Quality of life in Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Brazil, is characterized by reasonably priced housing. According to our city rankings, this is a good place to live with high ratings in cost of living, leisure & culture and tolerance.
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Porto Alegre, Brazil, is characterized by reasonably priced housing. According to our city rankings, this is a good place to live with high ratings in cost of living, leisure & culture and tolerance.
Large apartment | $670.00 |
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Medium apartment | $530.00 |
Rent index [score] | 0.94 |
Small apartment | $390.00 |
5km taxi ride | $7.00 |
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A Cappuccino | $2.40 |
A beer | $2.40 |
A kilogram of Apples | $1.70 |
Bread | $0.92 |
Inflation [score] | 0.81 |
Lunch | $7.40 |
Monthly fitness club membership | $35.00 |
Monthly public transport | $63.00 |
Movie ticket | $7.10 |
Price of a meal at a restaurant | $35.73 |
Average monthly increase in number of startups [score] | 0.10 |
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Coworking spaces [score] | 0.30 |
Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co | 9 |
Meetups [score] | 0.36 |
Meetups groups | 98 |
Meetups members | 29545 |
Number of investors | 2 |
Number of startup events in the last 12 months | 51 |
Number of upcoming meetup events | 11 |
Startup climate scene [score] | 0.26 |
Startup events | 21 |
Startup events [score] | 0.44 |
Startups [score] | 0.43 |
Total number of startups | 43 |
Airport hub | 27 |
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Airport hub [score] | 0.19 |
Human city page | http://cities.human.co/details/Brazil/Porto_Alegre |
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Traffic handling [score] | 0.60 |
Business freedom | 61.40 |
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Business freedom [score] | 0.38 |
Freedom from corruption | 43.00 |
Freedom from corruption [score] | 0.35 |
Lack of labor restrictions | 52.50 |
Lack of labor restrictions [score] | 0.32 |
Time to open a business | 79.50 |
Time to open a business [score] | 0.10 |
Crime rate [score] | 0.10 |
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Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year | 21 |
Guns per 100 residents | 8 |
Lack of gun related deaths [score] | 0.42 |
Lack of guns [score] | 0.96 |
Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score] | 0.69 |
Healthcare expenditure [score] | 0.56 |
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Healthcare quality [score] | 0.59 |
Life expectancy (years) | 75.04 |
Life expectancy [score] | 0.50 |
Best university in ranking | Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) |
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Best university ranking | 700 |
Country mean scores in PISA math test | 392.89 |
Country mean scores in PISA reading test | 410.12 |
Country mean scores in PISA science test | 404.71 |
PISA math ranking (high school) | 52 |
PISA ranking | 52 |
PISA ranking (high school) [score] | 0.10 |
PISA reading (high school) | 44 |
PISA science (high school) | 49 |
Percent of happy students | 0.79 |
Percent of low performers in PISA math test | 0.67 |
Percent of low performers in PISA reading test | 0.49 |
Percent of low performers in PISA science test | 0.54 |
Percent of top performers in PISA math test | 0.01 |
Percent of top performers in PISA reading test | 0.01 |
Percent of top performers in PISA science test | 0.00 |
University quality [score] | 0.10 |
Air quality [score] | 0.52 |
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Cleanliness [score] | 0.18 |
Drinking water quality [score] | 0.46 |
Urban greenery [score] | 0.49 |
Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area | 3.13 |
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Currency for urban area | BRL |
GDP growth rate | 0.00 |
GDP growth rate [score] | 0.17 |
GDP per capita | $16096.32 |
GDP per capita [score] | 0.27 |
Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score] | 0.10 |
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Income tax level [score] | 0.47 |
Profit tax (% of profit) | 0.68 |
Time overhead to file company taxes | 2038 |
VAT (Sales Tax) | 0.42 |
Download speed (Mbps) | 18.77 |
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Internet access (download) [score] | 0.34 |
Internet access (upload) [score] | 0.10 |
Upload speed (Mbps) | 2.75 |
Art galleries | 164 |
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Art galleries [score] | 0.82 |
Cinemas | 92 |
Cinemas [score] | 0.71 |
Comedy clubs | 24 |
Comedy clubs [score] | 0.84 |
Concert venues | 171 |
Concerts [score] | 0.80 |
Historical sites | 119 |
Historical sites [score] | 0.92 |
Museums | 58 |
Museums [score] | 0.62 |
Performing art venues | 162 |
Performing arts [score] | 0.72 |
Sport venues | 89 |
Sports [score] | 0.88 |
Zoos | 1 |
Zoos [score] | 0.45 |
Homosexuality acceptance (percent of the surveyed population in favor) | 0.60 |
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LGBT Equality Index | 74.64 |
LGBT Equality Index [score] | 0.76 |
LGBT adoption rights | ✔ Legal |
LGBT age of consent | ✔ Equal |
LGBT blood donation regulations | ✖ Banned (6-month deferral) |
LGBT conversion therapy regulations | ✔ Banned |
LGBT discrimination legality | Illegal in some contexts |
LGBT employment discrimination legality | ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity |
LGBT gender changing rights | ✔ Legal, but requires surgery |
LGBT homosexuality rights | ✔ Legal |
LGBT housing discrimination legality | Varies by Region |
LGBT marriage rights | ✔ Legal |
Tolerance towards minorities [score] | 0.73 |
Elevation (hills or mountains) [score] | 0.16 |
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Median peak in meters | 242.00 |
Presence of hills in city | 1.00 |
Presence of mountains in city | 1.00 |
Seaside access | 1.00 |
Urban area elevation (meters) | 46.00 |
Water access [score] | 0.83 |
Costs of living in Porto Alegre are in the least expensive 20 percent of all 248 Teleport cities. Average living expenses are significantly lower compared to other cities, especially in the housing market. Moving to Porto Alegre will very likely decrease your daily costs of living. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.
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The overall crime rate puts Porto Alegre in position 264 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.
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Porto Alegre is the capital city of Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state in Brazil. With 4.2 million people in its metropolitan area, it is the 4th largest city of the country. The city is not known for its tourist attractions, although it is a frequently used entry point to the Serras Gaúchas region, a major domestic tourism destination.
Porto Alegre is the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul and the biggest urban agglomeration of Southern Brazil. Situated geographically and culturally midway between São Paulo and Buenos Aires, Porto Alegre developed its distinct flavor of Portuguese heritage under the influence of other European immigrants and a variety of other ethnic groups. It is one of the richest cities in the country, the state capital with the highest life quality and literacy rate (97%), and the book capital of Brazil.
Gaúchos, as natives of Rio Grande do Sul state are known, are very proud of their land and culture. In 1835 a revolution which declared Rio Grande do Sul independent from Brazil broke out, the most significant national conflict of the Brazilian Empire (1822-1889), named the Farroupilha Revolution or Farrapos War. This war wreaked havoc across the entire state during 10 bloody years, killing nearly 20% of Gaúchos and ultimately leading to a peace treaty where the República Riograndense once again became part of Brazil. Another major Brazilian revolution also began in Rio Grande do Sul. The Federalist Revolution of 1893 defended the decentralization of powers and greater autonomy for the states, and only finished in 1895, after spreading to two other states. It was also in Rio Grande do Sul (Porto Alegre) where the 1930 Revolution which overthrew the president Washington Luis began, and so was from Rio Grande do Sul the most important Brazilian communist revolutionary of all times: Luis Carlos Prestes, who led the nation-wide communist upheaval in 1935. For such reasons, among many others, Gaúchos are particularly proud of their mother state, many considering themselves different from other Brazilians.
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