Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul´s capital city in southern Brazil, has a consolidated culture of popular participation in its administration. Founded in 1772, this city of more than 1 million people is a cosmopolitan and multicultural region recognized as one of participatory democracy, which means that information and decisions need to be available to everyone.The ideas of participation and social control are closely related. Residents must participate and contribute to decision making, directing the government to adopt measures that truly meet collective interest.

Brazil citizenship by investment Archives - Lawyers Brazil

Porto Alegre - Brazil, Porto Alegre (Joyful Harbor) is the …

Participatory democracy in Porto Alegre, Brazil

Reviving Brazil's Local Democracy Tool

Sacramento city's participatory budget program is underway. Here's

Porto Alegre - Wikipedia

Participatory Budgeting: A School for Citizenship

CULTURE BRINGS NEW LIFE TO PORTO ALEGRE - The City at Eye Level

Radical Reform and the Right to the Brazilian City - BRASILWIRE

Porto Alegre, Brazil, Prioritizes Citizenship

Brazil: Church's experience strengthens migration policies

cdn./78/167978-050-E00CB2E7/Porto-Al

Copa Libertadores final shows Brazil's regional dominance