Moinhos de Vento Park (Portuguese: Parque Moinhos de Vento, literally "Windmills Park"), popularly known as Parcão (literally "Big Park"), is a well-known park in Porto Alegre. It is located in the Moinhos de Vento neighborhood.
| Moinhos de Vento Park | |
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 The park on a Sunday afternoon | |
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre |
| Coordinates | 30°01′39″S 51°12′03″W / 30.02750°S 51.20083°W |
| Area | 11.50 hectares (0.1150 km2)[1] |
| Created | 1972[1] |
| Status | Open all year |
The park structure consists of soccer, tennis and volleyball fields, gym equipment, a playground, a kids library, a pond with fish, turtles and ducks, a playground, and a replica of an Azorean windmill.[1] The park also features a monument commemorating Castelo Branco.
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