Jardim Lindoia

Neighborhood in Porto Alegre, Brazil

Jardim Lindoia is a neighbourhood (bairro) in the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil. It was created by Law 2022 from December 7, 1959.[1]

In 1945, Arno Friedrich started to divide his large property in Jardim Lindoia into many lots. According to the chronicler Ary Veiga Sanhudo, the name of the neighbourhood was chosen by Friedrich to make a tribute to "Lindoia", the heroine from "O Uraguai", by José Basílio da Gama. The word means "beautiful" in Guarani language.

Jardim Lindoia is a middle class residential neighbourhood in Porto Alegre.

References

  1. ^ Secretaria Municipal de Planejamento e Assuntos Estratégicos (Prefeitura de Porto Alegre) (2023-10-24). "Bairros Oficiais - Lei 12.112 de 2016" [Official Neighborhoods - Law 12.112 of 2016] (in Portuguese). Porto Alegre: Secretaria Municipal de Planejamento e Assuntos Estratégicos (SMPAE/DPEMR/CAPPR), Prefeitura de Porto Alegre. Retrieved 2024-02-01.

External links

  • Porto Alegre City Homepage
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