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Porto Alegre, RS

Porto Alegre,a XVIIIth Century's City

Actually, the Capital of the State of Rio Grande do Sul was founded during the second half of the XVIIIth century, on March 26th, 1772. Since then, Porto Alegre has become a modern city that preserved most of its old style buildings and monuments. Next, see this evolution until today.

Ethnical Diversity

During the first centuries of Portuguese colonization of the Brazilian territory, these hardly reached the southern portion of this land. Indeed, this part of the territory was not included in Portuguese possessions according to the Treaty of Tordesillas. Portugal's ambition, however, was to occupy territories spreading until the River de la Plata.

But this had hardly been the case. Later on, several colonization waves took place and occupied the lands of the newly created Capitany of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul. Those lands - before colonization - were inhabited by Tupi-Guarani Indians:

• the tropeiros
• African slaves
• Azorian colons
• Italian and German immigrants

Chronology

• 1500: Brazil's discovery by Portuguese under Pedro Álvares Cabral
• 1772: foundation of the city of Porto Alegre, on March 26th
• 1882: Brazil's Independence from Portugal (sept. 7th). Empire of Brazil, under Pedro I
• 1888: Abolition of Slavery
• !889: Republic (November, 15th)

Practical Information

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