The origins of the neighborhood are intertwined with the very formation of Porto Alegre. Its settlement began around 1732 when some families settled on the shores of Lake Guaíba, where now is located the promenade Rua da Praia. The settlers erected a tiny chapel dedicated to São Francisco das Chagas, in 1747, and around this chapel the first urbanization of the future Porto Alegre began to effectively organize itself.
In 1750, the governor of Santa Catarina, Manoel Escudeiro de Souza, received orders to send to Porto do Viamão part of the couples who were about to arrive from the Azores to colonize the south of the country. In 1751, 60 families were selected, making a total of about 300 people, who arrived at the site in January 1752. At the time, an area of 141 hectares was delimited for the consolidation of the urban center, occupying the entire peninsula.
From then on, the small city began to be reorganized to fulfill its new role. In 1774 the War Arsenal, the first Mother Church and the Governor's Palace were built, and four years later fortifications were built on the perimeter opposite the lake. In the next two decades there were already several potteries in activity, indicating a growing building activity, shipyards were already building ships to order for Rio de Janeiro, commerce in general was structured, and councilors were concerned with the beautification and cleaning of streets and public places . They also began to take shape in none of the oldest squares in Porto Alegre, such as Praça XV, Praça da Matriz and Praça da Alfândega.
During the Ragamuffin War, the center was surrounded by fortifications, but despite the population increase, the urban fabric would only grow again in 1845, with the end of the Revolution and the overthrow of the defense lines. The importance of the city's port for the circulation of people and goods throughout the Province grew accordingly, which would initiate a process of expansion of the city at the expense of the lake, with the construction of successive improvements and landfills on the coast. At the center, improvements were made to various public facilities, building fountains for water supply, modernizing public lighting, extending streets, creating new cemeteries, a new jail, nursing homes and a new Town Hall, a large opera house (Theatro São Pedro), expanding the Public Market and structuring medical care with two hospital complexes.
This acceleration, lasting until the mid-1930s, was known as the golden phase of Porto Alegre architecture, renewing the urban landscape according to the aesthetics of eclecticism, which, influenced by the prestigious German community, was quickly imitated by the elites for the construction of their new palaces. That was when some of the capital's most significant and luxurious public buildings were erected, some loaded with ethical, social and political symbolism, which were most conspicuously revealed in the allegorical decoration of the façades. Illustrative examples of this trend are the Piratini Palace, the Municipal Palace, the Public Library, the Bank of the Province, the Post Office and the Tax Office, most of them built in partnership between the architect Theodor Wiederspahn, the engineer Rudolf Ahrons and the decorator João Vicente Friedrichs, all of German origin. This urban evolution accompanied the emergence of a new bourgeois culture, stimulated by the influx of new migrants and immigrants, by the introduction of new technologies in the area of transport and engineering, and by the consolidation of a capitalist elite, which made sociability and urban spaces more complex, exclusive and diversified.
The 1950s were the heyday of the Center of Porto Alegre; it was already densely built and had Rua da Praia as the main catwalk for the elite, transformed from a wholesaler's point into an elegant shopping area, also attracting the installation of numerous cafes, patisseries, cinemas and restaurants. It has also become the preferred venue for popular gatherings at civic events and political demonstrations, sometimes witnessing scenes of collective violence. Thompson Flores, taking over City Hall in 1969, carried out a government characterized by major works, especially in the area of transport, favored by the economic boom of the Brazilian Miracle. He built large viaducts, but the technical approach to the projects as a rule disregarded the popular will in prioritizing investments and elementary aspects of urban landscaping, and in this progressive zeal, numerous old buildings disappeared, some of great historical and architectural significance. The physiognomy of the center was impoverished.
Landmarksedit
Praça da Matriz - Porto Alegre, RS, BrazilPraça da Matriz (Square Marechal Deodoro);
Metropolitan Cathedral of Porto Alegre - RS, BrazilMetropolitan Cathedral of Porto Alegre;
Piratini Palace, the seat of the state government of Rio Grande do Sul;
Starting and ending point: meeting of Loureiro da Silva Av. with João Goulart Av., on the promenade Luiz Celso Gomes Hyarup. From this point, follow João Goulart Av. along the shore of Lake Guaíba, skirting Ponta do Gasômetro, through Cais Mauá. From there, it follows a straight and imaginary line until the intersection of Castelo Branco Av. with Largo Vespasiano Júlio Veppo, to the Conceição Road Complex (tunnel, elevated, Conceição St.) until it merges into Sarmento Leite St. Finally, it follows that way to Luiz Englert St, Loureiro da Silva Av. and back to João Goulart Av., starting point.
