Porto Alegre, Brazil: population, climate, map and landmarks

Overview

Porto Alegre is a city in Brazil, in Rio Grande do Sul. About 1.5 million people live in the city proper, making it the 12th largest city of Brazil in our atlas.

It lies at 30.03° S, 51.23° W, about 46 m (151 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Sao_Paulo time zone.

Location

Red dot: Porto Alegre. Green dots: other major cities of Brazil. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Porto Alegre has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 30°C (85°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 9°C (48°F). Around 1,446 mm (57 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

Estádio Beira-RioFootball stadium in Porto Alegre, Brazil

Arena do GrêmioMulti-use stadium in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul

Estádio dos EucaliptosStadium in Brazil

São Pedro TheatreTheatre in Porto Alegre, Brazil

Piratini palaceSeat of the Executive Branch of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul Museum of ArtHistorical heritage listed by the Institute of Historical and Artistic Heritage of the State of Rio Grande do Sul in the city of Porto Alegre

Paço Municipal de Porto AlegreBuilding in Porto Alegre, Brazil

Praça Marechal DeodoroSquare in Porto Alegre, Brazil

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in BrazilNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3452925 (CC BY 4.0)
Wikidata Q22067568 (CC0)
Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits

Vistas de Porto Alegre (cropped): Editorial J from Porto Alegre, Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Beira-Rio-Stadium-Porto-Alegre-Brazil: Israel Heldt, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Arena do Grêmio 2014: Contato: clickdearaujo@gmail.com, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
EstádioDosEucaliptos2012: Caroline Corso - Editorial J, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Theatro São Pedro, Porto Alegre (19 December 2011): Tetraktys, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
PalacioPiratini2: Ricardo André Frantz (User:Tetraktys), CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Margs2011: Ricardo Frantz tetraktys (talk) 15:31, 30 July 2011 (UTC), CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Prefeitura velha de porto alegre: Ricardo André Frantz (User:Tetraktys), CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Praça da matriz: Ricardo André Frantz (User:Tetraktys), CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)