在此之前,阿雷格里港曾属于Guaíba湖Viamão的一个港口。它的旧名是Porto dos Casais(夫妇岛)。许多垦荒家庭来自 Rio Grande(意为大河),当时那是个军事要塞,现在已是南里奥格兰德州最重要的港口。
英语百科
Porto Alegre 阿雷格里港
Porto Alegre (local Portuguese pronunciation:[ˈpoɾtʊ aˈlɛɡɾɪ]; Joyful Harbour) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Founded in 1769 by Manuel Sepúlveda, its population of 1,509,939 inhabitants (2010) makes it the tenth most populous city in the country and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area, with 4,405,760 inhabitants (2010). The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian state.