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Estádio José Pinheiro Borda, better known as Estádio Beira-Rio or simply Beira-Rio, (Portuguese pronunciation: [esˈtadʒiu ˈbejɾɐ ˈʁiu], Riverside Stadium) due to its location beside the Guaíba River, is a football stadium in Porto Alegre, Brazil. It serves as the home stadium for Sport Club Internacional, replacing their previous stadium, the Estádio dos Eucaliptos. It is named after José Pinheiro Borda (1897–1965), an elderly Portuguese engineer who supervised the building of the stadium but died before seeing its completion. Estádio Beira-Rio was one of the 12 venues used for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, hosting five of the matches in the tournament.

The Estádio Ildo Meneghetti, familiarly known as Estádio dos Eucaliptos, was a football stadium located in the neighborhood of Menino Deus, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The stadium was built in 1931 had a maximum seating capacity of 20,000 people. Estádio dos Eucaliptos was owned by Sport Club Internacional. The stadium was nicknamed after Chácara dos Eucaliptos (meaning Eucalyptus' Ranch), the site of the stadium. Its formal name honors Ildo Meneghetti, who was a president of Internacional and an engineer. There are within the stadium football fields made of synthetic turf available for use.

Marinha do Brasil Park is an urban park located in the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It was inaugurated on December 9, 1978, on 70,7 hectares of city-owned land. It is located in Praia de Belas neighbourhood.

2013 World Masters Athletics Championships is the 20th in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place in Porto Alegre, Brazil from 16 to 27 October 2013. The main venue was Centro Estadual de Treinamento Esportivo (CETE), which had a newly laid track. Supplemental venues included Estádio Universitário da PUCRS at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sociedade de Ginástica Porto Alegre (SOGIPA). Non-stadia road races were held at Parque Marinha do Brasil and Orla do Guaíba. This Championships was organized by World Masters Athletics (WMA) in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC): Estate of Rio Grande Do Sul, City Hall of Porto Alegre, ABRAM (Brazilian Association of Athletics Master) - Francisco Hypolito da Silveira and Group AUSTRAL - Vinicius Garcia. The WMA is the global governing body of the sport of athletics for athletes 35 years of age or older, setting rules for masters athletics competition. In addition to a full range of track and field events, non-stadia events included 8K Cross Country, 10K Race Walk, 20K Race Walk, Half Marathon and Marathon.

Arroio Dilúvio is a brook (arroio) in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, that flows in areas with high population density. It was or still is known by other names: Riacho Ipiranga (resulting in the name of Ipiranga Avenue), Arroio da Azenha (watermill, resulting in the names of Azenha Avenue and Azenha neighborhood), Riacho or Riachinho and even Arroio do Sabão, this being the current name of the stream that gives it its most distant source.

Praia de Belas is a neighborhood of the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It was created by Law 2022 from December 7, 1959. Close to Porto Alegre downtown, Praia de Belas was named after the farmer Antônio Rodrigues de Belas, who constructed a road for the slave trade in 1839, today known as Praia de Belas avenue. The number of dwellers begun to grow when a stone quay was built in 1870, and thus the political authorities decided to expand its area. In 1960, a big portion of Guaíba Lake was covered with landfill and enabled the planned urbanization process. Since then it has been home to innumerable government and public buildings, such as courthouses: the Administrative Centre of Rio Grande do Sul is located here, as well as many courthouses. Moreover, there are two parks in Praia Belas: the Marinha do Brasil Park and Maurício Sirotski Sobrinho Park. Also, there is located a highly regarded private school of the city, the Maria Imaculada school.

Estádio Olímpico Monumental (Monumental Olympic Stadium, in English), also known as Estádio Olímpico de Porto Alegre (Porto Alegre Olympic Stadium) and Estádio Olímpico (Olympic Stadium) until 1980, is a football stadium in the city of Porto Alegre, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, with a maximum capacity of 45,000 people. The stadium is owned by Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense. Inaugurated on September 19, 1954, the stadium was the home field of the Grêmio football club before being the team moved to Arena do Grêmio in December 2012. Currently, the venue is not in use by the club and suffers from lack of maintenance.

The Centro Universitário Ritter dos Reis ("Ritter dos Reis University Center" in English), better known as UniRitter, is a university in Brazil, with two campuses in the cities of Canoas and Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul. Through these campuses it serves more than 6,000 students. UniRitter was founded on October 18, 1971, by the educator Romeu Ritter dos Reis. In 2010, it became part of the Laureate International Universities network.

Borges de Medeiros Avenue (Portuguese: Avenida Borges de Medeiros) is an arterial road located in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It includes landmarks such as the Otávio Rocha Viaduct and the Cine Theatro Capitólio. The intersection with Andradas Street forms the Democratic Corner, an established meeting point for rallies and popular demonstrations of different kinds.

Centro Administrativo Fernando Ferrari, formerly Centro Administrativo do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul is a pyramid-shaped modernist building located on Largo dos Açorianos, at the Praia de Belas neighborhood in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Built during the 1970 decade and completed in 1987, the building houses several state public offices, and is home of the Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra. It is named in honor to the economist and politician Fernando Ferrari.

Azenha (literally Watermill in Portuguese) is a neighbourhood (bairro) in the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil.

Hipodromo do Cristal (Cristal Racecourse) is the most important center of horse racing in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located at Porto Alegre. It was designed by renowned Uruguayan architect Roman Fresnedo Siri. It is regarded as a remarkable example of modern architecture in South America. Horse races are taking place on Thursday. A major event is the Grande Premio Bento Goncalves (in November).