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    São Sebastião is a neighbourhood (bairro) in the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil. It was created by Law 3671 from...
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    Porto Alegre (UK: /ˌpɔːrtuː əˈlɛɡreɪ/, US: /- ɑːˈleɪɡri, ˌpɔːrtoʊ əˈlɛɡrə/, Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpoʁtwaˈlɛɡɾi] ; lit. '"Joyful Harbor"')...
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    known as Grêmio, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Porto Alegre, capital city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The club plays...
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  • Thumbnail for Greater Porto Alegre
    metropolitan areas of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, and Brasília, respectively, are larger than Porto Alegre. Porto Alegre has the 4th largest...
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    grouped in 6 Microregions: Camaquã Gramado-Canela Montenegro Osório Porto Alegre São Jerônimo Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística[permanent...
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    Portinho Porto Alegre Preserverança Quimpo Ribeira Afonso Santa Catarina Santa Clotilde Santa Cruz Santa Josefina Santana Santo António São João dos Angolares...
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  • The last mayoral election in Porto Alegre, held in 2020, resulted in the victory of the lawyer and politician Sebastião Melo in the second round. Melo...
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    boundaries with Pouso Alegre are: Cachoeira de Minas, Santa Rita do Sapucaí, Careaçu, São Sebastião da Bela Vista, Estiva, Congonhal, São João da Mata and...
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    forming part of the Greater Porto Alegre area. It is the largest municipality of the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre and the third largest municipality...
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    Vila de São Sebastião, commonly shortened to São Sebastião (Portuguese for Saint Sebastian), is a civil parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo...
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  • Berta Santa Cecília, Porto Alegre Santa Maria Goretti Santa Tereza Santana Santo Antônio São Geraldo São João São José São Sebastião Sarandi Serraria Teresópolis...
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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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    Engenho Pequeno, the Chapel of São João in Porto do Gradim and Fazenda da Luz in Itaóca. In 1660–1661, the farmers of São Gonçalo and Niterói rebelled against...
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    of Portão, in Porto Alegre, who formed a network of around 100 volunteers to work in the neighboring cities of São Leopoldo, São Sebastião do Caí, and Montenegro...
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    Misiones to the west and northwest. The capital and largest city is Porto Alegre. The state has the highest life expectancy in Brazil, and the crime rate...
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    Salgado, Sebastião (2000). Migrations : humanity in transition. New York: Aperture. ISBN 978-0-89381-891-3. OCLC 914864396. Salgado, Sebastião; Wanick...
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  • Thumbnail for History of Porto Alegre
    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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  • Thumbnail for Dom Sebastião Square
    Dom Sebastião Square is located in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is bordered on the north by Independência...
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  • Thumbnail for Companhia Carris Porto-Alegrense
    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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    main municipalities are São José dos Campos, Taubaté, Jacareí, Guaratingueta, Caraguatatuba, Campos do Jordão, São Sebastião, Lorena, Pindamonhangaba...
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    9 km2 (around 80 km2 urban area) at circa 30 km from the State Capital, Porto Alegre. The climate is sub-tropical, with temperatures varying from -2 °C minimum...
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  • Thumbnail for Manuel Marques de Sousa, Count of Porto Alegre
    Manuel Marques de Sousa, Count of Porto Alegre (13 June 1804 – 18 July 1875), nicknamed "the Gloved Centaur", was an army officer, politician and abolitionist...
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    São Sebastião do Caí is a city near Porto Alegre in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It has a population of about 25,000 inhabitants. The principal...
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    territories on the island of São Vicente. The captain, Martim Afonso de Sousa, discovered a small village and a dock, known as Porto de São Vicente. One of the...
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    11 – São Paulo metropolitan area 12 – Vale do Paraíba (São José dos Campos, Taubaté, Guaratinguetá) and Northern coast (Ubatuba, São Sebastião) 13 –...
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  • Thumbnail for Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul
    families fled to Viamão and established around its port the city of Porto Alegre. During the Ragamuffin War, Rio Grande became a city and the province's...
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    as the Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande by Pope Pius IX on 7 May 1848, on territory split off from the Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro....
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    Grande do Sul State. The town is 220 km far from state's capital, Porto Alegre. São José dos Ausentes features an Oceanic climate (type Cfb), It features...
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    and sits about 150 km (93 miles) from the capital city of the state, Porto Alegre. The city enjoys a high standard of living and gross income per capita...
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    being Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul), Curitiba (Paraná), São Paulo (São Paulo), Teresina (Piauí), Belém (Pará) and Macapá (Amapá). Porto Alegre, Belém...
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