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Porto Alegre

Brazil · Rio Grande do Sul

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

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Local time: UTC-3 · 3 h ahead of Costa Rica
Region: Rio Grande do Sul
Main language: Portuguese
On the map: 30.04° S, 51.21° W

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