Canela, Rio Grande do Sul

Canela
Canela
Municipality
	Municipality of Canela
	Flag Seal
	Location in the state of Rio Grande do Sul and Brazil
	Coordinates: 29°21′42″S 50°48′56″W / 29.36167°S 50.81556°W
Country	Brazil
Region	South
State	Rio Grande do Sul
Founded	December 28, 1944
Government
• Mayor	Constantino Orsolin
Area
• Total	254.579 km2 (98.294 sq mi)
Elevation	837 m (2,746 ft)
Population (2020 )
• Total	45,488
• Density	157.7/km2 (408/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)	0.748 – high
Website	www.canela.rs.gov.br

Canela (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐˈnɛlɐ]), meaning Cinnamon in Portuguese, is a town located in the Serra Gaúcha of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Both Canela and neighboring Gramado are important tourist locations 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.

Tourism[edit]

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.^[3]

Gallery[edit]

Caracol falls
Winter in Canela
Autumn in Canela
Downtown

Transportation[edit]

Canela is served by Canela Airport.

References[edit]

^ IBGE 2020
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Mundo a Vapor". mundoavapor.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 October 2012.