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Religious Site Attractions In Alegrete

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Alegrete is a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul located in southern Brazil. Its medium altitude is 102 m . Its estimated population in 2008 was 78,984 inhabitants and the total area is 7,803.967 km2 . Its inhabitants are called Alegretenses. Alegrete was settled in 1816 and became a municipality in 1857. It is the hometown of the abolitionist leader Franklin Gomes Souto, of the politician, diplomat and statesman Osvaldo Aranha, first President of the United Nations General Assembly, and of the Brazilian poet Mário Quintana. Every September 20 , about 8,000 young, adult and old horsemen and horsewomen parade through its streets, using their native cost...
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Religious Site Attractions In Alegrete

  • 1. Convent of Christ Tomar
    The Convent of Christ is a former Roman Catholic convent in Tomar, Portugal. Originally a 12th-century Templar stronghold, when the order was dissolved in the 14th century the Portuguese branch was turned into the Knights of the Order of Christ, that later supported Portugal's maritime discoveries of the 15th century. The convent and castle complex is a historic and cultural monument and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1983.
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