Glória, Porto Alegre

Glória (meaning Glory in English) is a neighbourhood in the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil.

The arraial (village) of Glória was created in the 19th century, when the Silveira Nunes family donated to the prefecture a big property, in which two parallel roads were constructed - today Carlos Barbosa and Oscar Pereira avenues.

The neighbourhood name comes from a lady called Maria da Glória, married to a colonel whose big house was a landmark in the region.

In 1915, the Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Glória was built.

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