Centro Histórico, Porto Alegre

Centro Histórico
Neighbourhood (bairro)
The Porto Alegre Public Market (Mercado Público de Porto Alegre)
Centro Histórico within Porto Alegre
Country	Brazil
State	Rio Grande do Sul
Municipality/city	Porto Alegre
Neighbourhood created	7 December 1959
Area
• Total	228 ha (563 acres)
Population (2010)
• Total	39,154
• Density	17,000/km2 (44,000/sq mi)

Centro Histórico (English:Historical Centre) 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.