Timeline of Porto Alegre

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Porto Alegre, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

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  • 1743 - Porto dos Cazaes founded by Azoreans.[1]
  • 1770 - Settlement becomes official residence of governor Jose Marcellino de Figuereido; renamed "Porto Alegre."[1]
  • 1773 - Câmara Municipal (town council) convenes.
  • 1779 - Matriz de Porto Alegre (church) construction begins.
  • 1789 - Palacio de Barro built.
  • 1803 - Porto Alegre becomes a vila.[1][2]
  • 1807 - Capital of Portuguese colonial Sao Pedro do Rio Grande moves to Porto Alegre from Rio Grande.[1](pt)
  • 1822 - Porto Alegre attains city status.[3]
  • 1824 - Palacete do Visconde de Pelotas (residence) built.
  • 1825 - German immigrants arrive.[1]
  • 1827 - Diário de Porto Alegre newspaper begins publication.[3]
  • 1854 - Ponte de Pedra (bridge) built.
  • 1858 - Praça do Comércio and São Pedro Theatre founded.[4]
  • 1864 - Horse-drawn tram begins operating.(pt)
  • 1869 - Public Market built.[5]
  • 1871 - Biblioteca Pública do Estado (Rio Grande do Sul) (library) founded.
  • 1872
    • Companhia Carris Porto-Alegrense (urban transport entity) formed.
    • Population: 43,998.[6]
  • 1878 - Sociedade Filarmônica Porto Alegrense (musical group) formed.[7]
  • 1881 - Exposição Brasileira-Allemã (international exposition) opens.[2][8]
  • 1890 - Felicíssimo Manuel de Azevedo becomes mayor.[9]
  • 1892 - O Exemplo newspaper begins publication.[10]
  • 1895 - Correio do Povo newspaper begins publication.[11]
  • 1898 - Velodrome built.[12]
  • 1900 - Population: 73,574.[1]

20th century

21st century

Images
  • Velodrome, built 1898 (photo circa 1900)
  • Opening of exposition, 1901
  • City Band, 1925
  • Brazilian Revolution of 1930 in Porto Alegre
  • View of Palácio do Comércio, built 1940 (photo 2011)
  • Aerial view of Porto Alegre, 2016

See also

References
  1. Britannica 1910.
  2. Coruja 1888.
  3. "Cronologia de Porto Alegre, No periodo de 1827 a 1837". Recuperacao e Memoria da Imprensa no Rio Grande do Sul: Preservacao da Memoria da Imprensa de Porto Alegre, 1827-1836 (in Portuguese). Instituto Histórico e Geográfico do Rio Grande do Sul. 2007.
  4. "História - Theatro São Pedro". Theatro São Pedro (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  5. Azevedo Lima 1890.
  6. "Tabela 1.6 - População nos Censos Demográficos, segundo os municípios das capitais - 1872/2010", Sinopse do Censo Demografico 2010 (in Portuguese), Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, retrieved 10 September 2018
  7. Winter 2009.
  8. Krawczyk 1997.
  9. Porto-Alegre 1918.
  10. "O Exemplo: Jornal do Povo". Ihgrgs.org.br (in Portuguese). Instituto Histórico e Geográfico do Rio Grande do Sul. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  11. Alberto Bessa (1904). O jornalismo: esboço historico da sua origem e desenvolvimento até aos nossos dias, ampliado, com a resenha chronologica e alphabetica do jornalismo no Brasil [Journalism: a historical sketch of its origin and development up to the present day, expanded with the chronological and alphabetic review of journalism in Brazil] (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Viuva Travares Cardoso.
  12. Mazo 2006.
  13. "Sobre". Arl.org.br (in Portuguese). Academia Rio-Grandense de Letras. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  14. Catalogo da Exposição Estadual de 1901 (in Portuguese), 1901
  15. "Quem Somos: Histórico". Arquivo Público do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  16. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Brazil". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  17. "Brazil". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440 – via HathiTrust.
  18. "Quem Somos". Ihgrgs.org.br (in Portuguese). Instituto Histórico e Geográfico do Rio Grande do Sul. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  19. "UF:RS - Periodo". Hemeroteca Digital Brasileira (in Portuguese). Biblioteca Nacional do Brasil. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  20. Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul. "Bens Tombados: Cidade: Porto Alegre". Iphae.rs.gov.br (in Portuguese). Governo do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  21. "Buildings in Porto Alegre". Emporis.com. Hamburg: Emporis GmbH. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  22. Luccas 2000.
  23. "Brazil: Directory". Europa World Year Book. Taylor & Francis. 2004. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8.
  24. "Museu de Porto Alegre Joaquim Felizardo". Portoalegre.rs.gov.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  25. Porto Alegre, Lei no 6.099, de 03 de março de 1988 (in Portuguese)
  26. "Histórico do Orçamento Participativo" [History of Participatory Budgeting]. Portoalegre.rs.gov.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  27. "Participatory democracy in Porto Alegre", The Guardian, UK, 10 September 2012
  28. "Portoalegre.rs.gov.br" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 8 May 1999 – via Wayback Machine.
  29. "Membros: Brasil". Uccla.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  30. "Going global", The Economist, UK, 1 February 2002
  31. "Driver Accused of Injuring Brazil Cyclists", New York Times, 11 March 2011
  32. "Porto Alegre threatens to pull out of hosting Brazil World Cup matches", The Guardian, 25 March 2014
  33. Police break up anti-FIFA protest in Porto Alegre, Reuters, 18 June 2014
  34. "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2016. United Nations Statistics Division. 2017.
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