Porto Alegre

Summary

Porto Alegre is a municipality of Brazil^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.1% of municipality_of_brazil entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,154 views/month, #5 of 4,882).^[2]

Key Facts

• Porto Alegre is located in Rio Grande do Sul^[3].
• Porto Alegre is in the country of Brazil^[4].
• Porto Alegre is on the body of water Guaíba^[5].
• Porto Alegre's head of government is recorded as Nelson Marchezan Júnior^[6].
• Porto Alegre's image is recorded as Aerial view of the point of Porto Alegre extending into Guaíba Lake.jpg^[7].
• Porto Alegre's instance of is recorded as municipality of Brazil^[8].
• Porto Alegre's instance of is recorded as port city^[9].
• Porto Alegre's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Porto Alegre's official language is recorded as Brazilian Portuguese^[11].
• Porto Alegre's flag image is recorded as Bandeira de Porto Alegre.svg^[12].
• Porto Alegre's shares border with is recorded as Canoas^[13].
• Porto Alegre's shares border with is recorded as Eldorado do Sul^[14].
• Porto Alegre's shares border with is recorded as Viamão^[15].
• Porto Alegre's shares border with is recorded as Nova Santa Rita^[16].
• Porto Alegre's shares border with is recorded as Triunfo^[17].
• Porto Alegre's shares border with is recorded as Alvorada^[18].
• Porto Alegre's shares border with is recorded as Cachoeirinha^[19].
• Porto Alegre's anthem is recorded as Q10295683^[20].
• Porto Alegre's coat of arms image is recorded as Coats of arms of Porto Alegre.svg^[21].
• Porto Alegre's flag is recorded as flag of Porto Alegre^[22].
• Porto Alegre's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kanazawa^[23].
• Porto Alegre's twinned administrative body is recorded as Horta^[24].
• Porto Alegre's twinned administrative body is recorded as Portalegre^[25].
• Porto Alegre's twinned administrative body is recorded as Punta del Este^[26].
• Porto Alegre's twinned administrative body is recorded as Salihli^[27].

Body

Founding

+1772-03-26T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Porto Alegre^[28].

Why It Matters

Porto Alegre ranks in the top 0.1% of municipality_of_brazil entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,154 views/month, #5 of 4,882).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]