Timeline of Porto Alegre
Historical timeline of the city Porto Alegre in Brazil
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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.[1]
- 1770 – Settlement becomes official residence of governor Jose Marcellino de Figuereido; renamed "Porto Alegre."[1]
- 1773 – Câmara Municipal (town council) convenes.
- 1779 – Matriz de Porto Alegre (church) construction begins.
- 1789 – Palacio de Barro built.
- 1803 – Porto Alegre becomes a vila.[1][2]
- 1807 – Capital of Portuguese colonial Sao Pedro do Rio Grande moves to Porto Alegre from Rio Grande.[1](pt)
- 1822 – Porto Alegre attains city status.[3]
- 1824 – Palacete do Visconde de Pelotas (residence) built.
- 1825 – German immigrants arrive.[1]
- 1827 – Diário de Porto Alegre newspaper begins publication.[3]
- 1835 - Captured by rebel forces.[4]
- 1836 - Recaptured by Imperial forces; besieged between June and September.[4]
- 1837 - Beginning of the second siege in May.[4]
- 1838 - End of the second siege in February. Beginning of the third siege in June.[4]
- 1840 - End of the third siege in December.[4]
- 1854 – Ponte de Pedra (bridge) built.
- 1858 – Praça do Comércio and São Pedro Theatre founded.[5]
- 1864 – Horse-drawn tram begins operating.(pt)
- 1869 – Public Market built.[6]
- 1871 – Biblioteca Pública do Estado (Rio Grande do Sul) (library) founded.
- 1872
- Companhia Carris Porto-Alegrense (urban transport entity) formed.
- Population: 43,998.[7]
- 1878 – Sociedade Filarmônica Porto Alegrense (musical group) formed.[8]
- 1881 – Exposição Brasileira-Allemã (international exposition) opens.[2][9]
- 1890 – Felicíssimo Manuel de Azevedo becomes mayor.[10]
- 1892 – O Exemplo newspaper begins publication.[11]
- 1895 – Correio do Povo newspaper begins publication.[12]
- 1898 – Velodrome built.[13]
- 1900 – Population: 73,574.[1]
20th century
- 1901
- Town Hall of Porto Alegre (city hall) built.
- Academia Rio-Grandense de Letras (learned society) founded.[14]
- Exposição Agropecuária e Industrial do Rio Grande do Sul de 1901 (exposition) held.[15]
- 1903 – Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense founded.
- 1906:
- Porto Alegre general strike.
- Arquivo Público do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (regional archives) headquartered in city.[16]
- 1908 – Electric tram begins operating.(pt)
- 1909 – Sport Club Internacional (football club) founded.
- 1908 – Instituto de Belas Artes (art school) founded.[8]
- 1910 – Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Alegre established.[17]
- 1913 – Population: 150,343.[18]
- 1920 – Instituto Histórico e Geográfico do Rio Grande do Sul (learned society) founded.[19]
- 1921 – Piratini Palace built.
- 1925:
- Banda Municipal de Porto Alegre (musical group) formed.
- Diário de Notícias newspaper begins publication.[20]
- 1927 – Auditório Araújo Vianna (auditorium) opens.
- 1928:
- Usina do Gasômetro (power plant) commissioned.
- Bank of the Rio Grande do Sul established.
- Cine Theatro Capitólio (cinema) opens.[21](pt)
- 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.[22]
- 1940 – Palácio do Comércio built.
- 1941 – Flood.
- 1950:
- Penitenciária Feminina Madre Pelletier (prison) begins operating.
- Orquestra Sinfônica de Porto Alegre (musical group) formed.
- Population: 394,151.[7]
- 1954:
- Biblioteca Pública Infantil Central (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 built for the Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Sul.[23]
- Porto Alegre Botanical Garden opens.
- 1959:
- Centro Histórico, Porto Alegre neighborhood created.
- Central Prison begins operating.
- 1960:
- 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.[24]
- 1969 – Estádio Beira-Rio (stadium) opens.
- 1970:
- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre inaugurated.
- Population: 903,175.[7]
- 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 (regional city association).
- 1978 – Biblioteca de Porto Alegre (library) established.
- 1979 – Museu de Porto Alegre (museum) founded.[25]
- 1985:
- Porto Alegre Metro begins operating.
- November: Porto Alegre municipal election, 1985 held.
- 1987 - Centro Administrativo Fernando Ferrari (government center) completed.[26]
- 1988 – Arquivo Histórico de Porto Alegre Moysés Vellinho (city archives) founded.[27]
- 1989 – Participatory budgeting begins.[28][29]
- 1991 – Population: 1,263,239.[7]
- 1997 – Bienal do Mercosul (art exhibit) begins.
- 1999 – City website online (approximate date).[30][chronology citation needed]
- 2000:
- City joins the União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas (city association).[31]
- Zona Rural de Porto Alegre 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.[32]
- 2003 – World Social Forum meets yet again in Porto Alegre.
- 2005 – Festival de Cinema Fantástico de Porto Alegre begins.
- 2010 – José Fortunati becomes mayor.
- 2011 – 25 February: Cycling incident occurs in Cidade Baixa.[33]
- 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.[34][35]
- 2016:
- October: The 2016 Porto Alegre municipal election was held.
- Population: 1,481,019.[36]
- 2017 – Nelson Marchezan Júnior becomes mayor.
Images
Velodrome, built 1898 (photo c. 1900)
Opening of exposition, 1901
City Band, 1925
Revolution of 1930 in Porto Alegre
View of Palácio do Comércio, built 1940 (taken in 2011)
Aerial view of Porto Alegre, 2016
See also
- History of Porto Alegre
- List of mayors of Porto Alegre
- History of transport in Porto Alegre
- History of classical music in Porto Alegre
- Arquivo Histórico do Rio Grande do Sul (regional archives)