centro, histórico, porto, alegre, centro, histórico, english, historic, district, neighborhood, city, porto, alegre, state, capital, grande, brazil, centro, históriconeighborhood, porto, alegrethe, porto, alegre, public, market, mercado, público, porto, alegre. Centro Historico English Historic District is a neighborhood of the city of Porto Alegre the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil Centro HistoricoNeighborhood of Porto AlegreThe Porto Alegre Public Market Mercado Publico de Porto Alegre Centro Historico within Porto AlegreCountryBrazilStateRio Grande do SulMunicipality cityPorto AlegreFounded7 December 1959Area Total228 ha 563 acres Population 2010 1 Total39 154 Density17 000 km2 44 000 sq mi The neighborhood was created by Law 2022 of December 7 1959 1 2 Population 39 154 2010 Area 228 hectares Density 162 hab ha km2 Number of housing units 17 254 Contents 1 History 2 Landmarks 3 Modern Limits 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe origins of the neighborhood are intertwined with the very formation of Porto Alegre Its settlement began around 1732 when some families settled on the shores of Lake Guaiba where now is located the promenade Rua da Praia The settlers erected a tiny chapel dedicated to Sao Francisco das Chagas in 1747 and around this chapel the first urbanization of the future Porto Alegre began to effectively organize itself In 1750 the governor of Santa Catarina Manoel Escudeiro de Souza received orders to send to Porto do Viamao part of the couples who were about to arrive from the Azores to colonize the south of the country In 1751 60 families were selected making a total of about 300 people who arrived at the site in January 1752 At the time an area of 141 hectares was delimited for the consolidation of the urban center occupying the entire peninsula From then on the small city began to be reorganized to fulfill its new role In 1774 the War Arsenal the first Mother Church and the Governor s Palace were built and four years later fortifications were built on the perimeter opposite the lake In the next two decades there were already several potteries in activity indicating a growing building activity shipyards were already building ships to order for Rio de Janeiro commerce in general was structured and councilors were concerned with the beautification and cleaning of streets and public places They also began to take shape in none of the oldest squares in Porto Alegre such as Praca XV Praca da Matriz and Praca da Alfandega During the Ragamuffin War the center was surrounded by fortifications but despite the population increase the urban fabric would only grow again in 1845 with the end of the Revolution and the overthrow of the defense lines The importance of the city s port for the circulation of people and goods throughout the Province grew accordingly which would initiate a process of expansion of the city at the expense of the lake with the construction of successive improvements and landfills on the coast At the center improvements were made to various public facilities building fountains for water supply modernizing public lighting extending streets creating new cemeteries a new jail nursing homes and a new Town Hall a large opera house Theatro Sao Pedro expanding the Public Market and structuring medical care with two hospital complexes This acceleration lasting until the mid 1930s was known as the golden phase of Porto Alegre architecture renewing the urban landscape according to the aesthetics of eclecticism which influenced by the prestigious German community was quickly imitated by the elites for the construction of their new palaces That was when some of the capital s most significant and luxurious public buildings were erected some loaded with ethical social and political symbolism which were most conspicuously revealed in the allegorical decoration of the facades Illustrative examples of this trend are the Piratini Palace the Municipal Palace the Public Library the Bank of the Province the Post Office and the Tax Office most of them built in partnership between the architect Theodor Wiederspahn the engineer Rudolf Ahrons and the decorator Joao Vicente Friedrichs all of German origin This urban evolution accompanied the emergence of a new bourgeois culture stimulated by the influx of new migrants and immigrants by the introduction of new technologies in the area of transport and engineering and by the consolidation of a capitalist elite which made sociability and urban spaces more complex exclusive and diversified The 1950s were the heyday of the Center of Porto Alegre it was already densely built and had Rua da Praia as the main catwalk for the elite transformed from a wholesaler s point into an elegant shopping area also attracting the installation of numerous cafes patisseries cinemas and restaurants It has also become the preferred venue for popular gatherings at civic events and political demonstrations sometimes witnessing scenes of collective violence Thompson Flores taking over City Hall in 1969 carried out a government characterized by major works especially in the area of transport favored by the economic boom of the Brazilian Miracle He built large viaducts but the technical approach to the projects as a rule disregarded the popular will in prioritizing investments and elementary aspects of urban landscaping and in this progressive zeal numerous old buildings disappeared some of great historical and architectural significance The physiognomy of the center was impoverished Landmarks edit nbsp Praca da Matriz Porto Alegre RS BrazilPraca da Matriz Square Marechal Deodoro nbsp Metropolitan Cathedral of Porto Alegre RS BrazilMetropolitan Cathedral of Porto Alegre Piratini Palace the seat of the state government of Rio Grande do Sul Sao Pedro Theatre Farroupilha Palace the seat of Legislative Assembly of state of Rio Grande do Sul Casa da Junta former seat of the Legislative Assembly of the state Alfandega Square nbsp Praca da Alfandega Porto Alegre RS Brazil Rio Grande do Sul Museum of Art Porto Alegre Public Market Promenade Rua da Praia Gasometro Buildings of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul UFRGS State Public Library of Rio Grande do Sul Santander Cultural Museum Mario Quintana Culture House Rio Grande do Sul Memorial Museum Julio de Castilhos MuseumModern Limits editIt is limited by the Guaiba and six neighborhoods Cidade Baixa Farroupilha Bom Fim Independencia Floresta and Praia de Belas Starting and ending point meeting of Loureiro da Silva Av with Joao Goulart Av on the promenade Luiz Celso Gomes Hyarup From this point follow Joao Goulart Av along the shore of Lake Guaiba skirting Ponta do Gasometro through Cais Maua From there it follows a straight and imaginary line until the intersection of Castelo Branco Av with Largo Vespasiano Julio Veppo to the Conceicao Road Complex tunnel elevated Conceicao St until it merges into Sarmento Leite St Finally it follows that way to Luiz Englert St Loureiro da Silva Av and back to Joao Goulart Av starting point See also editNeighborhoods of Porto Alegre Architecture of Porto Alegre Companhia Carris Porto Alegrense Independencia AvenueReferences edit a b Centro Historico Prefeitura Municipal de Porto Alegre Retrieved 27 September 2014 Os bairros criados por lei Prefeitura Municipal de Porto Alegre Retrieved 27 September 2014 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Centro Porto Alegre Bairros Porto Alegre Nosbairros Archived 2008 04 12 at the Wayback Machine Photo Portal Legislative Assembly RS 12 58 S 38 31 W 12 967 S 38 517 W 12 967 38 517 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Centro Historico Porto Alegre amp oldid 1214713722, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
