Timeline of Porto Alegre
# 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 [pt] (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 - January: 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 - June: Part of 2014 FIFA World Cup (football contest) held in Porto Alegre.
* 2016
   * October: Porto Alegre municipal election, 2016 [pt] held.
   * Population: 1,481,019.
* 2017 - Nelson Marchezan Júnior [pt] becomes mayor.

## Images

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