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
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil · South America
Canela is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Três Coroas, 6km from Cascata do Caracol.
Canela is a town located in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. With a population of 48,946, it is an important destination in South America.
On a road trip, Canela sits in Brazil, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Sao Paulo time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Canela to your route.
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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Canela is located in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, South America. The coordinates are -29.3562 latitude, -50.8136 longitude.
Canela has a population of approximately 48,946 people, making it a town in Brazil.
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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
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