2
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Porto Alegre
Breakfast will be served at the hotel restaurant.
After breakfast you will visit to historical area downtown, where the city began, first called “Porto dos Casais”: Alfândega Square, architectural structures of the Museu de Artes, Memorial, Correio, Santander Cultural and Alfândega buildings. On the next block, City Hall, Public Market and Port. A special view of the city from Mario Quintana Cultural Center and Usina do Gasômetro. Continuing in the lower part of the town, visit to the Stone Bridge and the Azorian Memorial. Matriz Square is at the highest point of the central area, and assembles around it Piratini Palace, Cathedral, São Pedro Theatre and Julio de Castilhos Memorial. Heading east, a ride along residential areas and in Moinhos de Vento district, with its bars, cafes and restaurants. The tour continues through the south region of Porto Alegre, panoramic view of the Guaíba and of the city.
Lunch and afternoon are by your own. If you would like you, our guide will be glad to give you some suggestions.
Dinner is served at Galpão Crioulo barbecue house with folkloric show. Churrasco (shoo - rás - ko) has been a culinary tradition for more than three centuries in Rio Grande do Sul (Southern Brazil). In the golden days, “Gaúchos” (Southern Brazilian cowboys) pierced large pieces of meat and slowly roasted them over open flamed pits, while talking about their adventures on the plains.
Overnight at the hotel.
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