# 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 [pt]; renamed "Porto Alegre."
* 1773 – Câmara Municipal (town council) convenes.
* 1779 – Matriz de Porto Alegre [pt] (church) construction begins.
* 1789 – Palacio de Barro [es] built.
* 1803 – Porto Alegre becomes a vila.
* 1807 – Capital of Portuguese colonial Sao Pedro do Rio Grande moves to Porto Alegre from Rio Grande.
* 1822 – Porto Alegre attains city status.
* 1824 – Palacete do Visconde de Pelotas [pt] (residence) built.
* 1825 – German immigrants arrive.
* 1827 – Diário de Porto Alegre [pt] newspaper begins publication.
* 1854 – Ponte de Pedra [pt] (bridge) built.
* 1858 – Praça do Comércio [pt] and São Pedro Theatre founded.
* 1864 – Horse-drawn tram begins operating.
* 1869 – Public Market built.
* 1871 – Biblioteca Pública do Estado (Rio Grande do Sul) [pt] (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 [pt] (international exposition) opens.
* 1890 – Felicíssimo Manuel de Azevedo [pt] becomes mayor.
* 1892 – O Exemplo [pt] 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 [pt] (learned society) founded.
** Exposição Agropecuária e Industrial do Rio Grande do Sul de 1901 [pt] (exposition) held.
* 1903 – Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense founded.
* 1906:
** Porto Alegre general strike.
** Arquivo Público do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul [pt] (regional archives) headquartered in city.
* 1908 – Electric tram begins operating.
* 1909 – Sport Club Internacional (football club) founded.
* 1908 – Instituto de Belas Artes [pt] (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 [pt] (learned society) founded.
* 1921 – Piratini Palace built.
* 1925:
** Banda Municipal de Porto Alegre [pt] (musical group) formed.
** Diário de Notícias [pt] newspaper begins publication.
* 1927 – Auditório Araújo Vianna [pt] (auditorium) opens.
* 1928:
** Usina do Gasômetro (power plant) commissioned.
** Bank of the Rio Grande do Sul established.
** Cine Theatro Capitólio [pt] (cinema) opens.
* 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 [pt] built.
* 1941 – Flood.
* 1950:
** Penitenciária Feminina Madre Pelletier [pt] (prison) begins operating.
** Orquestra Sinfônica de Porto Alegre (musical group) formed.
** Population: 394,151.
* 1954:
** Biblioteca Pública Infantil Central [pt] (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 [pt] built for the Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Sul.
** Porto Alegre Botanical Garden opens.
* 1959:
** Centro Histórico, Porto Alegre neighborhood created.
** Central Prison [pt] begins operating.
* 1960:
** Edifício Santa Cruz [pt] (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 [pt] (regional city association).
* 1978 – Biblioteca de Porto Alegre [pt] (library) established.
* 1979 – Museu de Porto Alegre [pt] (museum) founded.
* 1985:
** Porto Alegre Metro begins operating.
** November: Porto Alegre municipal election, 1985 [pt] held.
* 1988 – Arquivo Histórico de Porto Alegre Moysés Vellinho [pt] (city archives) founded.
* 1989 – Participatory budgeting begins.
* 1991 – Population: 1,263,239.
* 1997 – Bienal do Mercosul [pt] (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 [pt] 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 [pt] begins.
* 2010 – José Fortunati becomes mayor.
* 2011 – 25 February: Cycling incident [pt] 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 [pt] was held.
** Population: 1,481,019.
* 2017 – Nelson Marchezan Júnior [pt] becomes mayor.

## Images

* Velodrome, built 1898 (photo c. 1900)
* Opening of exposition, 1901
* City Band, 1925
* Brazilian Revolution of 1930 in Porto Alegre
* View of Palácio do Comércio, built 1940 (taken in 2011)
* Aerial view of Porto Alegre, 2016