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Porto Alegre, RS

Cultural Capital of Southern Brazil

So is the dynamic Capital of the State of Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre is known for its rich cultural life in all Southern Brazil as well as by its neighbouring South American countries.

The old Gas installations of the image above - the Usina do Gasômetro - has become one of the city's most agitated cultural centers.

Mercosul Cultural Metropole

Thanks to its strategic geographical situation, Porto Alegre is actually one of the most important cultural center of South America.

• Music
• Theater
• Litterature
• Arts

Folklore and Tradition

• The gaúchos way of life
• The gaúchos traditions
• The gaúchos workmanship

The CTGs

These CTGs - Centros de Tradições Gaúchas (Gaúchos Traditions Centers) - gather many people who contribute to maintain these traditions in spite of society modernization. There are CTGs throughout all Rio Grande do Sul and, even, in neighbouring states, as Santa Catarina.

Practical Information

Telephone Area Code (DDD): 51
Zip Code (CEP): 90.000-000
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