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Linha Turismo.
Travessa do Carmo Street 84, phones (51)
3213-3464 and (51) 3212-1628: a tourist bus line
that passes through 11 neighbourhoods and shows
the main attractions of the city (parks, trees,
statues, hospitals, churches etc), with audio
guides in three languages. The trip is 28km long
and lasts for about 1h20min, and the arrival is
at the same departure address. From Tuesdays to
Sundays (holidays included), at 9am, 10:30am,
1:30pm, 3pm and 4:30m (winter) or 10:30am,
1:30pm, 3pm, 4:30pm and 6pm (summer). The
tickets cost 5 reais for the lower floor and 7
reais for the superior one (which has no
ceiling).
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| Gauchos were generally nomadic
and lived on the pampas, the plain that extends north from
Patagonia, bounded on the west by the Andes and extending as far
north as the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Most gauchos were
either criollo (South Americans of Spanish ancestry) or mestizo (of
mixed Spanish and Native American blood), but the term applies
equally to people of other European, African, or mixed ancestry (see
bottom of next paragraph). The gaucho plays an important symbolic role in the nationalisms of this region, especially that of Argentina. The habit of taking chimarrão (a herb tea drunk from a gourd), the wearing of wide-legged trousers (a type of national costume), cooking on an earth barbecue and incorporating Castilian Spanish expressions in the dialect are some of the features that characterize the Gaucho, particularly those who were born and brought up in the pampas, the plains that form one of the most striking landscapes in the region. As well as the plains, other Gaúcho landscapes can be seen by anyone crossing this state, the gateway between Brazil and her southern neighbours, Uruguay and Argentina wiki/Gaucho |
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Porto Alegre is a huge outdoor architectonic
museum. The different styles are concentrated especially downtown,
recording on the buildings the influences which marked the capital
city’s golden time. Therefore, walking across the narrow streets of
the historical center, one may see buildings with baroque
characteristics – as the “Casa da Junta” – sharing the space with
the modern architecture of Farroupilha Palace – a place that today
hosts the State Legislative Assembly.  PALACIO PIRATINI The governor's palace, seat of the state government since 1921. French architecture with internal panels signed by renowned Italian painter, Aldo Locateli. Designated state heritage in 1986,the palace is open for visitors most days, with no entrance fee. Directions: Located at 'DA MATRIZ' square,in the center of the city, close to the cathedral.
Porto
Alegre City Hall – “Paço dos Açorianos” (The Palace of the Azoreans)
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| The Rota Romântica
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| The Rota Romântica, Portuguese for the "Romantic
Route", is a scenic tourist route which runs through 13
municipalities located in the moutainous Serra Gaúcha in the
southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The area was
originally colonized by German immigrants in the first half of the
19th century. The strong German influence can still be seen in each
of these beautiful towns and villages - this truly sets the tour
route apart from others in Brazil. The Germanic roots are visible in
the architecture, gastronomy and occasionally in the accent and
language (Riograndenser Hunsrückisch) of the people - and, of
course, in their Northern European appearance. The Rota Romântica is approximately 184km (about 114 miles) in distance and extends from São Leopoldo to São Francisco de Paula. The 13 municipalities along the route are: São Leopoldo, Novo Hamburgo, Estância Velha, Ivoti, Dois Irmãos, Morro Reuter, Santa Maria do Herval, Presidente Lucena, Picada Café, Nova Petrópolis, Gramado, Canela, and São Francisco de Paula.  |
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Travel Agencies-Agências de Viagem -
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| Alliance Turismo Rua Riachuelo, 1038 – sala 701 Fone: 3061.2777 alliance turismo.com.br Astra Turismo Av. Félix da Cunha, 836 – sala 102 – Moinhos de Vento Fone: 3222-5004 astratur.com.br
Aerotur Agência de Viagens e Turismo Caminhos do Sul Turismo Dial Tour Home Galápagos Tour Imagem Tur Macchi Turismo
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Cultural
centers, museums, history benchmarks and the cathedral area
all worthwhile. The two universities and its position as a capital of Mercusur make Porto Alegre the capital of the four founding coutries,
Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil. This is
guacho land. There's many excellent day trips and far more English
is spoken here than elsewhere in Brazil making Puerto Alegre a good base
of operations. However the visitor infrustructure is still getting
started and the downtown can seem empty on weekends.
