Porto Alegre, History, Geography & Industry
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Porto Alegre, city, capital of Rio Grande do Sul estado (state), southern Brazil. It lies near the Atlantic Ocean coast at the northern end of the freshwater Patos Lagoon along an arm of the lagoon known as the Guaíba River. The city is situated at the junction of five short but deep rivers that
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Porto Alegre - Wikipedia
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Porto Alegre, History, Geography & Industry
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