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Centro Cultural Usina do Gasômetro
Centro Cultural Usina do Gasômetro Review
The Centro Cultural Usina do Gasômetro, with its conspicuous 350-foot brick smokestack, was the city's first coal-fired powerplant—built in the early 1920s, when the city experienced rapid growth. Today it holds theaters, meeting rooms, and exhibit spaces on the banks of the Rio Guaíba. A terrace café overlooking the river is the perfect place to take in a sunset. The center is open Tuesday-Sunday 9-9.
- Address: Av. João Goulart 551, Centro, Porto Alegre, 90010-120 | Map It
- Phone: 051/3212-5979
- Website: www.smc.prefpoa.com.br
- Location: Porto Alegre
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