Porto Alegre Off The Beaten Path

As a pianist, my fingers were itching to find a piano in my mother's home city, and the only place I could find one was in the historic downtown area. It is a six or seven-story large pink building with local knick-knacks sold on the first floor- things like cool colored glass rings. As you go up the levels, there are places where students study and have a view of the city. There are sound stages that you can request access to as well. On the very top floor there is a restaurant and bar with live music at night. The atmosphere was sophisticated, with a bit of old-world charm.

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driving along the guaiba through a very rich neighbourhood (sort of Beverly Hills) and suddenly there was this indegeous people village of plastic houses
i was speakless of the contrast
such poverty..
so sad

Mercedes is the chief.
I asked her how she became chief.
When the chief dies a new chief is appointed.
Her grandmother was chief and made her the new chief when she died.

The city public market is a nice place to buy cheap food and regional products, like as chimarrao herb and other 'gauchos' stuff. You can also find the best fishes and meat.

On the sunset, the restaurants located on the top floor of the market are a good choose to listen live music and taste the Rio Grande do Sul culinary

ca. 100km from Porto Alegre, via Novo Hamburgo, change the Bus, gong into Morro Reuter, pass Dois Irmaos and travelling up the Hills to Santa Maria do Herval, have you Lunch there among Countryfolks. and around 2-3km you find a quite undisturbed native Bushland with a little comfort..Camping at its best!

Lake Guaiba receives the water of Jacui River ,Cai River,Sinos River and Gravatai River.
In the isles created by this complex,was created,in 1976,the "Delta Do Jacui " National Park,with 28 isles (most isolated ),with a special unique fauna & flora!
Some isles are connected to the city by the bridge,some,only by boat!
Picture:girls from the back,background,the bridge!

If you take the boat trip organised by the municipality of Porto A legre,they will take you
to " Pintada " isle and the other isles around,from the City Port,and the price will be a donation,a package of food for the natives (yes,that's the situation!).
An extra of 10 reais will be paid for those who wants to join this trip on board of the famous "Cisne Branco "(white swan),because the boat is a bit more fancy.
Picture:Jana & Neil.

It's one of the attractions when you take the boat,many years ago,the inhabitants of this isle supplied fishes,vegetables and milk for the city.
Today,you can find here very fancy millionaires houses side by side with the poverty of the natives!
Picture:Anne,Kevin,Lenisa,background,the city,near " Da Pintada " isle.

On its banks (72km) around the city,people come to admire the famous Porto Alegre sunset,winter and summer.
It's the main meeting point for sundays,as anyway,after saturday parties,nobody wakes up before afternoon,than that's the way we meet to talk about last night funs!!
PICTURE:Lenisa,Thomas,Anne,background:Veleiros Do Sul Yatch Club.