Vargas

Vargas is a neighborhood in Porto Alegre, Grande Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Vargas is situated nearby to the neighborhood Vila São José, as well as near Vila Chácara dos Bombeiros.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Morro da Polícia and PUCRS Museum of Science and Technology.

Morro da Polícia

Peak

Photo: Dilermando, CC BY-SA 2.5 br.

Morro da Polícia is a peak.

PUCRS Museum of Science and Technology

Museum

Photo: Daniela Cristina Wilwert, CC BY 2.0.

The PUCRS Museum of Science and Technology is a Brazilian museum run by the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, located in the city of Porto Alegre in Rio Grande do Sul, at Ipiranga Av. PUCRS Museum of Science and Technology is situated 2½ km north of Vargas.

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. Museu de Ciências Naturais da Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul is situated 3½ km north of Vargas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include São José and Vila João Pessoa.

São José

Suburb

São José 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.

Vila João Pessoa

Suburb

Photo: Eugenio Hansen, OFS, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vila João Pessoa 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.

Cascata is a neighbourhood in the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It was created by Law 2681 from December 21, 1963, but had its limits modified by Law 7954 from January 8, 1997.

Vargas

Type: Neighborhood
Also known as: “Vila Vargas”
Categories: residential area and locality
Location: Porto Alegre, Grande Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, South, Brazil, South America
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Latitude

-30.07934° or 30° 4′ 46″ south

Longitude

-51.16655° or 51° 9′ 60″ west

Elevation

119 metres (390 feet)

Open location code

48XCWRCM+79

OpenStreetMap ID

way 210515563

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

8604277

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In Other Languages

“Vargas” goes by many names.

Portuguese: “Vargas”

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Localities in the Area

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