Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Experience Porto Alegre in Brazil in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in Porto AlegreIndividual Sights in Porto AlegreSight 1: Praça Brigadeiro Sampaio
Praça Brigadeiro Sampaio is a public square in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil. It is considered the oldest recorded square in the city.
Sight 2: Rio Grande do Sul Museum of Art
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.
Sight 3: Farol Santander Porto Alegre (antigo Santander Cultural)
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.
Sight 4: Memorial do Rio Grande do Sul
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.
Sight 5: Monumento ao Barão do Rio Branco
The Monument to the Baron of Rio Branco is a public monument erected in Praça da Alfândega, in the center of the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, in front of the Memorial of Rio Grande do Sul.
Sight 6: Praça da Alfândega
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Alfândega Square is a public, historic, and tourist attraction in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
Sight 7: Monumento ao General Osório
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.
Sight 8: Theatro São Pedro
The São Pedro Theatre is the oldest theatre in the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Sight 9: Monumento a Júlio de Castilhos
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.
Sight 10: Teatro de Arena
The Teatro de Arena de Porto Alegre is a theatre located in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Sight 11: Museu Júlio de Castilhos
Júlio de Castilhos Museum is a museum located in the city of Porto Alegre. It is the oldest museum in Rio Grande do Sul state.
Sight 12: Praça Marechal Deodoro
Marechal Deodoro Square, better known as Praça da Matriz, is a public and historical space in the city of Porto Alegre, capital of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located in the heart of the city, in the Historic Center, and has existed since the beginnings of the capital. It is listed by the National Institute of Historical and Artistic Heritage.
Sight 13: MERGS
The Museum of Electricity of Rio Grande do Sul (MERGS) is a Brazilian museum, located in the city of Porto Alegre. It occupies the second floor of Espaço Força e Luz, housed in a building built between 1926 and 1928 by engineer Adolfo Stern, on Rua dos Andradas, downtown Porto Alegre. The building has an 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.
Sight 14: Esquina Democrática
The Democratic Corner is one of the main popular meeting points in the city of Porto Alegre, capital of Rio Grande do Sul.
Sight 15: Fonte Talavera de la Reina
The Talavera de La Reina Fountain is an important monument in the city of Porto Alegre.
Sight 16: Largo Glênio Peres
Largo Glênio Peres is a public space in the city of Porto Alegre. It is located in the city centre, in front of the public market and Praça XV de Novembro.
Sight 17: Praça XV de Novembro
Praça XV de Novembro is one of the oldest and most traditional squares in the city of Porto Alegre, capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
Sight 18: Praça Otávio Rocha
Praça Otávio Rocha is a square in the city of Porto Alegre, capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
Sight 19: Igreja Nossa Senhora do Rosário
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)
Sight 20: 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.
Sight 21: Praça Conde de Porto Alegre
Praça Conde de Porto Alegre is a small triangular-shaped street located in the Historic Center of Porto Alegre, between Duque de Caxias and Riachuelo streets. Its name is a tribute to the Count of Porto Alegre.
Sight 22: Praça Argentina
Praça Argentina is a square located in Porto Alegre, capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is next to the Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, between Avenida João Pessoa and the building of the UFRGS School of Engineering.
Sight 23: Praça Dom Feliciano
Praça Dom Feliciano is one of the oldest squares in the city of Porto Alegre, capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located in front of the historic building of the Santa Casa de Misericórdia, in the city centre.
Sight 24: Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
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)
Sight 25: Praça Dom Sebastião
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 Avenue, on the east by Dom Sebastião Lane, on the south by Irmão José Otão Street and on the west by Sarmento Leite Street. It was named after the diocesan bishop Dom Sebastião Dias Laranjeira.
Sight 26: Capela Nosso Senhor Jesus do Bom Fim
The Chapel of Our Lord Jesus of Good End, or more simply, Chapel of Bonfim, is a small Catholic church located on Avenida Osvaldo Aranha, in the Bom Fim neighborhood, in Porto Alegre.
Sight 27: 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.
Sight 28: Monument to the Expeditionary
The Monument to the Expeditionary is a historical monument of the city of Porto Alegre, and was inaugurated in 1957. The idea for the monument was launched by the newspaper Correio do Povo in 1946, which generated a public competition for the elaboration of a triumphal arch, where the project by Antônio Caringi, also author of the Statue of the Laçador, symbol of Porto Alegre, was the winner.
Sight 29: Museu Joaquim José Felizardo
The Museum of Porto Alegre Joaquim Felizardo is a historical museum in the city of Porto Alegre, capital of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, linked to the Municipal Secretariat of Culture. It was founded on March 13, 1979. It is installed at Solar Lopo Gonçalves, located at Rua João Alfredo nº 582.
Sight 30: Teatro de Câmara Túlio Piva
The Túlio Piva Chamber Theater is a small theater in the city of Porto Alegre, located at Rua da República 575, in the Cidade Baixa neighborhood.
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