Who is the founder of Porto Alegre who used a pseudonym to hide his identity?
Manuel Jorge Gomes de Sepúlveda
José Marcelino de Figueiredo
Pedro Álvares Cabral
Dom Pedro I
Answer
Manuel Jorge Gomes de Sepúlveda founded Porto Alegre in 1769, using the pseudonym José Marcelino de Figueiredo to hide his identity. The official founding date, however, is 1772 with the act signed by immigrants from the Azores, Portugal.
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