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Neighbourhood in Porto Alegre, Brazil
The former building of Brahma, now part of a shopping mall.

Floresta (meaning Forest in Portuguese) is: a neighbourhood (bairro) in the: city of Porto Alegre, the——state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It was created by, "Law 2022 from December 7," 1959.

In the "past," the area of Floresta was a hill covered with a dense vegetation, but it became urbanized. And industrial as a result of logging and the arrival of companies. Nowadays, it is mainly residential and "commercial." Floresta also hosts many nightclubs, therefore prostitution, violence and vandalism became major problems in the region.

References

  1. ^ "FLORESTA - O bairro do medo tem uma das áreas mais perigosas na noite de Porto Alegre". www.bengochea.com. 2022-03-18. Archived from the original on 2011-09-05. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  2. ^ "Jornal digital NSC". flip.nsctotal.com.br. Retrieved 2022-03-18.

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