waterfall
Cascata do Caracol
131-metre waterfall in Canela, Rio Grande do Sul, viewed from a state park platform on the Serra Gaúcha touring route.
6 km · about 10 min drive
South AmericaBrazilRio Grande do Sul
Canela
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil · South America
About Canela
Canela is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Três Coroas, 6km from Cascata do Caracol.
Canela is in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with about 49,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Três Coroas, about 18 km away.
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 manyRead more
opportunities for hiking, rock climbing, horseback riding and river rafting.
One of the most important tourist destinations in Rio Grande do Sul, the city of Canela had its first urban center formed in 1903, when Colonel João Ferreira Corrêa da Silva settled there. On December 28, 1944, State Law No. 717 created the municipality, which was officially established four days later on January 1, 1945.
It is located at a latitude of 29º21'56" south and a longitude of 50º48'56" west, at an altitude of 837 meters. Its estimated population in 2018 was 44,489 inhabitants, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. It has an area of 252.91 km², representing 0.0947 percent of the territory of Rio Grande do Sul.
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What is there to see near Canela?
Within an hour or so of Canela: Cascata do Caracol (6 km).
Where is Canela?
Canela is in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, about 18 km from Três Coroas.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 48,946
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- Rio Grande do Sul
- Timezone
- America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates
- -29.3562, -50.8136
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