Interactive maps of hiking and biking routes around Porto Alegre
1. You can zoom in/out using your mouse wheel, as well as move the map of Porto Alegre with your mouse.2. This interactive map presents two modes: 'Biking Routes' and 'Hiking Routes'. Use the '+' button on the map to switch between them.
Railway and landscape maps of Porto Alegre area
This Porto Alegre map has two modes: 'Railway Network' and 'Landscape & Rural Map'. Use the '+' button on the map to navigate.City tours, excursions and tickets in Porto Alegre and surroundings
Overview of festivals and celebrations in Brazil
Some celebrants build small boats, in which they put flowers and other gifts - for example, fruits - and present this gift to the ocean. If the boat comes back, it means that the gift was not accepted by the ocean and you need to try again next year. This really ancient tradition existed long before the advent of Christianity. On New Year's Eve, it's important to eat at least a bit of lentil and seven raisins. Lentils symbolize strong health, while raisins attract wealth. If the first person a Brazilian meet after the New Year is of the opposite sex, it is a sign of good luck. … OpenPhotogallery of Porto Alegre sights
Our guide to Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre sightseeing
The Tupi people were the first settlers on the Brazilian land that we currently know as the capital of the Rio Grande do Sul State. Men of this tribe were mostly engaged in hunting, and women were picking berries and vegetables. In 1494, the Treaty of Tordesillas divided the newly discovered land, and the region became a Portuguese territory. However, the land remained uninhabited for three centuries. The … Open