Why go
- Capital and largest city of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
- Served by Porto Alegre International Airport Salgado Filho (POA).
History
Porto Alegre is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of roughly 1.4 million inhabitants (2022) makes it the 11th-most populous city in the country and the centre of Brazil's fifth-largest metropolitan area, with 4.1 million inhabitants (2022). The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian state.
Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 13 airlines, 27 direct destinations
- Azul AD (ATR 72, Embraer 195, Embraer 190) · 14 routes: Belo Horizonte, Campinas, Chapeco, Curitiba, Foz Do Iguacu, Joinville, Londrina, Maringa, Navegantes, Passo Fundo, Pelotas, Rio De Janeiro, Santa Maria, Sao Paulo
- Sky Express G3 (737-800, 737-700) · 8 routes: Brasilia, Buenos Aires, Curitiba, Florianopolis, Montevideo, Rio De Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
- TAM Brazilian Airlines JJ (A320, A319, A321, 330) · 5 routes: Brasilia, Curitiba, Rio De Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
- NHT Lineas Aereas NHT Lineas Aereas (L4T) · 4 routes: Erechim, Passo Fundo, Santa Maria, Santa Rosa
- Oceanair O6 (318, Fokker 100, A320) · 3 routes: Florianopolis, Rio De Janeiro, Sao Paulo
- Aerolineas Argentinas AR (737) · 1 route: Buenos Aires
- American Airlines AA (767-300) · 1 route: Miami
- Avianca - Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia AV (A319, A320) · 1 route: Lima
- BQB Lineas Aereas 5Q (ATR 72) · 1 route: Montevideo
- Copa Airlines CM (737-800) · 1 route: Panama City
- Grupo TACA TA (A319, A320) · 1 route: Lima*
- TAP Portugal TP (A330-200) · 1 route: Lisbon
- US Airways US (767-300) · 1 route: Miami
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
credit: Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons · See source page
When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the southern-hemisphere year.
Milder and quieter, with better value.
The southern winter — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Porto Alegre International Airport Salgado Filho (POA); 14 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: POA has direct flights to 27 destinations on 13 airlines (incl. Sao Paulo, Curitiba, Rio De Janeiro, Brasilia, Florianopolis…). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Barco Cisne Branco, 1.4 km); routes include GNU Ilha do Pavão, Guaíba Lake, Canal do Cristal.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Porto Alegre. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Trains & rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.