Porto Alegre
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Porto Alegre (lit. "Gay Port" or "Joyous Port") is the 10th largest city in Brazil, and the capital city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre is one of the most important cultural, political and economic centers of Southern Brazil. Porto Alegre held the highest standard of living among all Brazilian capitals for many years and it was the sole Brazilian city listed on Jones Lang LaSalle's World Winning Cities.
The city, located on the Guaiba Lake, was founded in 1742 by...
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