Definition of Pôrto Alegre in English:
Pôrto Alegre
proper nounˌpɔːtuː əˈlɛɡreɪˌpôrdō əˈleɡrə
A major port and commercial city in south-eastern Brazil, capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul; population 1,420,667 (2007). It is situated on the Lagoa dos Patos, a lagoon separated from the Atlantic by a sandy peninsula.
Definition of Pôrto Alegre in US English:
Pôrto Alegre
proper nounˌpôrdō əˈleɡrə
A major port and commercial city in southeastern Brazil, capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul; population 1,420,667 (2007). It is situated on the Lagoa dos Patos, a lagoon separated from the Atlantic by a sandy peninsula.