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Farrapos (meaning Ragamuffins in English, in allusion to the Ragamuffin War) is a neighbourhood (bairro) in the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil. It was created by Law 6218 from November 17, 1988.

The Jacuí Delta (Portuguese: Delta do Jacuí) is a hydrographic complex of islands (archipelago), canals, swamps and ponds in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, formed by the meeting of the Jacuí, Caí, Sinos and Gravataí rivers, whose waters constitute Lake Guaíba.Politically, the delta is a state environmental protection area that overlaps with a state conservation unit, the Jacuí Delta State Park. The Jacuí Delta Environmental Protection Area (APAEDJ) is located in the municipalities of Porto Alegre, Canoas, Nova Santa Rita, Triunfo, Charqueadas and Eldorado do Sul and totals 22,826.39 ha, while the park totals 14,242 hectares.The Jacuí Delta State Park has the Jacuí Delta State Park Management Plan (PEDJ), published in 2014 and approved by SEMA Ordinance No. 20 of February 22, 2017.The Jacuí Delta includes areas of the Pampas and Atlantic Forest biomes and plays an important role in regulating the water regime of the Jacuí and Guaíba rivers. According to the PEDJ: "The wetlands inside the park are part of a larger set of humid areas that, especially in the central area of Rio Grande do Sul, form a strip of marshes and floodplains in a westerly direction, reaching up to the Ibicuí River, next to the Uruguay River, and in the east, northeast and southeast directions form the system of marshes and lagoons of the coastal plain".The eastern areas of the delta are urbanized. The urban centers of the municipalities of Triunfo, Eldorado do Sul and Charqueadas are located on the banks of the delta. Urban areas are also found in Porto Alegre, in the islands of Flores, Grande dos Marinheiros and Pintada. The Humaitá and Navegantes neighborhoods of the municipality of Porto Alegre were part of the deltaic system, but the implementation of the flood protection system in the 1970s (of which the Mauá Wall is part) eliminated their exposure to the deltaic water regime.

Banhados do Delta do Jacuí Biological Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Biológica dos Banhados do Delta do Jacuí) is a biological reserve in the Jacuí River delta in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

The Ely Building is a historic construction located in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, capital of Rio Grande do Sul, considered a cultural heritage of the city.The building, located at 283 Conceição Street, next to the bus station, was designed and erected between 1922 and 1923 by the German-Brazilian architect Theodor Wiederspahn, to be a store of the merchant Nicolau Ely, who became rich in the fabric trade. Originally, Ely kept his business on the first floor and rented out the upper floors for offices. Built in masonry in an eclectic style of Germanic inspiration, with Renaissance and Baroque elements, the building has about 8,000 square meters, spread over four floors, and 3,220 square meters of facade, decorated with plenty of tall and narrow windows with delicate frames, balustrades, domes, ornaments, statuary and wrought iron railings, highlighting a pediment with volutes and a statue of Mercury over the entrance, created by Alfredo Staege.It currently houses the downtown branch of Tumelero, a chain of construction materials stores. Despite being quite well preserved, the building has suffered aggressive interventions in its surroundings in recent years, such as the construction of a viaduct at a short distance, which hides part of the facade. Over the years it has undergone several repairs, and in 2012 a revitalization was carried out. Sergius Gonzaga, municipal secretary for culture, explained the initiative by saying that "this is a contribution to the soul of the city". Luiz Antonio de Assis Brasil, state secretary for culture, said that "the work has an aesthetic value for the collective memory of Porto Alegre". For historian and architect Arnoldo Doberstein, the building is particularly important for the history of architecture in Porto Alegre. According to Poltosi & Roman, from the Memory Center of the Council of Architecture and Urbanism of Rio Grande do Sul, its variety of elements lends dynamism to its extensive facade and its aesthetic qualities place it as "one of the most outstanding examples of eclectic architecture in Porto Alegre".

The Mauá Pier (Portuguese: Cais Mauá) is a section of the river port located in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is situated on the Navegantes Canal, upstream of Lake Guaíba, and is part of the Jacuí Delta.

