Alvorada | |
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State | Rio Grande do Sul |
Country | Brazil |
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Population | 211276 |
Alvorada is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, adjacent to the city of 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. Alvorada is built around its main road: Avenida Presidente Vargas. The name means "the awakening" or "the sunrise".
Although improvements have been made, the city suffers from heavy crime and squatting. The largest of these slums or favelas is the dangerous Umbu subdivision. Drug and arms trafficking are punctuated by periodic violence.
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Alvorada makes currency with the municipalities of Porto Alegre, Viamão, Gravataí and Cachoeirinha.
In their territory through the rodovia RS - 118.
Is close to Porto Alegre about 16 kilometres.
Kourou | |
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Population | 23813 |
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