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PORTO ALEGRE, BRAZIL
Porto Alegre, one of the largest cities in Brazil, is the capital city of Rio Grande do sul state, is the most important city of southern, being its cultural, political and economical center, has the best standard of living of all Brazilian capitals.
The city is located at a delta resulting from the conjunction of five rivers, forming Guaiba lake (however, it is popularly known as a river too).
Porto Alegre is the most important industrial center in south and a key city for Mercosul, it also is a center for gaúcho (the popular name for natives of the State) history and culture, famous for its churrasco (barbecue) and chimarrão (a strong tea prepared from erva mate).
Several important Brazilian universities, are located there. Porto Alegre is also one of the wealthiest cities in Latin America, and one of the most diverse.
It has harbored immigrants from all over the world, the largest numbers coming from Portugal, Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland.
The Arab, Jewish and Afro-Brazilian populations are quite significant as well. Population is about 1.8 millon people.
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