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City of Alvorada | |
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| Nickname: Capital of Solidarity | |
 Location in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 29°59′24″S 51°05′02″W / 29.99000°S 51.08389°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | South |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Founded | 1965 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jose Arno Appolo do Amaral (MDB) |
| Area | |
• Total | 70.811 km2 (27.340 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2022[1]) | |
• Total | 187,315 |
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal code | 94810 |
| Area code | (+55) 51 |
| Website | alvorada.rs.gov.br (in Portuguese) |
Alvorada (Portuguese: [aw.voˈɾa.dɐ] , lit. 'dawn') is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in the south of Brazil, adjacent to the capital of the state, Porto Alegre. The city is also known as "The Capital of Solidarity." Alvorada is primarily a bedroom community with most workers commuting to adjacent cities such as Porto Alegre to work. Its name means "the awakening" or "the sunrise".
Although improvements have been made, the city suffers from heavy crime and squatting. The largest of these slums or favelas is the dangerous Umbu subdivision. Drug and arms trafficking are punctuated by periodic violence.