Porto Alegre, Brazil, Prioritizes Citizenship

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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.