Alvorada

Infobox City
official_name = City of Alvorada
nickname = Capital of Solidarity
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website = [http://www.alvorada.rs.gov.br Prefeitura de Alvorada]




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map_caption = Location in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = Region
subdivision_type2 = State
subdivision_name = Brazil
subdivision_name1 = South
subdivision_name2 = Rio Grande do Sul
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = João Carlos Brum (PTB)
established_title = Founded
established_date = 1965
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area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 70.8
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population_footnotes =
population_as_of = 2006 est.
population_total = 214953
population_metro =
population_density_km2 = 3035
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timezone = UTC-3
utc_offset = -3
timezone_DST = UTC-2
utc_offset_DST = -2
latd = 29
latm = 59
lats = 24
latNS = S
longd = 51
longm = 05
longs = 02
longEW = W
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elevation_m = 17
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Alvorada is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, adjacent to the city of Porto Alegre. The city is also known as "The Capital of Solidarity." Alvorada is primarily a bedroom community with most workers commuting to adjacent cities such as Porto Alegre to work. Alvorada is built around its main road: Avenida Presidente Vargas.

Although improvements have been made, the city suffers from heavy crime and squatting. The largest of these slums or favelas is the dangerous Umbu subdivision. Drug and arms trafficking are punctuated by periodic violence.

External links

* [http://www.alvorada.rs.gov.br/103/10302008.asp?ttCD_CHAVE=764 Photos of Alvorada]
* [http://www.alvorada.rs.gov.br/ Alvorada City Hall] (in Portuguese)