Rio Grande (Rio Grande do Sul)

By plane

• Rio Grande AirportReceives regular daily flights from Porto Alegre and Pelotas.

By bus

By car

• from Porto Alegre, take the BR-116
• from Pelotas, take the BR-392.

Eugenio Hansen, OFS

• Oceanographic Museum

  phone: +55 53 3231-3496
  address: Rua Heitor Perdigão, 10
  Maintains a public exhibition on the life and dynamics of the marine ecosystem and its relationship with the environment, presented in panels, models and various equipment used in oceanographic research. Several thousands of shells, which are part of the museum's collection of molluscs, the biggest and most important in South America. Adjacent to the Antarctic Museum, a reproduction of the first installations of the Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station, which houses a collection of panels, photos, equipment over Antarctica and some objects used by Brazilians, detailing the history of the conquest of that continent, the dynamics of the sea and life at the South Pole, and the Brazilian effort to maintain a base in its inhospitable environment . Also a collection of geological and biological samples from Antarctica.

• Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church

• Rio Grande Library

  phone: +55 53 3231-2842
  address: Rua General Osório, 454
  Founded in 1846.

• St. Peter CathedralBuilt in 1755, refurbished in 1997. Very fine collection of sacred art from 18th and 19th centuries.

• Tamandaré SquareReputed to be the state's biggest city square. Its centerpiece is a massive monumental tomb of civil war hero Bento Gonçalves.

• Old Customs House

  phone: +55 53 3234-4000
  address: R. Mal. Floriano Peixoto, 300
  Built in 1804 in Neoclassical style. In the 70s and 80s, the building underwent restoration works. Its premises today house the Receita Federal (IRS) and the Historical Museum of the City of Rio Grande.

• Restaurante Paladar

  phone: +55 53 3035-6021
  address: Av. Silva Paes, 285
  Self-service by the kilo.

• Churrascaria Leão do Parque

  phone: +55 53 3231-6466
  address: Av. Pres. Vargas, 516, Parque
  Barbecue restaurant.

• Plaza Grill

  phone: +55 53 3231-8558
  address: R. Gen. Bacelar, 457
  Self-service buffet.

• Ai Ling Yen

  phone: +55 53 3232-5581
  address: R. Luiz Lorea, 389
  Chinese food.

Budget

• Hotel Taufik

  phone: +55 53 3231-3755
  address: Rua Gen. Neto, 20
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Mid-range

• Hotel Atlântico Cidade

  phone: +55 53 3231-3833
  address: Rua Duque de Caxias, 55

• Hotel Villa Moura

  phone: +55 53 3231-3933
  address: Rua Gen. Neto, 165