Alvorada, Brazil
Alvorada is a town of 187,315 people in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, founded in 1965.
Why visit Alvorada
Townapedia lists 10 museums and landmarks, 108 parks and trails, 77 places to eat, 4 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Teatro Fiergs, FIERGS Convention Centre, Institute of Geosciences of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul and Parque da Solidariedade.
Weather in Alvorada
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About Alvorada
Alvorada (Portuguese: [aw.voˈɾa.dɐ] , lit. 'dawn') is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in the south of Brazil, adjacent to the capital of the state, Porto Alegre. The city is also known as "The Capital of Solidarity." Alvorada is primarily a bedroom community with most workers commuting to adjacent cities such as Porto Alegre to work. Its name means "the awakening" or "the sunrise".
From the Wikipedia article Alvorada (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
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Museums and landmarks10
Institute of Geosciences of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Museum · 9.2 km
Unit of a Brazilian university
Casa de Cultura Demósthenes Gonzalez
Museum · 5.7 km
10 Avenida General Flores da Cunha, Cachoeirinha
Escola Infantil Municipal (obra inacabada - em ruínas)
Monument and historic site · 4.2 km
Parks, trails and playgrounds108
Associação Residencial Ecoville
Park · 4.5 km
240 Avenida Ecoville
Ginásio Municipal Djalma Nogues Neves
Sports field and stadium · 0.7 km
Rua Gaspar Martins, Alvorada
Parque Municipal da Lagoa do Cocão
Park · 2.0 km
Estrada Frederico Dihl, Alvorada
96 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes77
Chan Food
Restaurant · Asian, Brazilian, Yakisoba
80 Travessa Bélgica, Alvorada
Mo-Su 10:00-00:00
Juliano J. VIGNOLO
Brewery and winery · 4.2 km
Serviço de entrega de vinhos
1500 / 275 Avenida Willy Eugênio Fleck, Porto Alegre
Mo-Fr 08:00-23:00
LaFesta
Restaurant · Burger, Ice Cream, Tapas · 3.5 km
1100 Avenida Zero Hora, Alvorada
Mo-Su 12:00-00:00
Padaria Estrela do norte
Bakery · 2.2 km
163 Avenida Donário Braga, Porto Alegre
Mo-Su 06:00-21:00
Padaria Wenceslau
Bakery · 3.6 km
1206 Rua José Martins Costa, Porto Alegre
Mo-Sa 07:30-12:30 14:30-20:00
Churrascaria e Pousada da Figueira
Restaurant · Regional · 4.9 km
6221 Estrada Frederico Dihl, Alvorada
Churrasquinho Barcellos
Restaurant · Regional · 1.1 km
3567 Avenida Presidente Getúlio Vargas, Alvorada
65 more on the map.
Where to stay4
Haifa Motel
Motel and hotel · 2.0 km
10 Avenida Presidente Getúlio Vargas, Alvorada
Churches and places of worship89
Igreja Nossa Senhora da Salete
Church · Catholic · 5.2 km
844 Rua Professore. Cecy Cordeiro Thofehrn, Porto Alegre
Centro de Evangelismo Mundial
Church · Protestant · 5.1 km
1207 Avenida Manoel Elias, Porto Alegre
Igreja Batista do Jardim Algarve
Church · Baptist · 3.5 km
622 Rua Antônio Carlos Jobim, Alvorada
Igreja Batista Filadélfia Conservadora
Church · Baptist · 3.5 km
20 Avenida Elmira Pereira Silveira, Alvorada
Igreja Católica Santa Edviges
Church · Catholic · 3.7 km
61 Rua Santa Edwiges, Alvorada
Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias
Church · Seventh Day Adventist
Avenida Maringá
Igreja Pentecostal Emanuel
Church · Pentecostal · 3.7 km
86 Rua das Graúnas, Alvorada
Paróquia Imaculado Coração de Maria
Church · Catholic · 5.1 km
500 Avenida Gomes de Carvalho
Assembléia de Deus
Church · Evangelical · 2.9 km
3388 Estrada Frederico Dihl, Alvorada
Shopping98
Asun Supermercado
Grocery · 2.4 km
2965 Avenida Bernardino Silveira Amorim, Porto Alegre
Gas and EV charging40
Petronas
Gas station · 3.8 km
3362 Avenida Baltazar de Oliveira Garcia, Porto Alegre
Posto Rota Protásio
Gas station · 5.7 km
9604 Avenida Protásio Alves, Porto Alegre
Posto Ipiranga
Gas station · 1.3 km
820 Avenida Presidente Getúlio Vargas, Alvorada
Schools, colleges and libraries97
Healthcare53
Unidade Básica de Saúde Assis Brasil
Clinic and pharmacy · 5.1 km
6615 Avenida Assis Brasil, Porto Alegre
Unidade Básica de Saúde Sarandi
Clinic and pharmacy · 5.6 km
341 Rua Francisco Pinto da Fontoura
Farmancia Municial
Clinic and pharmacy · Neo-Pentecostal · 0.8 km
3071 Avenida Presidente Getúlio Vargas, Alvorada
Unidade Básica de Saúde Jardim Algarve
Clinic and pharmacy · 3.1 km
37 Rua Antônio Carlos Jobim, Alvorada
Unidade Básica de Saúde Santa Clara
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.1 km
724 Rua Noruega, Alvorada
Map of Alvorada
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Getting there and nearby towns
Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 9 km away.
- Cachoeirinha 6 km north, about 6 min by car
- Gravataí 10 km northeast, about 10 min by car
- Viamão 10 km southeast, about 10 min by car
- Canoas 14 km northwest, about 14 min by car
- Porto Alegre 15 km west, about 15 min by car
- Esteio 18 km northwest, about 18 min by car
- Sapucaia do Sul 21 km north, about 21 min by car
- Nova Santa Rita 25 km northwest, about 25 min by car
- São Leopoldo 28 km north, about 28 min by car
- Guaíba 27 km southwest, about 27 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Avenida Pres Vargas munícipio de Alvorada - RS, No machine-readable author provided. GilsonRabelo assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Templo de Porto Alegre (16 November 2008), Ricardo630 (Yes, I took this photograph), CC BY 3.0
- IBPA 17596 - Espetáculo "Lúcia e o Navio Espaçonave", na tarde desta - 2018-10-03 - Juliana Alabarse-Divulgação PMPA, Juliana Alabarse/Divulgação PMPA, Attribution
- IBPA 18437 - O espetáculo O Rei da Vela, sessão que foi realizada neste domingo - 2018-10-21 - Juliana Alabarse-Divulgação PMPA, Juliana Alabarse/Divulgação PMPA, Attribution
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