Porto Alegre · Brazil
Hotels in Centro, Porto Alegre
Centro, Porto Alegre is one of the 42 neighbourhoods of Porto Alegre (Wikidata: "neighborhood in Porto Alegre"). Its centre is 0.3 km from the city centre. 5 places to stay in this guide are counted here, listed nearest the area centre first.
- Places to stay
- 5of 29 in Porto Alegre's neighbourhoods
- From the city centre
- 0.3 km
- Nearest station
- Mercado0.5 km · OpenStreetMap
- Nearest main sight
- Antigo Palácio do Governo (Forte Apache)0.3 km
- Restaurants, cafes and bars
- 145OpenStreetMap, by nearest area centre
- Area within its boundary
- 2.4 km²OpenStreetMap
Where to stay
Places to stay in Centro, Porto Alegre
Nearest the area's centre point first, by straight-line distance. Chain properties link to their own websites; hotels recorded in Wikidata link to their encyclopedia article where there is one.
| # | Place to stay | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OYO Hotel Lancaster | 0.0 km |
| 2 | Hotel Praça da Matriz | 0.2 km |
| 3 | Eko Residence Hotel | 0.5 km |
| 4 | Former Hotel Nacional | 0.5 km |
| 5 | Plaza São Rafael Hotel | 0.7 km |
Visiting
What to see, eat and drink in Centro, Porto Alegre
OpenStreetMap maps 82 restaurants, 21 cafes and 42 bars and pubs counted in Centro, Porto Alegre, and 75 named sights: museums and galleries, parks, monuments, viewpoints and other attractions. They are counted the same way as the places to stay: each place goes to the area whose centre is nearest, within that area's reach. This rule has no boundaries, so places near the edge can fall in a neighbouring area's count.
| What | Mapped | Rank in Porto Alegre |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 82 | 1 of 42 |
| Cafes | 21 | 1 of 42 |
| Bars, pubs and beer gardens | 42 | 1 of 42 |
| Museums and galleries | 15 | 1 of 42 |
| Named parks | 27 | 4 of 42 |
| Monuments, viewpoints and other sights | 33 | 1 of 42 |
Rank 1 has the most among the 42 neighbourhoods of Porto Alegre; areas with equal counts share a rank.
The 10 best-known sights counted in Centro, Porto Alegre
Named sights OpenStreetMap maps for which the centre of Centro, Porto Alegre is the nearest area centre, the same rule as the counts above, so some may lie outside the boundary of Centro, Porto Alegre: those linked to Wikidata or Wikipedia first, then by the number of Wikipedia language editions covering them. Distances are in a straight line from the area's centre point.
| Sight | Type | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| Palácio Piratini | Attraction | 0.4 km |
| Rio Grande do Sul Museum of Art | Museum | 0.4 km |
| Praça Marechal Deodoro | Park | 0.3 km |
| Gasometer Power Station | Attraction | 1.3 km |
| Praça da Alfândega | Park | 0.3 km |
| Igreja Nossa Senhora das Dores | Place of worship | 0.7 km |
| Memorial do Rio Grande do Sul | Museum | 0.4 km |
| Museu Júlio de Castilhos | Museum | 0.4 km |
| Praça Brigadeiro Sampaio | Park | 1.0 km |
| Casa de Cultura Mario Quintana | Museum | 0.6 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Stations
Stations nearest the centre of Centro, Porto Alegre
The nearest stations OpenStreetMap maps within 3 km of the centre of Centro, Porto Alegre, and the nearest of each kind (rail, metro, light rail, monorail, funicular) within the same distance. Tram and bus stops are not included.
| Station | Serves | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mercado | metro | 0.5 km |
| Rodoviária | metro | 1.2 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026. Distances are in a straight line, not walking distance.
Distances
How far Centro, Porto Alegre is from Porto Alegre's main sights
| Sight | From Centro, Porto Alegre |
|---|---|
| Antigo Palácio do Governo (Forte Apache) | 0.3 km |
| Memorial do Rio Grande do Sul | 0.3 km |
| São Pedro Theatre | 0.3 km |
| Paço Municipal de Porto Alegre | 0.3 km |
| Praça da Alfândega | 0.3 km |
| Praça Marechal Deodoro | 0.3 km |
| Rio Grande do Sul Museum of Art | 0.4 km |
| Piratini palace | 0.4 km |
| Our Lady of Sorrows Church | 0.8 km |
| Museu de Ciências Naturais da Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul | 5.4 km |
Around the area
Stations and sights in and near Centro, Porto Alegre
Other stations (Wikidata)
- São Pedro · railway station · 3.3 km
Sights in Centro, Porto Alegre: 12 of 29
- São Pedro Theatre · theatre · 0.3 km
- Piratini palace · palace · 0.4 km
- Rio Grande do Sul Museum of Art · art museum · 0.4 km
- Paço Municipal de Porto Alegre · palace · 0.3 km
- Praça Marechal Deodoro · square · 0.3 km
- Our Lady of Sorrows Church · church · 0.8 km
- Memorial do Rio Grande do Sul · museum · 0.3 km
- Antigo Palácio do Governo (Forte Apache) · palace · 0.3 km
- Praça da Alfândega · square · 0.3 km
- Capela Senhor dos Passos da Santa Casa de Misericórdia · church · 0.5 km
- Júlio de Castilhos Museum · museum · 0.4 km
- Instituto Histórico e Geográfico do Rio Grande do Sul · museum · 0.1 km
The 12 covered by the most Wikipedia language editions.
Nearby
Areas next to Centro, Porto Alegre
Questions
Centro, Porto Alegre: questions travellers ask
How many hotels are in Centro, Porto Alegre?
5 places to stay in this guide are counted in Centro, Porto Alegre: those for which its centre is the nearest of the 42 neighbourhoods of Porto Alegre. The nearest to the area centre is OYO Hotel Lancaster, 0.0 km away.
How far is Centro, Porto Alegre from the centre of Porto Alegre?
0.3 km in a straight line from the area's centre to the city centre point Wikidata gives for Porto Alegre.
How far is Centro, Porto Alegre from São Pedro Theatre?
0.3 km in a straight line from the centre of Centro, Porto Alegre. The nearest of Porto Alegre's main sights is Antigo Palácio do Governo (Forte Apache), 0.3 km away.
Which stations are nearest the centre of Centro, Porto Alegre?
As mapped in OpenStreetMap: Mercado (metro, 0.5 km) and Rodoviária (metro, 1.2 km), in a straight line from the area's centre point.
How many restaurants, cafes and bars are there in Centro, Porto Alegre?
OpenStreetMap maps 82 restaurants, 21 cafes and 42 bars and pubs counted in Centro, Porto Alegre (each place in the area whose centre is nearest), the most restaurants of the 42 neighbourhoods of Porto Alegre.
Areas: the 42 neighbourhoods of Porto Alegre that Wikidata records as a neighborhood of Brazil located in the city. Places to stay are not assigned by boundary: each is counted in the area whose centre is nearest, and only when it is within that area's reach (twice the radius of a circle the size of the area where Wikidata gives its size, otherwise 1.5 km) and no nearer the centre of a neighbouring town in this guide; 29 places to stay are counted this way. Sights are counted the same way. Main sights: the 10 sights in these areas covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. Stations: railway and metro stations in Wikidata. All distances are straight-line from the area's centre point; on foot or by road they are longer.
Sources: the area, sights and stations from Wikidata (CC0); Centro, Porto Alegre on Wikipedia; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. How this guide is made.