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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.

Museu de Arte Contemporânea do Rio Grande do Sul is a contemporary art museum in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Created on March 4, 1992 and it is located on the 6th floor of the Casa de Cultura Mario Quintana – CCMQ, occupying the Xico Stockinger and Sotero Cosme galleries and the Microgaleria Tatata Pimentel. The MACRS collection comprises 2,229 artworks from the second half of the 20th century to the present, covering various visual art forms. It mainly features Brazilian art, with a focus on contemporary artists from Rio Grande do Sul, along with works by international artists. Its collection consists of works by artists such as Iole de Freitas, Felippe Moraes, Maria Lídia Magliani, Lia Menna Barreto, Dudi Maia Rosa and Vera Chaves Barcellos.

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 Historic and Geographic Institute of Rio Grande do Sul (Portuguese: Instituto Histórico e Geográfico do Rio Grande do Sul), or IHGRGS, is a private non-profit institution based in Porto Alegre, and founded on August 5, 1920. Its main goal is to promote and spread the production of knowledge, especially focused on the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It went through several locations until it settled in the current building in Porto Alegre, inaugurated on March 25, 1972, which includes a research room, the Tomás Carlos Duarte Library, an archive room, the general library, the map library, and an auditorium with capacity for 150 people.The institute has two large bibliographic collections at its headquarters (about 150,000 volumes in all), dealing mainly with the history and geography of the state, as well as anthropology, paleontology and folklore. In 2003, the Institute started informatizing its library.Until the 1950s, the IHGRGS was the main producer and diffuser of historical knowledge in the state, even more than the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). In the 1930s and 1940s, with the celebration of the Ragamuffin War centennial and the historical congresses of Rio Grande do Sul, the IHGRGS reached its peak. However, from the mid-1940s on, there was a division between members who defended a renewal of the historiographical model and those who remained faithful to a more political and military approach. From then on, the Institute lost its hegemony in the local historical production.The Revista do Instituto Histórico e Geográfico do Rio Grande do Sul was published quarterly and uninterruptedly from 1921 to 1950, appearing again in 1975; currently it is part of the UFRGS academic journal system and is published every six months.

Alfândega Square (Portuguese: Praça da Alfâdenga) is a public, historic, and tourist attraction in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Located in the Historic Center of the city, the square is protected by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) and the Institute of Historical and Artistic Heritage of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (IPHAE). It is surrounded by important buildings, some of them equally historic and old, such as the Ado Malagoli Museum of Art of Rio Grande do Sul (MARGS), the Memorial of Rio Grande do Sul, Santander Cultural, and the Commerce Club of Porto Alegre. Other buildings include the Banrisul and Caixa Econômica Federal headquarters and Rua da Praia Shopping Mall.Traditionally, since 1855, the Porto Alegre Book Fair has been held at Alfândega Square, attracting thousands of visitors not only for the vast selection of books on offer, but also for the music, theater, and dance performances.

Clube do Comércio (English: Commerce Club) is based in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Founded in 1896, it is one of the city's most traditional clubs. The headquarters, located on Andradas Street, was listed as a landmark site by the Porto Alegre City Hall in 1996.

Confeitaria Rocco (English: Rocco Confectionery) is a historic building located in Porto Alegre, capital of Rio Grande do Sul. It is situated on the corner of Riachuelo and Dr. Flores streets, next to Conde de Porto Alegre square, formerly Praça do Portão (English: Gate Square). For its historical importance, it is listed as a heritage site by the City Hall of Porto Alegre.

The Rio Grande do Sul Museum of Art (in Portuguese: Museu de Arte do Rio Grande do Sul Ado Malagoli - MARGS) is an art museum in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located in the centre of Porto Alegre. Its eclectic building, national heritage, is one of the most noteworthy historic buildings in Porto Alegre. Its design is usually attributed to Theodor Wiederspahn, a German-Brazilian architect, although important local historian and artist Fernando Corona ascribes it to Germano Gundlach.

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.

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.

The São Pedro Theatre (Theatro São Pedro in Portuguese) is the oldest theatre in the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

The Palace of the Public Ministry of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (Portuguese: Palácio do Ministério Público do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul), or simply Palace of the Public Ministry, also known as Fort Apache (Portuguese: Forte Apache), is a historic building in Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located in the Mother Church Square and integrates a complex of buildings of great architectural and historical significance. Due to its multiple uses and design over time, this building received many names, such as Provincial Assembly Building, Provisional Palace, Public Offices Building, and Public Works Building.