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Pôrto Alegre , city (1991 pop. 1,263,403), capital of Rio Grande do Sul state, SE Brazil, on the Guaíba River. One of the chief industrial and commercial centers of Brazil, it is also a major river port, exporting the products of the rich agricultural and pastoral hinterland. It has a modern shipyard, meatpacking plants, foundries, and varied processing industries and assembly plants. Pôrto Alegre's power comes from both coal and hydroelectric facilities. The city was founded (c.1742) by immigrants from the Azores. Since the 19th cent. its development has been aided by numerous German and Italian settlers. A modern city with handsome business and government buildings, Pôrto Alegre has also preserved many old, narrow streets and colonial buildings. It is the seat of two large universities and is an important cultural and literary center.

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Pôrto Alegre, Brazil Rio Grande do Sul: founded in 1742 by Portuguese colonists from the Azores, the name means ‘Happy Port’ from porto ‘port’ and alegre ‘happy’ or ‘joyful’. The original name, Pôrto dos Casais ‘Port of the Couples’, signified that the colonists were married. There is a Porto Alegre in São Tomé and Príncipe.

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	Nuestro futuro: Porto Alegre o Nueva York.(Foro Económico Mundial; Foro Social Mundial; efectos sociales de la globalización)(TT: Our future: Porto Alegre or New York.)(TA: World Economic Forum; World Social Forum; social effects of globalization) Magazine article from: Proceso; 2/24/2002
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