Editing Porto Alegre (section)

===Vegetation===
[[File:Parque Farroupilha (5604359574).jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of Farroupilha Park vegetation]]
[[File:Zona Leste de Porto Alegre vista do Morro Santana 02.jpg|thumb|left|View of the eastern zone of Porto Alegre from Morro Santana, with the predominant vegetation of the area]]
[[File:Rua Gonçalo de Carvalho.jpg|thumb|''[[Tipuana]]'' on Gonçalo de Carvelho Street]]
[[File:Chafariz-parquefarropupilha.jpg|thumb|[[Roystonea oleracea]] in Porto Alegre]]
[[File:IBPA 18233 - Parque Moinhos de Vento - Parcão - conta com moinho - 2018-10-17 - Jefferson Bernardes-PMPA.jpg|thumb|Vegetation of Moinhos de Vento Park in the Moinhos de Vento neighborhood]]
Porto Alegre lies in a transitional area between the [[subtropical]] forest and the Southern Brazilian grasslands (pampa). A number of conservation programmes have been established to protect [[Endemism|native]] trees. Many of the city's avenues have been planted with different tree [[species]]. One striking example of this is Teresópolis Avenue, where bottle trees have been planted. The city is covered in green vegetation and Lapacho and Jacaranda are the main species that can be found locally. The trees from the hills are protected. Two environmental conservation areas can be found in this city: "Delta do Jacuí" ([[Jacuí Delta]]) State Park and Lami Biological Reserve.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reservas.net/alojamiento_hoteles/portoalegre_brazil.htm |title=Vegetation in Porto Alegre |publisher=Reservas.net |access-date=2010-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130135211/http://reservas.net/alojamiento_hoteles/portoalegre_brazil.htm |archive-date=2010-11-30 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The urban area has many parks and plazas, making Porto Alegre one of the greenest provincial capitals in Brazil. The first city squares date from the second half of the 18th century and were originally large public spaces used as food markets. The city has {{convert|39|km2|acre|abbr=on}} of green space, occupying 31 percent of the city's area.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}} This is an average of 17.6&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup> per person. More than one million trees line the public streets and SMAM plants an average of 30,000 seedlings each year. The four main parks are: Parque Farroupilha, a {{convert|37|ha|acre|adj=on}} park; Jardim Botânico (The [[Botanical Garden of Porto Alegre]]), with some 725 species of vegetation on about {{convert|43|ha|acre}} of land; and Parque Marinha do Brasil (The [[Brazilian Navy]]'s [[Park]]), a vast park of more than {{convert|70|ha|acre}} which offers a wide variety of sports fields and tracks. The city's [[cycleway]] is called the Caminho dos Parques, which at over {{convert|5|km|0|abbr=in}} long links the Moinhos do Vento, Farroupilha and Guaíba shore parks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sustainablecities.net/plusnetwork/plus-cities/porto-alegre-brazil |title=Green areas in Porto Alegre |publisher=Sustainablecities.net |access-date=2010-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605214840/http://sustainablecities.net/plusnetwork/plus-cities/porto-alegre-brazil|archive-date=2010-06-05 }}</ref>

The [[Lami José Lutzenberger Biological Reserve]] was established in 1975 in the Lami neighborhood of Porto Alegre, named after the local agronomist and environmentalist [[José Lutzenberger]]. It was the first municipal reserve in Brazil. The reserve covers {{convert|179|ha}}. It reopened in April 2002 after being closed for more than ten years to allow its ecosystems to recover.<ref>{{citation|title=Cantinho Ecológico|language=pt|author=Marco Aurélio|year=2015|journal=A Semana|url=http://www.jornalasemana.net/coluna/cantinho_ecologico/2/107|access-date=2016-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505041928/http://www.jornalasemana.net/coluna/cantinho_ecologico/2/107|archive-date=2016-05-05|url-status=live}}</ref>
The reserve conserves nature and supports research and environmental education.<ref>{{citation|language=pt|title=Reserva Biológica do Lami José Lutzenberger|publisher=SMAM: Secretaria Municipal do Meio Ambiente de Porto Alegre|url=http://www2.portoalegre.rs.gov.br/smam/default.php?p_secao=156|access-date=2016-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723032905/http://www2.portoalegre.rs.gov.br/smam/default.php?p_secao=156|archive-date=2015-07-23|url-status=live}}</ref>