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Explore interesting sights in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 32 sights are available in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

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1. Fonte Francesa

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Fonte Francesa

The French Fountain, also known as Imperial Fountain, is a cast iron fountain located in Farroupilha Park, the main public park of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Created by sculptor Carrier-Belleuse and dated 1866, was manufactured in France and imported to Porto Alegre along with six other fountains. With the disappearance without explanation of the other fountains in the late nineteenth century, the French source became the only remnant of that period that remains to this day. Originally it was in Alfândega Square, in front of the old customs building, being later transferred to Paradise Square, remaining until 1925, when again would change places, now to Pereira Parobé Square, a square that existed next to Porto Alegre Public Market, where today there is the Pereira Parobé Bus Terminal. After the 1941 flood, it was transferred to its current place in the European corner of Farroupilha Park.

Wikipedia: Fonte Francesa (Porto Alegre) (PT)

2. Santuário Mãe de Deus

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The Archdiocesan Sanctuary of Our Lady of God is a Roman Catholic church located at the top of the Pedra Redonda hill, Sanctuary Street, near Estrada dos Alpes, in Porto Alegre. The design for the building dates back to 1987, but its construction was delayed due to environmental concerns, and its foundation stone could only be laid on August 16, 1992, when it was consecrated by the Archbishop of Cologne, Cardinal Joachim Meisner. It was completed in June 2000 as part of the celebrations of the Third Millennium.

Wikipedia: Santuário Nossa Senhora Mãe de Deus (PT)

3. Estátua do Laçador

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Estátua do Laçador

The Statue of the Laçador is a monument in the city of Porto Alegre. It is the representation of the gaucho pilchado. It was defined by municipal law as the Official Symbol of Porto Alegre in 1992. Its authorship is by the Pelotense sculptor Antônio Caringi. The statue was listed as a historical heritage of Porto Alegre in 2001. In 2007, the monument was transferred from its original location, Largo do Bombeiro, to the O Laçador site, due to the planned construction of the Leonel Brizola viaduct.

Wikipedia: Estátua do Laçador (PT)

4. Morro Santa Teresa

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Morro Santa Teresa Felipe Valduga / CC BY 2.0

Morro Santa Teresa is one of the hills in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. With an altitude of 148 meters, it is located in the south of the city, next to Lake Guaíba, and is comprised of the Santa Teresa neighborhood. The hill is known for housing the headquarters and towers of several television and radio stations in the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, and is also a tourist spot because of its remaining forest and its beautiful view of the city.

Wikipedia: Morro Santa Teresa (PT)

5. MERGS

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The Rio Grande do Sul Electricity Museum (Mergs) is a Brazilian museum, located in the city of Porto Alegre. It occupies the second floor of Espaço Força e Luz, installed in a building built between 1926 and 1928 by engineer Adolfo Stern, in Rua dos Andradas, downtown Porto Alegre. The building has eclectic style, but with French influence from the early twentieth century, having been listed in 1994 by the Institute of Historical and Artistic Heritage of the State of Rio Grande do Sul.

Wikipedia: Museu da Eletricidade do Rio Grande do Sul (PT)

6. Rio Grande do Sul Museum of Art

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The Rio Grande do Sul Museum of Art is an art museum in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located in the centre of Porto Alegre. Its eclectic building, national heritage, is one of the most noteworthy historic buildings in Porto Alegre. Its design is usually attributed to Theodor Wiederspahn, a German-Brazilian architect, although important local historian and artist Fernando Corona ascribes it to Germano Gundlach.

Wikipedia: Rio Grande do Sul Museum of Art (EN), Website

7. Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição

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Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição Ricardo Frantz / CC BY 4.0

The Church of Our Lady of the Conception is a temple of the Catholic Church located on Independência Avenue, in front of the Dom Sebastião Square, in Porto Alegre, Brazil. It is one of the oldest churches in the city and the one that best preserves its original appearance, containing a rich internal decoration in gilded woodcarving and statuary, besides being a listed property by the City Hall.

Wikipedia: Church of Our Lady of the Conception (Porto Alegre) (EN)

8. Igreja Nossa Senhora do Rosário

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Igreja Nossa Senhora do Rosário Ricardo André Frantz (User:Tetraktys) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, better known as the Church of the Rosary, is a Catholic church located in the historic center of the city of Porto Alegre, capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The original church was listed by the National Institute of Historical and Artistic Heritage, along with its collection, but the listing was reversed in 1951 for the construction of a new church.

Wikipedia: Igreja Nossa Senhora do Rosário (Porto Alegre) (PT)

9. TV Urbana

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TV Urbana Não creditado. / Conteúdo restrito

Rede Sul de Televisão is a Brazilian television station based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. It operates on channel 55 and was inaugurated on January 16, 1992 by businessman Airton Neves as TV Urbana, being maintained by Hipódromo do Cristal. The station rebroadcast programming from some of the country's television networks until 2015, but currently airs independent and local programming.

