Edited sentence: A small village formed in the area in 1752 by settlers mainly from the Azores, and in 1772 the parish of São Francisco do Porto dos Casais was formed.A year later the bishop changed the name to Nossa Senhora Madre de Deus do Porto Alegre (The Happy Port of Our Lady Mother of God) and the city was selected as the location for the provincial government.An unsuccessful bid for the presidency by Getúlio Vargas, a Porto Alegre native, led him to overthrow the government in 1930.By the end of the century the population had risen to 73,000.In 1985 the people of Porto Alegre joined the movement for free elections and one of the largest demonstrations took place in the city.Porto Alegre began as a large farm whose surroundings were inhabited by Indians from several different tribes.Porto Alegre had become a city of 12,000 inhabitants by 1822, the year the Brazil gained independence.The city became known worldwide in 1963 through hosting the World University Games.The main port facilities were built between 1845 and 1860