2027 Women's World Cup guide · host city 05 of 08 Porto Alegre
Seven matches at the Beira-Rio, on the bank of the Guaíba. This is the coldest host city of the tournament, and the one where the phrase Brazilian winter stops being a figure of speech.
Foto: lukascaraffini2012/PixabayCentro Histórico
Neighbourhood 01 of 06The public market, the old buildings and the ferry to the far bank. Cheapest of the five, busiest by day, and emptiest after the offices close.
Hotel 01Intercity
Hotel 02Hotel Express Savoy
Hotel 03Ibis Budget
From Centro Histórico to the stadium. There is no useful rail link to this stadium: the nearest station is further than 4 km. Match day means bus, taxi or a ride, and this guide would rather say so than draw a connection that does not exist. Photography slots are reserved: no stock imagery.
The coldest city
of this World Cup
An average high of 18.7 C, a low of 11.5 C and a record of 3.3 C in this window. That is eleven degrees below Fortaleza on the same days, in the same country. If your trip includes both, you are packing for two seasons.
This is climatology, not a forecast: 2015-2024 averages for the 2027-06-24 a 2027-07-25 window. Source: Open-Meteo (ERA5), CC BY 4.0.
Flights into Porto Alegre
Direct routes surveyed by hand, not from an airline feed. Airlines change schedules: confirm before you book.
What the city sounds like
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Travel tips
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Centro Histórico
The public market, the old buildings and the ferry to the far bank. Cheapest of the five, busiest by day, and emptiest after the offices close.
Where to stay: Intercity, Hotel Express Savoy, Ibis Budget
Eat: Rossi, Bar e Lancheria Alto Astral, Doidivanas, P.H.ade Lanches, Refugio's, Girassol
Bar and boteco: Copão, Boteco 787, Pinguim, Píer 174
Café and bakery: Monjolo, Provincia do Cafe, Café do Cofre, Café Conceito
See: Memorial do Poder Judiciário, Monumento a Elis Regina, Monumento a Mário Quintana e Carlos Drummond de Andrade, O Túnel do Túnel
Moinhos de Vento
The smart neighbourhood: the park, the good restaurants and the hotels people book without asking the price. Twenty minutes from the Beira-Rio by car.
Where to stay: Hilton Porto Alegre, Hotel Laghetto Viverone Moinhos, Ibis Moinhos de Vento
Eat: Marostika II, Bar do Carlão, Odessa, Torta de Sorvete, Gokan, Bazkaria
Bar and boteco: Thomas Pub, Mulligan, Confraria do Padre, Bar do Goethe
Café and bakery: Lápis Café, Cafe do Porto, Z Café, Quiero Café
See: Paisagem Lunar, Galeria de Arte do DMAE, Museu Israelita, Instituto Cultural Judaico Marc Chagal
Cidade Baixa
Where Porto Alegre drinks, in walking distance of the centre and of the stadium road. Loud until late, which is either the reason to stay or the reason not to.
Where to stay: Intercity Premium, Master Express Cidade Baixa, Hotel Express Savoy
Eat: Oca de Savoia, Restaurante Villandry, Odessa, Via Imperatore, Sede Social do Clube do Comércio, Bar Rossi
Bar and boteco: Copão, Pinguim, Píer 174, Raupp Bar e Restaurante
Café and bakery: Café Monjolo, Armazém da Esquina, Consulado do Café, Ponto do Café
See: Memorial do Poder Judiciário, O Túnel do Túnel, MERGS, Torre de Ferro
Menino Deus
The stadium neighbourhood, one and a half kilometres from the Beira-Rio, residential and calm. On match day this is the only base you can walk from.
Where to stay: Intercity Premium, Blue Tree Towers Millenium, Coral Express
Eat: Oca de Savoia, Churrascaria Dom Henrique, Assados Tchê, Live Sushi, Churrascaria Freio de Ouro, Tirol
Bar and boteco: Raupp Bar e Restaurante, Irineu's Bar, Bar dos Guri, Somos Encontro
Café and bakery: Café Central, Gramado Gourmet, O Pão da Fé Padaria e Confeitaria, Pão da Nona
See: Cono Sul, Torre de Ferro, Pórtico, El Canto de las Flores
Bom Fim
Beside the Redenção park, bookshops and bars, the most walkable evening in the city. The local pick, and the best value of the five.
Where to stay: Hotel Piazza Navona by Intercity, Garibaldi Hotel, Pousada do Porto
Eat: Bar do Carlão, Restaurante Villandry, Odessa, Torta de Sorvete, Bazkaria, Daimu
Bar and boteco: Copão, Pinguim, Thomas Pub, Mulligan
Café and bakery: Lápis Café, Cafe do Porto, Z Café, Café Bertoldo
See: O Túnel do Túnel, Paisagem Lunar, O Peixe, Galeria de Arte do DMAE