RS · South · State capital
Population: 1,388,791 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Porto Alegre is the capital of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. With an area of almost 500 km², it lies on varied terrain, with hills, lowlands and a large lake: the Guaíba. It is 2,027 km from the national capital, Brasília.
The city was founded through the arrival of Azorean couples in the mid-18th century. In the 19th century it received an influx of many German and Italian immigrants, and also Spaniards, Africans, Poles and Lebanese. It developed rapidly and today has almost 1.4 million inhabitants within its municipal limits and more than 4 million in the Metropolitan Region, the fifth most populous in Brazil and the largest urban concentration in the South Region.
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Well-known places within 50 km of the city center, closest first. Source: Wikidata (public domain).
0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
RS average (19 cities): 82 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
14.47 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
52.57 score 0–100
Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
All 36 cities: 46
Asking rent (BRL/m²)
Mid-range rent Shown as a band among the 36 cities with rent data (thirds). See the source for exact prices.
Source: Índice FipeZAP de Locação Residencial · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Proprietary
RS average (19 cities): 41 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
503.46 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
5,306.67 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
RS average (19 cities): 37 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
5.07 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
8.63 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
RS average (19 cities): 48 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
4.7 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
5.4 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
RS average (19 cities): 67 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
45.01 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
97.61 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
RS average (19 cities): 63 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
6.67 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
1,449 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Salgado Filho (SBPA), 7 km in a straight line · 1,449 international departures in 12 months
score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Mild Average temperature: 20.7 °C (Average temperature below 22 °C (72 °F))
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 31.0 | 30.5 | 29.2 | 26.4 | 22.6 | 20.3 | 19.7 | 21.8 | 22.8 | 25.2 | 27.7 | 30.0 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 20.7 | 20.7 | 19.5 | 16.8 | 13.6 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 11.6 | 13.3 | 15.7 | 17.2 | 19.4 |
| Rain (mm) | 121 | 111 | 103 | 114 | 113 | 130 | 164 | 120 | 148 | 153 | 106 | 112 |
Weather station Porto Alegre, 6 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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