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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 46. Chapters: Porto Alegre, Salgado Filho International Airport, List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul, Gaucho, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, Serras de Sudeste, Mayor of Porto Alegre, Revolt of the Muckers, Largest cities in Rio Grande do Sul by population, Vale do Sinos Technology Park, VALETEC Park, Canoas Air Force Base, Riograndense Republic, Santa Maria Air Force Base, Associacao Carlos Barbosa de Futsal, Pelotas International Airport, Administrative divisions of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Comandante Gustavo Kraemer Airport, Ruben Berta International Airport, Serra Gaucha, Caracol Falls, Departamento Aeroportuario, Santa Maria Airport, Lauro Kurtz Airport, Lagoa dos Patos, Lagoa Mirim, Caxias do Sul Airport, Mayor of Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, Erechim Airport, Rio Grande Airport, Jose da Silva Pais, Hino Rio-Grandense, Santo Angelo Airport, Santa Rosa Airport, Festa da Uva, Rota Romantica, Santiago Airport, Ilha dos Lobos, Roman Catholic Diocese of Uruguaiana, Morro do Diabo, Regiao das Hortensias, Chateau Lacave, Caminhos da Colonia, Vista Gaucha, Praia do Cassino, Missoes, Brazil, Teatro Prezewodowski. Excerpt: Porto Alegre (Portuguese pronunciation: , Happy Harbour) is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area (3,979,561 inhabitants). It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian state. Porto Alegre is one of top cultural, political and economic centers of Brazil. Two Mercosul countries, Argentina and Uruguay, border on the State of Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre was founded in 1772 by immigrants from the Azores, Portugal. In the late 19th century the city received many immigrants from other parts...