Auxiliadora, Rio Grande do Sul

The Paróquia Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora

Auxiliadora 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 neighbourhood was named after the Paróquia Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora, whose building, inspired in the Église de la Madeleine in Paris, was constructed in 1961.

Auxiliadora is also home to the Centro Cultural 25 de Julho, a German cultural centre.

The neighbourhood embraces people from upper middle class to upper class, mainly the streets near Moinhos de Vento, some of them that in the past belonged to Moinhos de Vento and nowadays, by the current director's plan, belong to Auxiliadora.

External links

Porto Alegre City Homepage

Official Neighbourhoods of Porto Alegre

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

Coordinates: 30°01′S 51°11′W / 30.017°S 51.183°W / -30.017; -51.183

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