Caraá

Caraá
Municipality

Location within Rio Grande do Sul
Caraá
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 29°48′S 50°18′W / 29.800°S 50.300°W / -29.800; -50.300Coordinates: 29°48′S 50°18′W / 29.800°S 50.300°W / -29.800; -50.300
Country  Brazil
State Rio Grande do Sul
Time zone UTC-3 (BRT)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-2 (BRST)

Caraá is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil where Rio dos Sinos' river rises. It was originally part of the city Santo Antônio da Patrulha, emancipated in December 28th, 1995.[1]

History

First inhabitants of Caraá were the indigenous that gave name to the place. Caraá is a type of bamboo that was very abundant in there.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Caraá". Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre (in Portuguese). 2017-05-12.


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