Porto Alegre in old postcards

Only 73,000 people lived in Porto Alegre, the capital of the Southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, in 1900. Today, its population is around 1.4 million – but the latest Census informs that now it began to grow in slow motion, like most of the major cities in the region. These post cards show very clearly how it evolved during this period.

Check also for other old Brazilian postcards.

Sources: blogs Colecionáveis e Coleções and  Porto Alegre em meu baú