The sunset, as seen from the Guaíba Lake, blankets the city
with golden lights. Every day the crowds gather to see the spectacular
twilight show along the 72 km of shoreline.
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BOAT TOURS
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| PORTO ALEGRE has a long
coastline on the Guaíba Lake, and its topography is punctuated
by 40 hills. In the lake -- a very vast body of water -- a maze
of islands facing the city create an archipelago where a unique
ecosystem makes possible an exuberant wildlife. The city area
concentrates 28% of the native flora of Rio Grande do Sul, with
9,288 species.
Boat Tours
-River Two-hour excursions on the Rio
Guaiba leave from the tour-boat berth (Doca
Turística) on Avenida Mauá, near the train
station. Schedules vary seasonally, so check
with the tourist office. There are also boat
excursions from the Centro Cultural Usina do
Gasômetro.
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Beaches
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within the City are not used for swimming and for much of the winter are
deserted and wind swept, however you will find the sunsets exceptional.
There are many fine beaches an hour from the city but do not
swim in the inviting water at the Puerto Alegre beaches as they are
polluted. 5-day weather by bbc || Averages |
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Cultural Centers
CENTROS CULTURAIS
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 Centro Cultural Usina do
Gasômetro Address: Usina do Gasômetro, Avenida Presidente João Goulart, 551, Centro, tel. (51) 3212-5979. 10h/20h (ter. a dom.). 1 - Cultural Centre Locate on the shores of Guaíba,the building holds an old thermoelectric powerhouse of the city that was active from 1928 to 1974. Since 1991, it's one of the most important cultural centers of the State. It's chimney is 117m tall and serves as a visual reference throughout the city. The best day to visit the Gasômetro is on a Sunday afternoon, when there are people sunbathing and admiring the view. |
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Casa de Cultura
Mário Quintana
Rua dos Andradas 736 (Tues-Fri 9am-9pm, Sat & Sun
noon-9pm)
Rua dos Andradas, 736, Centro, tel. (51) 3221-7147. 9h/21h (ter.
a sex.) e 12h/21h (sáb., dom. e feriados). Site:
www.ccmq.rs.gov.br
Restored in
1990, it is now one of the biggest cultural centers
in Latin America. When visiting, go to the Majestic
Cafe on the top floor with an excellent view of the
city center.
Apart from numerous exhibition galleries, the Casa
de Cultura houses a library, a cinema, a
restaurant and a café. Designed in Neoclassical
style by the German architect Theo Wiederspahn in
1923, the extremely elegant rose-coloured building
was a hotel until 1980. The poet Mário Quintana was
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| Centro Municipal de Cultura, Avenida Erico Veríssimo, 307, Azenha, tel. (51) 3221-6622. 8h30/23h (todos os dias). |
| Centro Cultural CEEE Erico Veríssimo, Rua dos Andradas, 1223, Centro, tel. (51) 3226-5342. 9h/17h (seg. a sex.). Horário sujeito a modificações. Site: www.ccev.com.br |
| Santander Cultural, Rua Sete de Setembro, 1028, Centro, tel. (51) 3287-5500. 12h/20h (seg.), 10h/20h (ter. a sáb.) e 10h/18h (dom.). Site: www.santandercultural.com.br |
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Parks
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Farroupilha Park
Also known as Redenção Address: Av. Osvaldo Aranha, José Bonifácio e João Pessoa. Phone: (51) 3221 3562
The biggest parks in Porto Alegre at
370 thousand sq. metersand well located near the business center
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Moinhos de Vento Park
(also known as Parcão) [Windmill Park] Moinhos de Vento
District.
