• Source: Timeline of Porto Alegre

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Porto Alegre, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.




Prior to 20th century



1743 – Porto dos Cazaes founded by Azoreans.
1770 – Settlement becomes official residence of governor Jose Marcellino de Figuereido; renamed "Porto Alegre."
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.
1807 – Capital of Portuguese colonial Sao Pedro do Rio Grande moves to Porto Alegre from Rio Grande.(pt)
1822 – Porto Alegre attains city status.
1824 – Palacete do Visconde de Pelotas (residence) built.
1825 – German immigrants arrive.
1827 – Diário de Porto Alegre newspaper begins publication.
1854 – Ponte de Pedra (bridge) built.
1858 – Praça do Comércio and São Pedro Theatre founded.
1864 – Horse-drawn tram begins operating.(pt)
1869 – Public Market built.
1871 – Biblioteca Pública do Estado (Rio Grande do Sul) (library) founded.
1872
Companhia Carris Porto-Alegrense (urban transport entity) formed.
Population: 43,998.
1878 – Sociedade Filarmônica Porto Alegrense (musical group) formed.
1881 – Exposição Brasileira-Allemã (international exposition) opens.
1890 – Felicíssimo Manuel de Azevedo becomes mayor.
1892 – O Exemplo newspaper begins publication.
1895 – Correio do Povo newspaper begins publication.
1898 – Velodrome built.
1900 – Population: 73,574.




20th century


1901
Town Hall of Porto Alegre (city hall) built.
Academia Rio-Grandense de Letras (learned society) founded.
Exposição Agropecuária e Industrial do Rio Grande do Sul de 1901 (exposition) held.
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.
1908 – Electric tram begins operating.(pt)
1909 – Sport Club Internacional (football club) founded.
1908 – Instituto de Belas Artes (art school) founded.
1910 – Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Alegre established.
1913 – Population: 150,343.
1920 – Instituto Histórico e Geográfico do Rio Grande do Sul (learned society) founded.
1921 – Piratini Palace built.
1925:
Banda Municipal de Porto Alegre (musical group) formed.
Diário de Notícias newspaper begins publication.
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.(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.
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.
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.
Porto Alegre Botanical Garden opens.
1959:
Centro Histórico, Porto Alegre neighborhood created.
Central Prison begins operating.
1960:
Edifício Santa Cruz (hi-rise) built.
Population: 641,173.
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.
1969 – Estádio Beira-Rio (stadium) opens.
1970:
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre inaugurated.
Population: 903,175.
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.
1985:
Porto Alegre Metro begins operating.
November: Porto Alegre municipal election, 1985 held.
1988 – Arquivo Histórico de Porto Alegre Moysés Vellinho (city archives) founded.
1989 – Participatory budgeting begins.
1991 – Population: 1,263,239.
1997 – Bienal do Mercosul (art exhibit) begins.
1999 – City website online (approximate date).
2000:
City joins the União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas (city association).
Zona Rural de Porto Alegre abolished.




21st century


2001 – In January, the first World Social Forum of counter-hegemonic globalizers meets in Porto Alegre.
2002 – World Social Forum meets again in Porto Alegre.
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.
2012 – Arena do Grêmio (stadium) opens.
2013 – Parada Gráfica (cultural event) begins.
2014 – in June, part of 2014 FIFA World Cup (football contest) was held in Porto Alegre.
2016:
October: The 2016 Porto Alegre municipal election was held.
Population: 1,481,019.
2017 – Nelson Marchezan Júnior becomes mayor.




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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



This article incorporates information from the Portuguese Wikipedia and Spanish Wikipedia.




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