Porto Alegre
Situation and Characteristics
The "Gaúcho capital", Porto Alegre, on the lagoon-fringed coast of Rio Grande do Sul, was founded on March 26th 1772 under the name of Porto dos Casais by Portuguese settlers from the Azores. It lies on the left bank of the Rio
Guaíba at the point where five rivers join to form the Lagoa dos Patos ("Duck Lagoon"). Porto Alegre is now the main center in an area which takes in the coastal strip and the regions in the Serra predominantly inhabited by the descendants of German and Italian immigrants.
Bus station
Largo Vespasiano Júlio Veppo
Airport
Aeroporto Internacional Salgado Filho