The Park administrative head offices were built in the shape of an artificial windmill debouching as a small cascade. A great choice for walking, jogging or to bring the kids to the playground or to watch the ducks and turtles at the lake. It has 115 thousand sq. meters and offers sports infrastructure with a soccer field, tennis court, bowl field, gymnastics equipment, skating track, multipurpose courts, and athletic sports tracks. There is also a library for children, containing one thousand books, especially devoted to ecologic literature. While there visit the street 24 de Outubro, one of the most charming in the city. |
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Morro do Osso (Osso Hill) Located between Tristeza, Camaquá, and Ipanema districts. From the top of its 143 meters, with an over 200-degree panoramic view, one can see the Guaíba Lake, Ipanema Beach, Downtown Porto Alegre, and a few hills. A share of this Hill lines off the Osso Hill Natural Park, which must soon be expanded. The park has a head office with an auditorium for educational activities, forester service, and an environmental educational program. |
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Morro São Pedro (São Pedro Hill) It lies between Restinga and Lami districts. From its 289 meters high, it is possible to see part of the city’s Southern Zone, Lami Beach, and Itapuã Lighthouse. With over one thousand hectares, it has several clean and preserved stream fountains. There you can find four basic vegetal formations: clean field, with tripping vegetation; dirty field, with clumps of shrub and semi-shrubby vegetation; the gallery forest, which flows across the brooks; and pluvial subtropical wood or forest. In addition to campo flickers, partridges, “sabiás”, southern house wrens, and sparrow hawks, other animals in danger of extinction, as auburn monkeys, live in this hill. |
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Morro Santa Teresa (Santa Teresa Hill) Located at Santa Teresa District, this hill is 148 m above sea level, providing a panoramic view of the shores of Guaíba Lake along the “Marinha do Brasil” and Maurício Sirotsky Sobrinho (Harmonia) parks. From Ruy Ramos belvedere, at the hilltop, it is also possible to see some of the archipelago islands, the “Usina do Gasômetro” (Gasholder Plant), and Downtown Porto Alegre. Santa Teresa is known for sheltering several TV and radio stations, being this the reason why the population nicknamed it as "TV Hill". It has had a bad reputation at times for robberies |
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Maurício Sirotsky Sobrinho Park (Harmonia Park) Located at Cidade Baixa District, it has 300 thousand sq. meters, hosting in its area a replica of a traditional gaucho farm - the Harmonia Ranch -, designed to maintain and practice the regionalist culture. It also has an aeromodelling track, a nautimodelling tank, children’s sites, soccer and bowl fields, volleyball courts, and over 100 barbecue grills available in different areas of the park. |
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Saint Hilaire Park Located on RS-040 highway, at about km 02, this park is 17 km away from Downtown Porto Alegre. It has 11.8 sq. km, 240 hectares of which are designed to leisure and 940 hectares reserved to permanent preservation. Its name is a homage to scientist Augustin François César Prouvençal de Saint-Hilaire, an internationally renowned French traveler and naturalist who lived in Brazil for many years. The park infrastructure has soccer fields, bowl fields, volleyball courts and indoor soccer fields, aeromodelling and skating tracks, a playground and approximately 100 barbecue grills. |
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Mascarenhas de Moraes Park Officially created in 1984, the park has a total area of 182,383 sq. meters. In addition, it has an ecologic reserve of approximately 6 hectares, inhabited by many flora and fauna species. The Southern Wing of the park has a playground and three volleyball courts; in the central part are the park administration office, soccer and bowl fields, volleyball courts, soccer seven fields and multipurpose courts and fields. Mascarenhas de Moraes Park is at Humaitá District. |
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Chico Mendes Park It pays a homage to preservationist Francisco Alves Mendes Filho, commonly known as Chico Mendes, the union leader of rubber tappers and a great defender of the Amazon forest, murdered in 1988, in Acre State. The park occupies 247 thousand sq. meters and it is located still at an urban consolidation stage area. It has a forest of eucalyptuses and a small ecologic reserve comprised basically of native trees which ensure the survival of several species of the avifauna. It also has a volleyball court, a basketball court, two soccer fields, three bowl fields, table games, gymnastics equipment, cooper lanes, rest rooms, a playground, and an area with barbecue grills. The Chico Mendes Memorial and the outdoor amphitheater are designed to ceremonies and cultural agendas. |
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Parque Marinha do Brasil ( Brazilian Navy’s Park) It occupies an area of 715 thousand sq. meters at Praia de Belas District. From there one can admire the waters of Guaíba Lake. Sportspeople enjoy the park very much due to its infrastructure characteristics – it has four tennis courts, five multipurpose courts, a soccer field, six indoor soccer fields, an athletic sports track, a skating track, a skateboard track, nine sand soccer fields, a mourning hall and gymnastics equipment. Bicycle and quadricycle rental is also available. It also has a playground and a small amusement park. Out of its total area, 11 hectares represent forests and grass-covered spaces where there are many native trees and exotic species. |
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The state can make the bold claim to some of
the most spectacular scenery as well as picturesque charm.
