Sightseeing places in Porto Alegre, Brazil (2)

Porte Alegre in Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil

Casa de Cultura Mário Quintana.

There was a statue of Mário Quintana 

around the entrance of Casa de Cultura Mário Quintana.

He was Brazilian writer and translator.

 

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Farroupilha park 

 [Portuguese: Parque Farroupilha/ Parque de Redenção]

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Porto Alegre Public Market

[Portuguese: Mercado Público Central de Porto Alegre]

which is the oldest public market in Porte Alegre.

 

We could find many tropical fruits & Brazilian ingredients in the Market.
 

We could find traditional calabash gourds for maté in the market. Maté [=chimarrão] was also sold in the market.

Episode of Porto Alegre

Linha Tourismo sightseeing city bus tour was the sightseeing from the open-top bus. Tomo & Chouchou also visited some other sightseeing places in Porto Alegre.
First, we visited Casa de Cultura Mário Quintana. It's a pink-color building with beautiful architecture. In Casa de Cultura Mario Quintana, there were a library and art galleries. There were events such as modern art exhibitions or films. Around the entrance of Casa de Cultura Mario Quintana, there was a statue of Mário Quintana who was Brazilian writer and translator. He became a famous poet later. 

We also went to majour urban park in Porto Alegre; Farroupilha Park [=Parque Farroupilha /Parque da Redenção]. In Farroupilha park, there were a lake and a bridge, and lots of trees and green lawn. Redenção park was a very beautiful park. It is a nice place to take a rest and be relaxed.

We also visited the city's oldest public market; Porto Alegre Public Market [=Mercado Público Central de Porto Alegre]. In Porto Alegre Public Market, we could find many tropical fruits and Brazilian ingredients. It was enjoyable to see local things. In the public market, Cowboy [=Gaúcho] culture still remains, so we could find traditional calabash gourds for mate. They also sell maté[=chimarrão] in the market. We could find nice souvenirs from Rio Grande do Sul in the market.



Relating articles

* Sightseeing city bus tour in Porto Alegre

* Canela in Rio Grande do Sul

* Downtown "Centro" in Rio de Janeiro

* Gaúcho (Cowboy) & Brazilian specialty (Churrasco, Chimarrão, Cachaça)