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    The Town Hall of Porto Alegre (Portuguese: Paço Municipal de Porto Alegre), also known as Old City Hall (Portuguese: Prefeitura Velha) or Paço dos Açorianos...
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    Porto Alegre (UK: /ˌpɔːrtuː əˈlɛɡreɪ/, US: /- ɑːˈleɪɡri, ˌpɔːrtoʊ əˈlɛɡrə/, Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpoɾtu aˈlɛɡɾi] ; lit. '"Joyful Harbor"') is the...
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  • biggest and most populated neighbourhoods in Porto Alegre, Restinga is home to 27 different shanty-towns today, but the three original slum areas are...
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  • residence of governor Jose Marcellino de Figuereido [pt]; renamed "Porto Alegre." 1773 – Câmara Municipal (town council) convenes. 1779 – Matriz de Porto Alegre [pt]...
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    The history of Porto Alegre, capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, officially begins on March 26, 1772, when the primitive village was elevated to the...
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    With a history of over two centuries, the architecture of Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil, is a mosaic of ancient and modern...
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    neighborhood of the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. The neighborhood was created by Law 2022 of December 7, 1959...
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    capital of the Porto District and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small...
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    Companhia Carris Porto-Alegrense, also known as Carris, is one of the operating companies of Porto Alegre's public transportation, which also includes...
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    depredated with graffiti. The Church of Our Lady of the Conception is one of the oldest and best preserved in Porto Alegre, keeping its original features practically...
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