Timeline of Porto Alegre
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Porto Alegre, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Prior to 20th century
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- 1743 - Porto dos Cazaes founded by Azoreans.[1]
- 1770 - Settlement becomes official residence of governor Jose Marcellino de Figuereido; renamed "Porto Alegre."[1]
- 1773 - Câmara Municipal (town council) convenes.
- 1779 - Matriz de Porto Alegre (church) construction begins.
- 1789 - Palacio de Barro built.
- 1803 - Porto Alegre becomes a vila.[1][2]
- 1807 - Capital of Portuguese colonial Sao Pedro do Rio Grande moves to Porto Alegre from Rio Grande.[1](pt)
- 1822 - Porto Alegre attains city status.[3]
- 1824 - Palacete do Visconde de Pelotas (residence) built.
- 1825 - German immigrants arrive.[1]
- 1827 - Diário de Porto Alegre newspaper begins publication.[3]
- 1854 - Ponte de Pedra (bridge) built.
- 1858 - Praça do Comércio and São Pedro Theatre founded.[4]
- 1864 - Horse-drawn tram begins operating.(pt)
- 1869 - Public Market built.[5]
- 1871 - Biblioteca Pública do Estado (Rio Grande do Sul) (library) founded.
- 1872
- Companhia Carris Porto-Alegrense (urban transport entity) formed.
- Population: 43,998.[6]
- 1878 - Sociedade Filarmônica Porto Alegrense (musical group) formed.[7]
- 1881 - Exposição Brasileira-Allemã (international exposition) opens.[2][8]
- 1890 - Felicíssimo Manuel de Azevedo becomes mayor.[9]
- 1892 - O Exemplo newspaper begins publication.[10]
- 1895 - Correio do Povo newspaper begins publication.[11]
- 1898 - Velodrome built.[12]
- 1900 - Population: 73,574.[1]
20th century
- 1901
- Paço Municipal de Porto Alegre (city hall) built.
- Academia Rio-Grandense de Letras (learned society) founded.[13]
- Exposição Agropecuária e Industrial do Rio Grande do Sul de 1901 (exposition) held.[14]
- 1903 - Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense founded.
- 1906
- Porto Alegre general strike.
- Arquivo Público do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (regional archives) headquartered in city.[15]
- 1908 - Electric tram begins operating.(pt)
- 1909 - Sport Club Internacional (football club) founded.
- 1908 - Instituto de Belas Artes (art school) founded.[7]
- 1910 - Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Alegre established.[16]
- 1913 - Population: 150,343.[17]
- 1920 - Instituto Histórico e Geográfico do Rio Grande do Sul (learned society) founded.[18]
- 1921 - Palácio Piratini built.
- 1925
- Banda Municipal de Porto Alegre (musical group) formed.
- Diário de Notícias newspaper begins publication.[19]
- 1927 - Auditório Araújo Vianna (auditorium) opens.
- 1928
- Usina do Gasômetro (power plant) commissioned.
- Bank of the Rio Grande do Sul established.
- Cine Theatro Capitólio (cinema) opens.[20](pt)
- 1934 - Universidade de Porto Alegre established.
- 1935
- Farroupilha Park opens.
- 20 September: Farroupilha Revolution centennial fair opens.
- 1937 - Usina do Gasômetro 384-foot chimney erected.[21]
- 1940 - Palácio do Comércio built.
- 1941 - Flood.
- 1950
- Penitenciária Feminina Madre Pelletier (prison) begins operating.
- Orquestra Sinfônica de Porto Alegre (musical group) formed.
- Population: 394,151.[6]
- 1954
- Biblioteca Pública Infantil Central (children's library) founded.
- Estádio Olímpico Monumental (stadium) opens.
- 1955
- Porto Alegre Book Fair begins.
- Rio Grande do Sul Museum of Art opens.
- 1958
- Palácio Farroupilha built for the Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Sul.[22]
- Porto Alegre Botanical Garden opens.
- 1959
- Centro Histórico, Porto Alegre neighborhood created.
- Central Prison begins operating.
- 1960
- Edifício Santa Cruz (hi-rise) built.[21]
- Population: 641,173.[6]
- 1961 - Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre founded.
- 1963 - 1963 Summer Universiade sport contest held in city.
- 1964 - Zero Hora newspaper begins publication.[23]
- 1969 - Estádio Beira-Rio (stadium) opens.
- 1970
- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre inaugurated.
- Population: 903,175.[6]
- 1972 - Rebuilding of Metropolitan Cathedral completed.
- 1974 - Monument to the Azoreans erected.
- 1976
- 27 April: Fire.
- City joins the newly formed Federação das Associações de Municípios do Rio Grande do Sul (regional city association).
- 1978 - Biblioteca de Porto Alegre (library) established.
- 1979 - Museu de Porto Alegre (museum) founded.[24]
- 1985
- Porto Alegre Metro begins operating.
- November: Porto Alegre municipal election, 1985 held.
- 1988 - Arquivo Histórico de Porto Alegre Moysés Vellinho (city archives) founded.[25]
- 1989 - Participatory budgeting begins.[26][27]
- 1991 - Population: 1,263,239.[6]
- 1997 - Bienal do Mercosul (art exhibit) begins.
- 1999 - City website online (approximate date).[28][chronology citation needed]
- 2000
- City joins the União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas (city association).[29]
- Zona Rural de Porto Alegre abolished.
21st century
- 2001 - January: First World Social Forum of counter-hegemonic globalizers meets in Porto Alegre.
- 2002 - World Social Forum meets again in Porto Alegre.[30]
- 2003 - World Social Forum meets yet again in Porto Alegre.
- 2005 - Festival de Cinema Fantástico de Porto Alegre begins.
- 2010 - José Fortunati becomes mayor.
- 2011 - 25 February: Cycling incident occurs in Cidade Baixa.[31]
- 2012 - Arena do Grêmio (stadium) opens.
- 2013 - Parada Gráfica (cultural event) begins.
- 2014 - June: Part of 2014 FIFA World Cup (football contest) held in Porto Alegre.[32][33]
- 2016
- October: Porto Alegre municipal election, 2016 held.
- Population: 1,481,019.[34]
- 2017 - Nelson Marchezan Júnior becomes mayor.
Images
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Vista Geral da Parte Interna do Velódromo - 1900 - Virgilio calegari.jpg
Velodrome, built 1898 (photo circa 1900)
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Inauguração da exposiçao de 1901.jpg
Opening of exposition, 1901
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MJJF-07-Banda Municipal 192.jpg
City Band, 1925
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Brazilian Revolution of 1930 in Porto Alegre
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View of Palácio do Comércio, built 1940 (photo 2011)
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Porto Alegre, Brazil by Planet Labs.jpg
Aerial view of Porto Alegre, 2016
See also
- History of Porto Alegre
- List of mayors of Porto Alegre
- History of transport in Porto Alegre
- History of classical music in Porto Alegre
- Arquivo Histórico do Rio Grande do Sul (regional archives)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Britannica 1910.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Coruja 1888.
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- ↑ Azevedo Lima 1890.
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- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Winter 2009.
- ↑ Krawczyk 1997.
- ↑ Porto-Alegre 1918.
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- ↑ Luccas 2000.
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- This article incorporates information from the Portuguese Wikipedia and Spanish Wikipedia.
Bibliography
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