waterfall
Parque do Caracol
It's home to the Cascata do Caracol, a 131-meter waterfall that plunges through araucaria forest. There are viewpoints to see the waterfall from different angles.
Rio Grande do Sul · Brazil
Canela
In the destination Serra Gaúcha.
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
What to expect from Canela.
Canela combines architectural heritage and forested areas in Serra Gaúcha. You can visit the Catedral de Pedra and follow routes that lead from town to waterfalls and forest scenery.
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Where to stay
15 places to stay in Canela.
Where to eat
3 places picked to eat.
Your trip
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Brazilian routes
Canela is part of the Rota Romântica
From Vale dos Sinos to Serra Gaúcha, a journey through fourteen municipalities, landscapes and heritage.
The local experience
What to see in Canela
church
Catedral de Pedra
Built between 1953 and 1987 in English Neo-Gothic style, the Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora de Lourdes has a 65-meter central tower. The carillon of 12 bronze bells, cast in Italy, was installed in 1972.
museum
Castelinho Caracol
Built between 1913 and 1915 by Pedro Carlos Franzen from araucaria wood, without nails, it has been a museum since 1985. It keeps period furniture in its 18 rooms, plus an old sawmill and German immigrant houses.
museum
Mundo a Vapor
Founded in 1991 by the Urbani brothers, it has working replicas of steam-powered machines, such as a brickworks, a quarry and power plants. The facade reproduces the 1895 accident at the Montparnasse station in Paris, when a locomotive crashed through the wall.
See 1 more place in Canela
viewpoint
Skyglass Canela
Opened in 2021, the glass platform juts out 35 meters over the Vale da Ferradura, 360 meters high. From there you can see the horseshoe-shaped bend of the Rio Caí, and the complex also includes a museum of clothes irons.