Cidade Baixa, Porto Alegre

Cidade Baixa (meaning Lower City) is a neighborhood of the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. The neighborhood was created by the law number 2022 of December 7, 1959.

Nowadays Cidade Baixa is one of the main nightlife neighborhood of Porto Alegre. There are hundreds of bars and nightclubs particularly along the streets General Lima e Silva, República and João Alfredo. It is located next to the Farroupilha Park (also known as Redemption Park, or Parque da Redenção in Portuguese), one of the greenest areas in the city. Also, the proximity to the downtown Campus of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) attracts many students, intellectuals and artists.

  • Population: 19,838 (2010 census)
  • Area: 210 hectares
  • Density: 79.21 hab/ha/km2
  • Number of housing units: 7,821
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