Wikipedia: TV Urbana (PT)

10. Monumento ao Conde de Porto Alegre

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Monumento ao Conde de Porto Alegre

The Monument to the Count of Porto Alegre is a public monument in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre. It is located in Praça Conde de Porto Alegre and is dedicated to Manuel Marques de Sousa, Count of Porto Alegre, combatant in the Cisplatine War, in the Farroupilha Revolution and in the War against Oribe and Rosas, and hero of the Battle of Tuiuti, which took place during the Paraguayan War.

Wikipedia: Monumento ao Conde de Porto Alegre (PT)

11. Planetário Professor José Baptista Pereira

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The Professor José Baptista Pereira Planetarium, also known as the UFRGS Planetarium, is a planetarium in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil, belonging to the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). It is an organ that complements the teaching and dissemination of Astronomy. It is located on the corner of Ipiranga Avenue and Ramiro Barcelos Street, on the UFRGS Health campus.

Wikipedia: Planetário Professor José Baptista Pereira (PT), Website

12. Monumento ao Batalhão Suez

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The Suez Battalion Monument, regionally known as the UN Monument and/or the Blue Helmet Monument, is a national military monument located in the city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, and pays tribute to the soldiers from Rio Grande do Sul involved in the UN peacekeeping missions in the Middle East in 1959. These soldiers are known to belong to the Suez battalion.

Wikipedia: Monumento ao Batalhão Suez (PT)

13. Museu Joaquim José Felizardo

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Museu Joaquim José Felizardo Ricardo André Frantz (User:Tetraktys) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Museu de Porto Alegre Joaquim Felizardo is a historical museum in the city of Porto Alegre, capital of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is installed at Solar Lopo Gonçalves, located at Rua João Alfredo 582. It is open to the public on Monday from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Wikipedia: Museu Joaquim José Felizardo (PT), Website

14. Monument to the Expeditionary

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The Expeditionary Monument is a historical monument of the city of Porto Alegre, and was inaugurated in 1957. The idea for the monument was launched by the PEOPLE MAIL NEWSPAPER, which generated a public tender for the elaboration of a triumph bow, Where the project of Antonio Caringi, author also of the statue of the loop, symbol of Porto Alegre.

Wikipedia: Monumento ao Expedicionário (PT)

15. Monumento aos Açorianos

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Monumento aos Açorianos Ricardo André Frantz (User:Tetraktys) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Monument to the Azoreans is a public art monument in full time exhibition in Porto Alegre, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in honor of the arrival of the first sixty Azorean couples that populated the city in 1752. It was inaugurated on March 26, 1974, in the city's 206th anniversary. The monument is 17 meters high and 24 meters wide.

Wikipedia: Monument to the Azoreans (EN)

16. Museu de Ciências e Tecnologia da PUCRS

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The PUCRS Museum of Science and Technology is a Brazilian museum run by the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), located in the city of Porto Alegre in Rio Grande do Sul, at Ipiranga Av. 6681, Building 40, Parthenon. Visiting hours are from 9am to 5pm Tuesday to Friday and 10am to 6pm during the weekend.

Wikipedia: PUCRS Museum of Science and Technology (EN), Website

17. Museu Ruy Tedesco

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The Museu do Sport Club Internacional - Ruy Tedesco, or just Museu do Inter, is a Brazilian museum, located in the Gigante da Beira-Rio stadium, at Avenida Padre Cacique 891, in the Praia de Belas neighborhood, in Porto Alegre. It is open to the public from Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10 am to 12 pm and from 1:30 pm to 6 pm.

Wikipedia: Museu Engenheiro Ruy Tedesco (PT)

18. Igreja Santo Antônio

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Igreja Santo Antônio Ricardo André Frantz (User:Tetraktys) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Church of St. Anthony is a Roman Catholic church located in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, at Rua Luís de Camões 35. The present church is the second building erected on this site, succeeding a small chapel founded in 1876. It is the center of a traditional festivity dedicated to Saint Anthony of Lisbon.

Wikipedia: Igreja de Santo Antônio (Porto Alegre) (PT)

19. Parque Alim Pedro

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Parque Alim Pedro is a park in the northern part of the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre. It is located in the Passo D'Areia neighborhood, within the construction center known as Vila do IAPI, more precisely on Avenida dos Industriários. Next to the park, separated by Tupanciretã Street, is Largo Elis Regina.

