Location: Porto Alegre
State of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil
Country: Brazil
State: Rio Grande do Sul
Mesoregion: Metropolitan Porto Alegre
Microregion: Microregion of Porto Alegre
Founded: 26 March 1772
Government• Mayor: Nelson Marchezan Jr (PSDB)
Area• City: 496.827 km (191.826 sq mi)
Elevation: 10 m (30 ft)
Population (2017)• City: 1.481.019 (10th)
• Density: 3,030/km (7,800/sq mi)
• Metro: 4,405,769 (4th)
Demonym(s): Porto-alegrenses
Time zone: UTC-3 (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST): UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Postal Code: 90000-000
Area code(s): +55 51
Website: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
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Porto Alegre (local Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpoɾtu aˈlɛɡɾi] ( listen); Joyful Harbor) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Founded in 1769 by Manuel Sepúlveda, its population of 1,481,019 inhabitants (2016) makes it the tenth most populous city in the country and the centre of Brazil's fifth largest metropolitan area, with 4,405,760 inhabitants (2010). The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian state.
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