Canela, Rio Grande do Sul

Canela, meaning Cinnamon (or shin) in Portuguese, is a town located in the Serra Gaúcha of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Both Canela and neighboring Gramado are important tourist resorts and they both draw many visitors each year. Ecotourism is very popular in the area and there are many opportunities for hiking, rock climbing, horseback riding and river rafting.

Canela
Municipality
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Location in the state of Rio Grande do Sul and Brazil
Coordinates: 29°21′42″S 50°48′56″W
Country Brazil
RegionSouth
StateRio Grande do Sul
FoundedDecember 28, 1944
Government
 • MayorConstantino Orsolin
Area
 • Total254.579 km2 (98.294 sq mi)
Elevation
837 m (2,746 ft)
Population
 (2006)[1]
 • Total40,147
 • Density157.7/km2 (408/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Websitecanela.rs.gov.br

Tourism

The main tourist attraction in Canela is the Parque do Caracol, the Cathedral of Stone, and Caracol Falls (Cascata do Caracol). Like sister town Gramado, Canela is a large tourist draw during the winter, where snowfall can occur, and during the Christmas holiday and the local town council deck Canela with lights and other festive decorations.

Canela is part of the Rota Romântica or Romantic Route, a scenic bypass.

An imitation of the Montparnasse derailment has been built outside the Mundo a Vapor ("Steam World") museum theme park in the city.[2]

See also

References
  1. Brazilian Institute of National Statistics and Geography
  2. "Mundo a Vapor". mundoavapor.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  • Caracol falls
  • Nossa Senhora de Lourdes Cathedral in Canela, also known as Cathedral of Stone ("Catedral de Pedra" in Portuguese)
  • Caracol falls


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