Wikipedia: Parque Alim Pedro (PT)

20. Travessa dos Venezianos

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Travessa dos Venezianos is an alley in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located in the Cidade Baixa neighborhood, between Lopo Gonçalves and Joaquim Nabuco streets, where there is a series of seventeen popular houses listed by the municipality.

Wikipedia: Travessa dos Venezianos (PT)

21. Farol Santander Porto Alegre (antigo Santander Cultural)

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Farol Santander Porto Alegre (antigo Santander Cultural) Ricardo André Frantz / CC BY-SA 3.0

Farol Santander Porto Alegre, formerly known as Santander Cultural, is a Brazilian cultural center run by Banco Santander. It is located in a historic building in Alfândega Square, in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, in Rio Grande do Sul. It has been listed as a heritage site by IPHAE.

Wikipedia: Farol Santander Porto Alegre (EN)

22. Memorial do Rio Grande do Sul

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Memorial do Rio Grande do Sul Ricardo André Frantz (User:Tetraktys) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Rio Grande do Sul Memorial is a cultural center in Porto Alegre, housed in a historic property located in Alfândega Square, in the city's historic center. It is a building listed as historical heritage by the City Hall and by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage.

Wikipedia: Rio Grande do Sul Memorial (EN)

23. Praça Frederico Arnaldo Ballvé

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Praça Frederico Arnaldo Ballvé is a public place in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located on the corner of Cristóvão Colombo and Eduardo Chartier avenues, in the Higienópolis neighborhood, close to the so-called IAPI Village.

Wikipedia: Praça Frederico Arnaldo Ballvé (PT)

24. Praça General Osório

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Praça General Osório is a square located in the historic center of Porto Alegre, capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located between Duque de Caxias, Coronel Fernando Machado and General Portinho streets. It was a square until the beginning of the twentieth century.

Wikipedia: Praça General Osório (Porto Alegre) (PT)

25. Igreja São Pedro

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Igreja São Pedro Ricardo André Frantz (User:Tetraktys) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Church of St. Peter is a church belonging to the Catholic Church located at Avenida Cristóvão Colombo 1629, in Porto Alegre, Brazil. It is one of the main churches in the city and has rich interior decoration in paintings, carved altars, stained glass windows and statuary.

Wikipedia: Igreja de São Pedro (Porto Alegre) (PT)

26. Anfiteatro Pôr-do-Sol

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Anfiteatro Pôr-do-Sol

The Sunset Amphitheater is an open-air venue for shows and events in Porto Alegre, the capital of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It was inaugurated on May 13, 2000. With a capacity of approximately 70,000 people, its name was chosen by popular vote.

Wikipedia: Anfiteatro Pôr do Sol (PT)

27. Praça Doutor Maurício Cardoso

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Praça Doutor Maurício Cardoso is a square located in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located between Félix da Cunha and Tobias da Silva streets, in the Moinhos de Vento neighborhood.

Wikipedia: Praça Doutor Maurício Cardoso (PT)

28. Monumento a Júlio de Castilhos

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Monumento a Júlio de CastilhosZimbres 22:52, 21 April 2007 (UTC) / CC BY-SA 2.5

The Monument to Júlio de Castilhos is a Brazilian monument, located in Praça da Matriz, in the center of Porto Alegre, honoring the ruler Júlio de Castilhos, founder of a long political tradition associated with positivism.

Wikipedia: Monumento a Júlio de Castilhos (PT)

29. Monumento ao General Osório

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Monumento ao General Osório Ricardo André Frantz (User:Tetraktys) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Monument to General Osório is a public monument located in Praça da Alfândega, in downtown Porto Alegre, erected in honor of Manuel Luís Osório, patron of the Brazilian Army Cavalry and hero of the Paraguayan War.

Wikipedia: Monumento ao General Osório (PT)

30. Fundação Iberê Camargo

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Fundação Iberê CamargoGustavo Kunst from Igrejinha, Porto Alegre, Brasil / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Iberê Camargo Foundation is a cultural institution and museum located in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The Foundation is dedicated to preserving and promoting the work of Brazilian painter Iberê Camargo (1914–1994).

Wikipedia: Iberê Camargo Foundation (EN), Website

31. Museum of Natural Sciences

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The Museu de Ciências Naturais da Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul, is a Brazilian museum located inside the Porto Alegre Botanical Garden. Open from Monday to Sunday 9am to 12pm and from 13h30 to 17h.

Wikipedia: Museu de Ciências Naturais da Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul (EN)

32. Igreja Nossa Senhora de Mont'Serrat

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Our Lady of Mont'Serrat Parish is a parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Alegre. Founded in 1963, it is located at Rua Anita Garibaldi, n.° 1121, in the Porto Alegre neighborhood of Mont'Serrat.

Wikipedia: Paróquia Nossa Senhora do Mont'Serrat (PT)

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