Canela, Rio Grande do Sul
Canela | |
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| Municipality of Canela | |
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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 [1]) | |
• Total | 45,488 |
| • Density | 157.7/km2 (408/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.748 – high[2] |
| Website | www |
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.
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.[3]
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.[4][5]
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.[6]
Gallery
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Caracol falls
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Winter in Canela
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Autumn in Canela
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Downtown
Transportation
Canela is served by Canela Airport.
See also
References
- ^ 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) - ^ "Conheça Canela - Canela" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-05-04. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
- ^ "Canela - Cidade da Catedral de Pedra". Canela (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-11-03.
- ^ "Conheça Canela - Prefeitura Municipal de Canela" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
- ^ "Mundo a Vapor". mundoavapor.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- Literature on Canela
External links
- Canela travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Portal turístico de Gramado e Canela
- Canela City Hall
- Canela detailed city Street Map
- Canela Tourism site including ecotourism like Rafting
- Canela Rio Grande do Sul