São José

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.

Type: Suburb with 29,000 residents
Description: neighborhood in Porto Alegre
Also known as: “São José, Porto Alegre” and “Vila São José”

Places of Interest

Highlights include PUCRS Museum of Science and Technology and Igreja Universitária Cristo Mestre.

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.

Igreja Universitária Cristo Mestre

Church

Photo: Servitiu, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Igreja Universitária Cristo Mestre is a church.

Hospital Independência

Hospital

Photo: Paulo rsmenezes, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vila João Pessoa and Coronel Aparício Borges.

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.

Coronel Aparício Borges

Suburb

Photo: FrancoBras, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Coronel Aparício Borges is a neighbourhood in the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It was created by Law 2022 from December 7, 1959.

Agronomia

Suburb

Agronomia is a neighbourhood in the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It was created by Law 4166 from September 21, 1976, but had its limits modified in 1990 and 1997.

São José

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

-30.06806° or 30° 4′ 5″ south

Longitude

-51.16631° or 51° 9′ 59″ west

Population

29,000

Open location code

48XCWRJM+QF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2076893397

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

Wikidata ID

Q3509832

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Satellite Map

Discover São José from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From French to Portuguese—“São José” goes by many names.

French: “São José”
Portuguese: “Bairro São José”
Portuguese: “São josé (porto alegre)”
Portuguese: “São José (Porto Alegre)”
Portuguese: “São José”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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