Cristo Redentor, Rio Grande do Sul
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. One of them was Giacomo Bernardi, who owned 30 hectare farm in the area, called Fazenda Moderna. 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.
Two hospitals of Porto Alegre are located here.
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- Agronomia
- Anchieta
- Arquipélago
- Auxiliadora
- Azenha
- Bela Vista
- Belém Novo
- Belém Velho
- Boa Vista
- Bom Fim
- Bom Jesus
- Camaquã
- Cascata
- Cavalhada
- Centro Histórico
- Chácara das Pedras
- Cidade Baixa
- Coronel Aparício Borges
- Cristal
- Cristo Redentor
- Espírito Santo
- Farrapos
- Farroupilha
- Floresta
- Glória
- Guarujá
- Higienópolis
- Hípica
- Humaitá
- Independência
- Ipanema
- Jardim Botânico
- Jardim Carvalho
- Jardim Floresta
- Jardim Isabel
- Jardim Itu-Sabará
- Jardim Lindoia
- Jardim do Salso
- Jardim São Pedro
- Lageado
- Lami
- Lomba do Pinheiro
- Marcílio Dias
- Mário Quintana
- Medianeira
- Menino Deus
- Moinhos de Vento
- Mont'Serrat
- Navegantes
- Nonoai
- Partenon
- Passo d'Areia
- Pedra Redonda
- Petrópolis
- Ponta Grossa
- Praia de Belas
- Restinga
- Rio Branco
- Rubem Berta
- Santa Cecília
- Santa Maria Goretti
- Santa Tereza
- Santana
- Santo Antônio
- São Geraldo
- São João
- São José
- São Sebastião
- Sarandi
- Serraria
- Teresópolis
- Três Figueiras
- Tristeza
- Vila Assunção
- Vila Conceição
- Vila Ipiranga
- Vila Jardim
- Vila João Pessoa
- Vila Nova
30°00′42″S 51°09′26″W / 30.01167°S 51.15722°W / -30.01167; -51.15722
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