Petrópolis
Petrópolis is a neighbourhood in the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil. It was created by Law 2022 from December 7, 1959.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb with 35,100 residents
- Description: neighborhood in Porto Alegre
- Also known as: “Petropolis”, “Petrópolis, Porto Alegre”, and “Petrópolis, Rio Grande do Sul”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Igreja de São Sebastião and Museu de Ciências Naturais da Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul.
Museu de Ciências Naturais da Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul
Museum
Photo: Felisberto, CC BY 3.0.
The Museu de Ciências Naturais da Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul, is a Brazilian museum located inside the Porto Alegre Botanical Garden. Open from Monday to Sunday 9am to 12pm and from 13h30 to 17h.
Porto Alegre Botanical Garden
Park
Photo: Felisberto, CC BY 3.0.
The Porto Alegre Botanical Garden is a Foundation of Rio Grande do Sul located on the street Salvador França, in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bela Vista and Três Figueiras.
Bela Vista
Suburb
Photo: Lechatjaune, Public domain.
Bela Vista is a neighborhood of the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. It was created by Law 2022 of December 7, 1959.
Três Figueiras
Suburb
Três Figueiras is a neighbourhood of the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. A residential neighbourhood, it embrace people from upper middle class to upper class, having many sophisticated houses.
Mont’Serrat
Suburb
Photo: Eugenio Hansen, OFS, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mont'Serrat is a neighbourhood in the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil. It was created by Law 2022 from December 7, 1959.
Petrópolis
- Categories: neighborhood of Brazil and locality
- Location: Porto Alegre, Grande Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, South, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-30.03941° or 30° 2′ 22″ southLongitude
-51.18302° or 51° 10′ 59″ westPopulation
35,100Elevation
53 metres (174 feet)Open location code
48XCXR68+6QOpenStreetMap ID
node 2076744473OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
3473951Wikidata ID
Q7179250
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Portuguese to Spanish—“Petrópolis” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Petrópolis”
- Spanish: “Petrópolis (Porto Alegre)”
- Spanish: “Petrópolis”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Esplanada Cônego Alfredo Ody and Vila Juliano Moreira.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Praça Doutor Milton Krause and Parque Tamandaré.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Petrópolis”. Photo: Tetraktys, CC BY-SA 3.0.