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Gramado and Canela
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Gramado and Canela:
through the German foothills (serra alemã) between Itaimbezinho
Canyon and Nova Petrópolis, they gather the beauty of the Gaucho
Mountain ridge, of the mountains, of the
parks and flowers. Serra Gaúcha is in the mountain range of Rio Grande do Sul. Here
the influence of the German and Italian immigrants predominates.
Besides the workmanship, hydrangeas, Bavarian architecture
chocolates, colonial coffee, and the sweet charm of Christmas
the Gramado Film Festival is famous throughout Latin America.
Largely concerned with tourism, Gramado and Canela are the best
known towns and in winter, snow can cover the roofs. Canela is a
small town with an abundance of natural beauty, including the
Cascata do Caracol, a waterfall with a drop of one hundred and
thirty one metresAs might be expected their festivals star their Ockoberfest on weekends in in October. Also there is the Festa de Verao on weekends during Jan & Feb and Festa do Folkore on weekend in July. All the events are held in the Parque do Imigrante which also features a historic village from the turn of the century and a helpful tourist office at the entrance (open daily till 6pm). Temperature in Gramado and Canela is normally about 5 oC less than Porto Alegre. Nova Petrópolis About 100 km north Porto Alegre and where German is still largely spoken. There are many Swiss chalet type structures as a result of the official attempts to promote building in the German character. The population is around 25,000 people and most are of German origin. Dairy farming and shoemaking are the major economic activities in the municipality. |
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Bento Goncalves and Garibaldi: Wine Country
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Wine Region is
an escape to Italian scenery . Caxias do Sul, Bento Gonçalves,
Garibaldi, are the standout destination of the region.
This is the capital of Brazilan wine making and there is plenty
of happiness, music, wines, champagne and Italina cooking to
satisfy anyone.Wine Route, through the Italian foothills (serra italiana) a couple of hours north of Porto Alegre. The beautiful Vale dos Vinhedos (Valley of the Vineyards) is just two hours drive [120 Km ] from Porto Alegre. Vale dos Vinhedos is a valley among Bento Gonçalves, Garibaldi and Monte Belo do Sul borders. Wines from Vale dos Vinhedos are globally known. The techniques guarantee the product quality, which already earned important national and international prizes, mainly in countries of Europe. In the summer the main attraction is to eat the grapes in the vineyards, to accompany the winegrowers' work, to see how the wine and juice are produced.
This is where 90% of the country's wine
production is done. Since the 1970s, investment in wineries
has leapt up considerably and the ensuing quality although
Brazil still lags in exports behind the hegemony of Chile and
Argentina it is a growing sector of the local economy.
Salto ventoso (Windy Jump) - it is located
in the district of Nova Sardenha (New Sardenha). With 54 meters
of height, in front of a large mouth (200 meters in length for
25 meters of height), where you can watch it from behind the
waterfall. The horseshoe shape, like a semicircle, making it
possible to watch it from any angle. When the sun shines inside
of the big mouth, on the rift of the water, several colors
reflecte on the walls of the cave. " Quatrilho ", the Oscar
nominate movie, was filmed here.
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Santa Maria
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Santa Maria is a
city in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul, the
southernmost state of Brazil. It is known for the presence of a
federal university (Universidade Federal de Santa Maria) and a
number of private universities and faculties, due to which fact
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Aparados da Serra National Park
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One hundred and eighty six kilometres from Porto Alegre, near the frontier with the state of Santa Catarina, in the mountainous region known as Campos de Cima da Serra is Cambará do Sul, a district that includes the Itaimbezinho canyon set in the Aparados da Serra National Park.Canyon do Itaimbézinho: In this freak of nature, the mountains are separated from each other by almost two hundred and fifty kilometres of vertical walls that are seven hundred and twenty metres
deep and with a breadth varying between one hundred and two thousand metres. Looking out from the Itaimbezinho canyon on a sunny day it is possible to see the Torres sea and the beach to the north of the state where the craggy cliffs, caverns and enormous boulders make it one of the most attractive landscapes in the southern region.
