City of Porto Alegre


QuickFacts

  • Foundation: 1772
  • Population (2010): 1.509 million inhabitants
  • Ethnicities: European immigrants (Portuguese, Italian, German, Polish, Spanish, among others) and more than 30 ethnic groups from Asia, Africa and Native Indians
  • Area: 496.83 km2
  • Population Density: 394 hab/km2 (2008)
  • Per capita income (2008): US$ 13,186.00






    Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
    Av. Ipiranga 6681
    Porto Alegre/RS/Brazil
    Zip Code: 90619-900
    Phone: +55 51 3353-4431
    E-mail: dir.pesquisa@pucrs.br