Monument to General Osório, Military monument sculpture in Praça da Alfândega, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

The Monument to General Osório is a bronze equestrian statue on a granite base in Praça da Alfândega in downtown Porto Alegre. A shallow water feature surrounds the sculpture and emphasizes its presence in the urban landscape.

Sculptor Hildegardo Leão Veloso won a competition in 1929 to create this monument, which was inaugurated in 1933. A severe storm damaged the statue in 1966, after which it was fully restored and returned to its location.

Two quotations by Osório are carved into the sides of the granite base. One reads that his happiest day would be when civilized peoples celebrated fraternity by burning their arsenals; the other tells soldiers that commanding free men is easy if one shows them the path of duty.

The monument occupies the Praça da Alfândega in the historic centre of Porto Alegre, a short walk from the waterfront and the Mercado Público. The square is level and paved, so the granite base and reflecting pool can be circled on foot. It is a public outdoor monument, visible at any hour.

The equestrian statue was cast in Rio de Janeiro before being shipped south to Porto Alegre. On the granite base, visitors can read two quotations attributed to Osório himself, one on the duty of commanding free men and one on civilized peoples burning their arsenals.