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Serra Geral National Park
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| Situated between Cambará do Sul, in Rio Grande do Sul State, and
Praia Grande and Jacinto Machado, in Santa Catarina State, Serra
Geral National Park was created in 1992. It is an extension of
its neighbor, Aparados da Serra, and has an area of 173 km2
(17,300 ha.). There are more than 60 canyons distributed over the region, and although they are all similar, the surprise and fascination when approaching the edge of each one is unique. The one that calls most attention and surprises by its magnitude is the Fortaleza Canyon, with more than 7 km in extension (4.4 miles). Araucaria Forests, highlighting the Paraná araucária, pepper trees, oak trees, kinds of holly, and Scotch pine; grasses that prevail on the fields; and the Atlântica Pluvial Forest, with several species such as maria-mole trees and the canchara cabralea, coexist in the park. The guará wolf, cougar, and pampas deer can only be seen in places of difficult access |
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The state is also home to the historic
São Miguel das Missões, [wiki] the ruins of an 18th century Jesuit
Mission. The Missions are in three countries and are a
UNESCO World Heritage site.
São Miguel das Missões, Portuguese for the "Mission of St. Michael", located in the small city of São Miguel das Missões in northwestern Rio Grande do
Sul. It was also known as "São Miguel Arcanjo" and by
its Spanish name "San Miguel." Jesuit missionaries founded
the mission in the 18th Century in part to catechise the Guarani
indian population and to protect the natives from Spanish and
Portuguese slave traders. The Mission was constructed from about
1735-1745. Despite the efforts of the Jesuits, the slave trade
of the Spanish and Portuguese empires eventually conquered and
the Mission was abandone Rio Grande do Sul's prairies have been the scene of bloody wars: the dispute between Portugal and Spain for the Sacramento Colony, the Guarani Missions War, the War of Tatters [wiki], the Federalist Revolution, the Maurers Revolt, The Contestado War [wiki], and the Vargas's levant. |
young
adults who engage in many political movements, cultural and
social entrepreneurs, and a wide range of academic researches of
international strength.
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The three big resort towns on the north
coast are
Torres, Capão da Canoa and Tramandaí. Torres,
the furthest from Porto Alegre, is only three hours away by car.
All three have medium-sized airports, luxury hotels and
up-market nightlife.
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| Located on the coast of Rio Grande do Sul
State, Torres is the most sophisticated summer destinations
in the State attracting many out of state visitors.T
he pleasant climate and the vastness of the white sand
beaches assure that visitors return.
The climate in Torres is divided into two very
marked seasons. From October to April it is very hot and dry
(24°c-36°c) and the rest of the year is cold and humid
(8°c-20°c). It is possible to find ocean, beaches, dunes, cliffs, Atlantic forest, river, lagoon, waterfalls and various species of fauna and flora – all on the same place. Torres is also one of the oldest municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul State. Torres
has some of the best surf spots in the state. Some of the
best Brazilian surfers are from Torres. The city hosts ballooning festivals, a very popular activity in the area. Torres (Rio Grande do Sul) by en.wikipedia.org
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The surfing
conditions are improved by the presence of rocky the
mountains and other geological formations which provide
natural protection from strong winds and create good sea
bottom shapes. The best season for surfing is the winter
(may-sep) with waves up to 3 meters high and cold water.
During the summer the waves are smaller and the northeast
wind usually jeopardizes the surfing conditions. It is
possible to practice Tow-in in a point break near Ilha dos
Lobos and waves as high as 8 meters have been registered
there but the access is difficult and good conditions are
rare.
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leopards, hate mosquitoes, but want to do some ecological tourism,
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State: Rio Grande do Sul Region: South Population: 6,840 inhabitants Area Code: (54) Distances Aparados da Serra National Park: 18 km (11 miles) Serra Geral National Park: 22 km (14 miles) Porto Alegre: 188 km (117 miles) Praia Grande: 38 km (24 miles) São Francisco de Paula: 71 km (44 miles) Torres: 79 km (49 miles) Gramado: 116 km (72 miles) Criciúma: 145 km (90 miles) Florianópolis: 330 km (205 miles) Cambará do Sul by turismo.gov.br |