Gravataí River (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡɾavataˈi]) is a river that runs along Gravataí (a city located in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre city).

The Town Hall of Porto Alegre (Portuguese: Paço Municipal de Porto Alegre), also known as Old City Hall (Portuguese: Prefeitura Velha) or Paço dos Açorianos, is a historic building in Porto Alegre, capital of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, being one of the most characteristic and important architectural landmarks of the city. It was inaugurated in 1901, with a project by Giovanni Colfosco, hosting the mayor's office and administrative bodies for a long time. It was listed by the municipality in 1979 and, after extensive renovations in 2003, it began to lend some of its rooms for art exhibitions, also having the offices and technical reserve of the Artistic Collection of the City Hall of Porto Alegre there. In 2022, during the celebrations week of the city's 250th anniversary, the mayor handed over the building to the administration of the Municipal Secretariat of Culture, which intends to transform it into a museum, the Museum of Art of Porto Alegre.

Arena do Grêmio is a multi-use stadium in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. It was inaugurated on December 8, 2012.It is used mostly for football matches and as the home stadium of Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, replacing the Estádio Olímpico Monumental. With a 60,540 capacity (55,662 current official capacity), the stadium is one of the most modern venues in South America. In Sisbrace, the Brazilian Ministry of Sport's football stadium evaluation system, Arena do Grêmio received the highest rating in all aspects. Arena also received from UEFA a "Category Four" evaluation from UEFA's stadium categories, the only in Brazil. Even though it is one of the most modern stadiums in Brazil, it was not listed as a host of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, held in the country, but in 2019 Arena do Grêmio was selected as one of the venues for the 2019 Copa América where five matches were played in the stadium.

Chalé da Praça XV is one of Porto Alegre's most traditional bars and restaurants. It is located in the city's historic center, XV de Novembro Square, near the Public Market and Town Hall.

The Arts Institute of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul is located at Senhor dos Passos Street, in the city of Porto Alegre, capital of Rio Grande do Sul. Its headquarters are located at Senhor dos Passos Street, 248, in Porto Alegre. Founded in 1908 under the name Instituto Livre de Belas Artes ('Free Institute of Fine Arts') by the initiative of the state government and under the direction of Olinto de Oliveira, the institute was initially divided into the Music and Fine Arts departments. It was the first higher education art school created in the state and is one of the oldest in Brazil still in operation. Starting as an independent institution, the school was temporarily incorporated into the university for nearly thirty years, from 1934 onwards. This phase of instability ended in 1962 with its definitive integration, which allowed for the expansion and enhancement of its activities. The IA is currently composed of the departments of Visual Arts, Music, and Dramatic Arts. It has over one hundred professors and approximately 1,600 students. The institute maintains theoretical research centers, research laboratories in new media and technologies, a permanent collection, an exhibition gallery, a library, an auditorium, theater rooms, numerous university extension programs, and exchange and research agreements with national and international institutions and universities. The institution was founded under challenging conditions and took decades to solidify its position. From the outset, however, it assumed the role of the primary center for artistic production and recognition in Rio Grande do Sul, playing a key role in the structuring, systematization, and professionalization of the art system. It has trained generations of students, many of whom later became renowned, and has been a leading center for the production and dissemination of art theory and criticism.

Farol Santander Porto Alegre, formerly known as Santander Cultural, is a Brazilian cultural center run by Banco Santander. It is located in a historic building in Alfândega Square, in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, in Rio Grande do Sul. It has been listed as a heritage site by IPHAE.

The Beneficência Portuguesa de Porto Alegre, originally Sociedade Beneficente e Hospitalar da Colônia Portuguesa de Porto Alegre (English: Hospital and Charitable Society of the Portuguese Colony of Porto Alegre), is a Brazilian philanthropic hospital institution in the city of Porto Alegre, state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located at 270 Independência Avenue, in the Independência neighborhood. In 1977, the historical building was included by the City Hall in the Inventory of Real Estate Assets of Historical and Cultural Value and of Expressive Tradition.