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Porto Alegre
Capital and largest city of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.

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Its population of roughly 1.4 million inhabitants (2022) makes it the 11th-most populous city in the country and the centre of Brazil's fifth-largest metropolitan area, with 4.1 million inhabitants (2022). The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian state.

Get in

Getting to Porto Alegre

  1. 01
    Salgado Filho International Airport
  2. 02
    Porto Alegre Bus Terminal
See

Worth seeing

Linha Turismo is a tourist bus line that rides 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 28 km (17 mi) long and lasts for about 1 hr 20 min, and the arrival is at the same departure address.

  1. 01
    Monument to the Azoreans
  2. 02
    Usina do Gasômetro

    Largo do Trabalho, 46 (1.7 km/1.06 mi from Mercado Trensurb Station).

  3. 03
    Iberê Camargo Foundation

    Padre Cacique, 2000 (Bus line 176), site@iberecamargo.org.br.

  4. 04
    MARGS
  5. 05
    Museu de Ciências e Tecnologia da PUCRS
  6. 06
    Casa de Cultura Mario Quintana

    Rua dos Andradas, 736.

Do

Things to do

Watch the sunset over Lake Guaíba. Porto Alegre has a beautiful sunset over Lake Guaíba. Best enjoyed on the waterfront, in places like the Historic Center (near Usina do Gasômetro) and Ipanema. This event only lasts about five minutes. During winter (around July) it is recommended to take additional clothes, as the wind can be very strong. Climb aboard the Cisne Branco boat.

  1. 01
    Arena do Grêmio
  2. 02
    Beira-Rio Stadium
  3. 03
    Passo d'Areia Stadium
Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Lancheria do Parque

    Avenida Osvaldo Aranha, 1086 (Bairro Bom Fim, across from the Parque Redençao),.

  2. 02
    Reçaka Bar

    José do Patrocínio, 531 (lunch time) or 495 (dinner time) (Cidade Baixa),.

  3. 03
    Tudo Pelo Social

    Serves simple dishes, such as beef and fries, but the quality is awesome and the prices are unbelievable.

  4. 04
    Speed Lanches

    Typical sandwich of Porto Alegre; it's a cheap option..

  5. 05
    Churrascaria Giovanaz

    An inexpensive churrascaria in the Cidade Baixa.

How locals move

Getting around Porto Alegre the local way

  • Get aroundremarks |- |infant || free || must pass under or over the turnstile |- |student || R$ 2.40 || must use a special TRI card |- |adult || R$ 4.80 || second trip is R$ 2.40 (with TRI) |- |resident senior (60 yr+) || free || must use a special TRI card |- |senior (65 yr+) || free || any document proving age is enough |} The Lotação is an alternative transportation system, with fewer lines, served by minibuses with up to 20 people in capacity.
  • Get aroundAll minibuses are air conditioned and some of them have reclining seats.
  • Get aroundThe minibuses are easily recognized by their "red, white and blue" color.

From Wikivoyage: Porto Alegre, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.