Santana (Porto Alegre)

See also: Santana

Santana is a district of the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, capital of the State of the Rio Grande C Sul.

It was created by the Law 2022 of the 12/7/59.

General data

• Population (2000): 21.221 inhabitants

• Men: 9.148
• Women: 12.073

• Surface: 149 ha

• Density: 142,42 hab/ha

Current limits

Avenue João Pessoa, of the angle of the avenue Venâncio Surfaces up to the point of meeting with the avenue Bento Gonçalves; since this one to the street Veador Oporto; of the latter, over all its length, to the Ipiranga avenue; then, in the direction is/western to the street Ramiro Barcelos; from there until the angle with the avenue Protásio Alves and, in the direction is/western, to the avenue Venâncio Aires for, of this one, to turn over to the avenue João Pessoa.

History

The name of the district is a homage to the antique Sesmaria de Santa' Anna, zone that Jerônimo de Ornellas occupied when it settled in Porto Alegre. Later, as from the 18th century, the district belonged to Arraial (Hameau) of São Miguel, territory crossed by Arroio (Ruisseau) C Sabão. From its frequent innondations, the site did not attract large world. Only lived in this place the poor black families which, during years, cohabited in the insalubrity caused by excesses of the river.

The denomination of Santana was allotted only in 1885, and the development of the district started only after the Guerre of Farrapos when, in 1865, the governor of the province of the time, Visconde da Boa Vista, made open a public highway bearing its name which allowed the installation of Prado (Hippodrome) da Boa Vista and which developed the place and contributed to the installation again resident. Later, Prado yielded to the place to the futebol Sport Club Americano former football team which was champion of the city for a long time.

After the construction of a bridge of access at the end of the 19th century, the occupation of the district was accentuated. The exchanges with the other parts of the cities benefitted the population, through the development of the lines of urban transport of the Company Bondes Carris .

On the cultural level, Santana was at the origin of the great festivals of Carnaval organized by its black inhabitants and, during the Années 1960, 70 and 80, emerged from the schools of samba such as the Bambas da Orgia , Acadêmicos da Orgia and Praiana , and of the groups of carnival like the Tapuias .

However, the real increase in the zone made leave the poorest populations of which a good part settled in the current district of Restinga.

Today

Santana is a residential district of Middle-class and which has an economic activity of small shops, many bars, nightclubs and houses of prostitution of luxury (common thing in the Brazilian big cities).

External bond

Site of the Town hall of Porto Alegre (Portuguese ).