Sete De Setembro Street
Sete de Setembro Street (Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Rua Sete de Setembro'') is located in the Centro Histórico, Porto Alegre, historic center of Porto Alegre, capital of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. History At first, the street comprised a path along the shore of Guaíba (water body), Guaíba, which ran along the back of the houses that bordered ''Andradas Street, Rua da Praia''. In the 19th century, it split into two sections: ''Porto dos Ferreiros'' (between ''Beco do João Inácio'' and ''Largo do Paraíso'') and ''Beco da Rua Clara'' or ''Beco dos Marinheiros'' (near ''Rua Clara''), where a wall was erected to serve as an anchorage. In 1842, ''Beco dos Marinheiros'' was dismantled. In 1844, it became ''Rua Nova da Praia'', the first official name. In 1846, boat access ramps were built and the owners of the land along the way were obliged to build sidewalks. In 1847, landowners were required to build walls along the lake. The street began to be occupied ...
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Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre (, ; , ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian Federative units of Brazil, state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of roughly 1.4 million inhabitants (2022) makes it the List of largest cities in Brazil, 11th-most populous city in the country and the centre of Brazil's List of metropolitan areas in Brazil, fifth-largest metropolitan area, with 4.1 million inhabitants (2022). The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian state. Porto Alegre was founded in 1769 by Manuel Jorge Gomes de Sepúlveda, who used the pseudonym José Marcelino de Figueiredo to hide his identity; the official date, though, is 1772 with the act signed by Immigration to Brazil, immigrants from the Azores, Portugal. The city lies on the eastern bank of the Guaíba Lake, where five rivers converge to form the Lagoa dos Patos, a giant freshwater lagoon navigable by even the largest of ships. This five-river junction has become an important alluvial port and a chief indus ...
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