Borges de Medeiros Avenue (Porto Alegre)

The intersection with Andradas Street forms the Democratic Corner, an established meeting point for rallies and popular demonstrations of different kinds.

Documents dating back to 1830 from the City Council mention Beco do Poço, a path that connected the current Riachuelo and Duque de Caxias streets.

[3][4] During Otávio Rocha's administration, providing a solution to the street's circulation problem became a priority, as it aimed to establish an important link between the historic center and the Menino Deus neighborhood.

Designed by Manoel Barbosa Assumpção Itaqui and Duilio Bernardi, with sculptures by Alfred Adloff, it was completed in 1932 and listed as a heritage site in 1988.

At the same time, the area around the avenue began to be populated with constructions such as the Sulacap, Sul América, União and Vera Cruz buildings.