Menino Deus Explained

Menino Deus (meaning Divine Infant in English) is a neighborhood of the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil.

The neighborhood was created by Law 2022 of December 7, 1959.

Demographics

• Population: 29,577 2000'^[1]
• Area: 215 hectares
• Density: 138 hab/ha/km²
• Number of housing units 11,495

Famous people

• Caio Fernando Abreu, writer.^[2]

See also

• Neighborhoods of Porto Alegre

External links

• Porto Alegre Homepage
• Bairros Porto Alegre - Nosbairros

Notes and References

1. http://lproweb.procempa.com.br/pmpa/prefpoa/spm/usu_doc/censos_de_80_90_e_2000.pdf Situação Demográfica de Porto Alegre
2. http://terramagazine.terra.com.br/interna/0,,OI4632461-EI6581,00-Tradutora+pede+a+preservacao+da+casa+de+Caio+Fernando+Abreu.html Terra Magazine