace Porto Alegre
World Social Forum 2001 city Porto Alegre
World Social Forum 2001 hostCity Porto Alegre