Porto Alegre - Preservation Areas - Pintada Island
The Pintada island is part of the State Park of Delta do Jacuí. The predominate
economical activity in the island is the fishing. A secular tradition, inherited from the Azores colonizers who in the 18th century, supplied
fish, vegetable, fruit and milk to Porto Alegre. The Pintada island is connected to the continent through the Guaíba bridge, officially called
Travessia Regis Bettencourt.