Eduardo Branco

I'm a Brazilian of the south of my country. Everybody that things in Brazil, meet only the center or the north, and never be listening in the south. Well, the south of Brazil it is so diferent. Read what the best turism consultors say about here:

Rio Grande do Sul
Is the southernmost state of Brazil, and one of the states with the highest standard of living.
One of the most prosperous, consistent and qualified Brazilian states, focused mainly in its diversity and preservation of its culture and traditions - with elements of the most varied ethnic backgrounds - its exuberant nature, highest technological, scientific and professional quality standards, and high level of infrastructure available.

The State is not only strong in leisure tourism, but it also in business and events tourism, which is currently one of the most disputed segments in the world. The level of maturity of the "gauchos" tourism can be easily verified through the spontaneous integration of the municipalities within the same region or with the same cultural identification through co-operatives and development agencies consisted both by the public and private sectors, especially by the Convention Bureaus that are present throughout the State. Such entities work through joint actions to promote and divulge the State’s tourist potential, to create products, to qualify work force, to integrate route tours and to attract investments.

New products with a huge market potential spring up in the State with outstanding strength and organisation: the rural tourism - with the qualification of the traditional gaucho ranches as tourist accommodations; the adventure and ecological tourism, one of the world's main trends and which has, in the State, some pioneer initiatives, one of which is the regulation of the practice of such activities; the historical-cultural tourism that has its highpoint at the Jesuit Mission - Missões Jesuíticas - a Mankind Patrimony.

All in all, a State for all tastes, all budgets, and all interests, that always welcomes visitors with lots of affection.

Porto Alegre, one of the largest cities in Brazil, is the capital city of Rio Grande do Sul and a consisting center cultural, political and economical.
Porto Alegre held the best standard of living among all Brazilian capitals for many years and it was the only Brazilian city listed on Jones Lang LaSalle's [03] World Winning Cities. It´s also the home of world wide famous football clubs Grêmio and Internacional (Grêmio is the current leader of the Brazilian Football Championship and Internacional are the current World Soccer Clubs Cup and Libertadores Cup champions).
Porto Alegre (in english the meaning is close to Happy Port) is considered the city with the best quality of life in Brazil, for example, the city has 16 square meters of green area per inhabitant.
The city is also the Brazilian Capital of Mercosul. This is one of the reasons why it has become the second more attractive city for investments in the Country.
This is both a calm and a dynamic city at the same time, where you can find many business opportunities and, on the other hand, many leisure options.
Do you know the World Social Forum? Porto Alegre and the gauchos, has created this amazing political moviment to the world.

Gaucho (Gaúcho in Portuguese) is also the common denomination of the current inhabitants of the Brazilian State of "Rio Grande do Sul". An example is the Brazilian soccer player Ronaldinho, nicknamed by some as Ronaldinho Gaúcho, as he was born in that State.

Some famous people of Rio Grande do Sul is:
Elis Regina, singer
Ronaldinho, soccer player
Daiane dos Santos, gymnast
Gisele Bündchen, model
Shirley Mallmann, model
Ana Hickmann, model
Giba, the best voley player of the world
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