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.
49 km · about 55 min drive
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil · South America
Novo Hamburgo sits on the route: 10 minutes from Estância Velha, 49km from Cascata do Caracol.
Novo Hamburgo is a city located in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. With a population of 253,841, it is an important destination in South America.
On a road trip, Novo Hamburgo 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 Novo Hamburgo to your route.
Novo Hamburgo ('New Hamburg', Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnovu ɐ̃buɾˈgu]; German: Neu-Hamburg) is a municipality in the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, located in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre, the state capital. As of 2025, its population was 235,802. The city covers an area of 217 km2 (84Read more
sq mi), and the average temperature is 19 °C (66 °F), which is mild for the region. The Sinos River runs through the urban area.
Consolidated by German immigrants, the city was named after Hamburg, Germany. Novo Hamburgo's population is still predominantly of German descent.
In the 1980s, Novo Hamburgo received the nickname of "the national capital of shoes", attracting many athletes, tracks and companies connected to the sport. Nowadays, the city is the industrial centre of the Sinos River Valley, the economy of which is based mainly on the manufacture of shoes and the associated leather goods supply chain.
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Novo Hamburgo is located in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, South America. The coordinates are -29.6783 latitude, -51.1306 longitude.
Novo Hamburgo has a population of approximately 253,841 people, making it a city 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.
49 km · about 55 min drive
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