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1 day ago · The city of Porto Alegre is located at the northern end of the large coastal lagoon, Lagoa dos Patos in southeastern Brazil. The city lies on the east bank of the mouth of the Rio Guaiba, the estuary of which forms the enormous freshwater lagoon, Lagoa dos Patos.
May 25, 2024 · Porto Alegre, city, capital of Rio Grande do Sul estado (state), southern Brazil. It lies near the Atlantic Ocean coast at the northern end of the freshwater Patos Lagoon along an arm of the lagoon known as the Guaíba River. The city is situated at the junction of five short but deep rivers that
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May 8, 2024 · The OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 8 captured an image (above) of Porto Alegre’s flooded downtown area on May 8, 2024. Floodwater inundated the historic district, caused the international airport to close, swept through major stadiums, and left several highways impassable.
12 hours ago · Porto Alegre ([ˈpoɾtu aˈlɛɡɾi] pronúncia ⓘ) é um município brasileiro e a capital do Rio Grande do Sul, estado mais meridional do Brasil. [7] Com uma área de quase 500 km² e uma população de 1 492 530 habitantes, [ 8 ] encontra-se sobre um terreno diversificado, com morros, baixadas e um grande lago : o Guaíba .
May 4, 2024 · Renan Mattos/Reuters. In the state capital, Porto Alegre, water levels of the Guaíba River peaked at 17.5 feet (5.33 meters) on Sunday — far exceeding the previous record of 15.6 feet (4.76...
May 8, 2024 · Brazil’s southern city of Porto Alegre has been virtually cut off, with the airport and bus station closed and main roads blocked due to a massive flooding that has left at least 90 people dead and more than 130 missing in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
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