Cristo Redentor, Porto Alegre
Cristo Redentor (literally Christ the Redeemer in English) is a neighbourhood (bairro) 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.
The first inhabitants of this neighbourhood were Italian immigrants from Caxias do Sul.[1] One of them was Giacomo Bernardi, who owned 30 hectare farm in the area, called Fazenda Moderna.[1] Later it was divided into many lots.
Cristo Redentor was named after its church, which was built in 1933, just two years after the inauguration of the famous statue in Rio de Janeiro.[1]
Two hospitals of Porto Alegre are located here.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Machado, Vinicius (2018-04-09). "Conheça a história do bairro Cristo Redentor". Porto Alegre 24 Horas (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-06-05.
Further reading
[edit]- Franco, Sérgio da Costa (2006). Porto Alegre: guia histórico (in Brazilian Portuguese) (2nd ed.). Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). ISBN 9788570258823.
- "HISTÓRIA DOS BAIRROS DE PORTO ALEGRE" (PDF). Procempa. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-23. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
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