Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Porto Alegre, Brazil
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8.7 km
158 m
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: Parque Maurício Sirotsky Sobrinho
The Maurício Sirotsky Sobrinho Park, also called the Harmony Park, is an urban park in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, planned and built during the administration of Mayor Guilherme Socias Villela (1975–1983). It is located in the Praia de Belas neighborhood and has 65 hectares.
Sight 2: Praça General Osório
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.
Sight 3: 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 4: 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 5: 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 6: Teatro de Arena
The Teatro de Arena de Porto Alegre is a theatre located in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Sight 7: Monumento ao Batalhão Suez
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.
Sight 8: Monumento aos Açorianos
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.
Sight 9: 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.
Sight 10: 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 11: Travessa dos Venezianos
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.
Sight 12: Praça Garibaldi
Praça Garibaldi is a street in Porto Alegre, bordered by Lobo da Costa and José do Patrocínio streets, and by Venâncio Aires and Érico Veríssimo avenues, in the Menino Deus neighborhood.
Sight 13: Praça Sport Club Internacional
Praça Sport Club Internacional is a square in Porto Alegre, capital of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, located on Rua Jornal do Brasil.
Sight 14: 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 15: Planetário Professor José Baptista Pereira
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
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