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Canela (), meaning ''
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'' in Portuguese, is a town located in the
Serra Gaúcha The Serra Gaúcha (''Gaucho Highlands'') is a cultural region comprising the mountainous areas in the northeastern portion of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil. Most of its inhabitants are of German and Italian ancestry. Consequently, ...
of
Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, ; ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative units of Brazil#List, fifth-most populous state and the List of Brazilian s ...
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. Both Canela and neighboring
Gramado Gramado is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located in the Serra Gaúcha region. The city was originally settled by Azorean descendants and later received a contingent of German and Italian immigrants. Gramado is ...
are important tourist locations and they both draw many visitors each year.
Ecotourism Ecotourism is a form of nature-oriented tourism intended to contribute to the Ecological conservation, conservation of the natural environment, generally defined as being minimally impactful, and including providing both contributions to conserv ...
is very popular in the area and there are many opportunities for hiking, rock climbing, horseback riding and river rafting.


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 The Rota Romântica () is a scenic tourist route that runs through 13 municipalities located in the Serra Gaúcha region of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The area was first colonized by German-Brazilian, German immigran ...
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.


Gallery

File:Caracol Falls.jpg, Caracol falls File:Neve_em_Canela.jpg, Winter in Canela File:Outono em Canela R.S.jpg, Autumn in Canela File:Canela_RS_Brasil_-_Centro_-_panoramio.jpg, Downtown


Transportation

Canela is served by Canela Airport.


See also

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List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), located in the South Region of Brazil. Rio Grande do Sul is divided into 497 municipalities, which are grouped into 35 microregions, which are grouped into 7 mesoregio ...
* Canela Preta Biological Reserve *
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References


Literature
on Canela


External links

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Portal turístico de Gramado e CanelaCanela City HallCanela detailed city Street MapCanela Tourism site including ecotourism like RaftingCanela Rio Grande do Sul
Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul {{RioGrandedoSul-geo-stub