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Coronel Aparício Borges

Coordinates: 30°04′37″S 51°10′39″W / 30.07694°S 51.17750°W / -30.07694; -51.17750
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The Central Prison seen from Polícia Hill.

Coronel Aparício Borges 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.[1]

The neighbourhood was named after colonel Aparício Borges, who died during the Constitutionalist Revolution in 1932.

The Central Prison of Porto Alegre, considered one of the worst in the country, is located here.

References

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  1. ^ Secretaria Municipal de Planejamento e Assuntos Estratégicos (Prefeitura de Porto Alegre) (2023-10-24). "Bairros Oficiais - Lei 12.112 de 2016" [Official Neighborhoods - Law 12.112 of 2016] (in Portuguese). Porto Alegre: Secretaria Municipal de Planejamento e Assuntos Estratégicos (SMPAE/DPEMR/CAPPR), Prefeitura de Porto Alegre. Retrieved 2024-02-01.

30°04′37″S 51°10′39″W / 30.07694°S 51.17750°W / -30.07694; -51.17750