Greater Porto Alegre
Greater Porto Alegre or the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre is the 5th most populous
Currently, it comprises 10 234,012 km2 with a total population of 4 293 050 inhabitants, according to IBGE data of 2017. Only the metropolitan areas of
Greater Porto Alegre is a strategic area for the development of the state, the Southern Cone, and the Mercosur, with an economy based on manufacturing, chemicals, automotive, food, education, steel production, semiconductors, and services, to name a few. It possesses an enormous industrial potential and is home to some of the largest companies in Brazil, and also of many multinationals.
The region is also home to several technology parks and universities, with the federal university
Municipalities
Town / City | Joined on | Bill | Area (km2) [1] |
Population (2010)[2] |
Population (2018)[3] |
GDP (in thousands) R$ (2013) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alvorada
|
June 8, 1973 | LCF 14/1973 | 70,811 | 195.718 | 209.213 | 1.992.342 |
Araricá | July 30, 1998 | LCE 11201 | 35,292 | 4.868 | 5.622 | 122.598 |
Arroio dos Ratos | January 1, 2000 | LCE 11539 | 425,938 | 13.608 | 14.123 | 174.142 |
Cachoeirinha
|
June 8, 1973 | LCF 14/1973 | 43,766 | 118.294 | 129.307 | 5.648.490 |
Campo Bom | June 8, 1973 | LCF 14/1973 | 61,406 | 60.081 | 66.156 | 2.168.912 |
Canoas | June 8, 1973 | LCF 14/1973 | 131,097 | 324.025 | 344.957 | 11.451.934 |
Capela de Santana | June 28, 2001 | LCE 11645 | 184,003 | 11.613 | 11.810 | 152.665 |
Charqueadas
|
July 27, 1994 | LCE 10234 | 216,513 | 35.363 | 40.301 | 1.006.974 |
Dois Irmãos | October 3, 1989 | CE | 65,156 | 27.572 | 32.205 | 1.323.496 |
Eldorado do Sul | October 3, 1989 | CE | 509,699 | 34.335 | 40.643 | 959.833 |
Esteio | June 8, 1973 | LCF 14/1973 | 27,543 | 80.669 | 83.121 | 2.780.621 |
Estância Velha | June 8, 1973 | LCF 14/1973 | 52,378 | 42.589 | 49.345 | 1.149.281 |
Glorinha | October 3, 1989 | CE | 323,641 | 6.885 | 7.988 | 358.176 |
Gravataí | June 8, 1973 | LCF 14/1973 | 463,758 | 255.762 | 279.398 | 10.197.232 |
Guaíba | June 8, 1973 | LCF 14/1973 | 376,973 | 95.230 | 98.043 | 4.174.309 |
Igrejinha | December 22, 2011 | LCE 13853 | 136,816 | 31.663 | 36.450 | 1.326.577 |
Ivoti | October 3, 1989 | CE | 63,138 | 19.877 | 23.880 | 714.430 |
Montenegro
|
January 14, 1999 | LCE 11307 | 420,017 | 59.436 | 64.788 | 2.624.259 |
Nova Hartz | October 3, 1989 | CE | 62,558 | 18.346 | 21.317 | 649.953 |
Nova Santa Rita
|
July 30, 1998 | LCE 11201 | 217,868 | 22.706 | 28.670 | 914.883 |
Novo Hamburgo | June 8, 1973 | LCF 14/1973 | 223,606 | 239.051 | 246.452 | 7.021.001 |
Parobé | October 3, 1989 | CE | 109,026 | 51.481 | 57.660 | 958.182 |
Porto Alegre | June 8, 1973 | LCF 14/1973 | 496,827 | 1.409.939 | 1.479.101 | 57.379.337 |
Portão
|
October 3, 1989 | CE | 159,942 | 30.881 | 36.510 | 971.739 |
Rolante | August 5, 2010 | LCE 13496 | 296,992 | 19.493 | 21.199 | 420.492 |
Santo Antônio da Patrulha | September 21, 2000 | LCE 11530 | 1.048,904 | 39.679 | 42.648 | 886.392 |
Sapiranga | June 8, 1973 | LCF 14/1973 | 137,519 | 75.020 | 81.198 | 2.125.761 |
Sapucaia do Sul | June 8, 1973 | LCF 14/1973 | 58,644 | 130.988 | 140.311 | 2.630.605 |
São Jerônimo
|
June 21, 1999 | LCE 11340 | 937,049 | 22.141 | 24.078 | 413.216 |
São Leopoldo | June 8, 1973 | LCF 14/1973 | 102,313 | 214.210 | 234.947 | 5.854.218 |
São Sebastião do Caí | June 13, 2012 | LCE 14047 | 111,435 | 21.932 | 25.467 | 526.820 |
Taquara
|
March 21, 1999 | LCE 11318 | 457,130 | 54.656 | 57.292 | 999.225 |
Triunfo
|
October 3, 1989 | CE | 823,416 | 25.811 | 29.207 | 5.900.492 |
Viamão | June 8, 1973 | LCF 14/1973 | 1.494,263 | 239.234 | 254.101 | 2.680.846 |
Total | 10.345,447 | 3.958.985 | 4.317.508 | 138.659.433 |
Education
The region is home to a few research institutions, such as the federal university
There are also technical high-schools in the region, providing early technical education and workforce for local companies.
Culture
Events
The main event in the region is the state fair, called Expointer.
Transportation
Airports
The main airport serving the region is the
The airport is linked to the region's subway system,
The airport is operated by the German company
Because
Rail
The Greater Porto Alegre is served by
A second line of heavy-rail is planned to run from
Several projects of light-rail are planned or under construction in the area, linking the main subway line to the neighborhoods in Canoas and Porto Alegre.
Highways
The major highways that cross the region are BR-290 (Freeway), BR-116, BR-290, BR-386, BR-448, RS-040, and RS-118.
Ports
The major port is Porto Alegre, but several companies have private terminals along the regions' rivers.
The region also has ferry lines, linking Porto Alegre to Guaiba and between neighborhoods in the capital.
Sports
Football
With soccer being the most popular in Brazil and in the region, the two main sports clubs are
References
- ], Resolução nº 5 de 10 de outubro de 2002. Acessado em 20 de janeiro de 2008.
- ^ "Censo Demográfico 2010". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ "Estimativas da população residente no Brasil e unidades da Federação com data de referência em 1 de julho de 2018" (PDF). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 1 July 2018.