In Brazil's South region, it had been verified high textural change in soils of granitic hilly areas. This study had the objective to evaluate pedogenetic processes involved in a granite toposequence in Porto Alegre city, Brazil. Soil profiles were described and analyzed in morphological, physical, chemical and mineralogical issues. Soil profiles at summit, upper slope and foot slope showed expressive textural change and the relationship fine clay:total clay increased in subsurface horizons (Bt), indicating finer fraction translocation. Uniformity index lower than 0,6 showed absence of lithologic discontinuity. Ki index, Fe2O3(d)/Fe2O3(s) relationship and presence of feldspar, 2:1 and 2:1:1 minerals, detected in X-Ray diffraction analysis, indicated intermediate weathering degree. X-Ray diffraction also indicates higher caulinite content in subsurface. At down slope position, soil profile didn't show the presence of B pedogenetic horizon. Results indicated lessivage as the main pedogenetic process, associated with the presence of some characteristics, which shows low advanced pedogenetic development in these profiles.
lessivage; texture gradient; soil classification; granite
