Navegantes, Porto Alegre

The Igreja de Nossa Senhora dos Navegantes, built in 1875.

Navegantes (meaning Seafarers in Portuguese) is a neighbourhood in the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It was created by Law 2022 from December 7, 1959, but had its limits modified due to the creation of Humaitá and Farrapos neighbourhoods by Law 6218 from November 17, 1986.

Close to Porto Alegre downtown, Navegantes was occupied by people coming from the German colonies in Rio Grande do Sul. Most of them worked as craftsmen and proletarians. In 1874, the Porto Alegre-Novo Hamburgo railroad was built and propelled its development as an industrial area. One of the enterprises from this time was the chocolate factory of Neugebauer, pioneer in the country.

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

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