About Porto Alegre, Brazil

Porto Alegre is the capital city of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil. On the main square, Praça Marechal Deodoro, is the Renaissance-style Metropolitan Cathedral, with religious murals on the outside. The neoclassical Piratini Palace houses the state government. The 19th-century São Pedro Theater is nearby. The city is known as a gateway to the tall canyons of Aparados da Serra National Park.

• Postal Code: 90000-000
• Area code(s): +55 51
• Weather: 23°C, Wind S at 11 km/h, 95% Humidity
• Population: 1.409 million (2010) United Nations
• Mayor: Nelson Marchezan Júnior (PSDB)
• Colleges and Universities: Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul