Belvedere Vale do Quilombo

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About Belvedere Vale do Quilombo

Belvedere Vale do Quilombo is a lookout on the edge of Avenida das Hortênsias, the road that links Gramado to Canela, about 1 km from downtown. It sits on the plateau’s rim and opens onto the Quilombo Valley, which slopes down on steep hillsides.

From the belvedere you can see hillsides covered with native forest, including araucarias, and the valley bottom. Among the greenery appear houses, barns and fields of Linha 28, a rural community where families descended from immigrants maintain old properties, mills and small churches. On foggy days, mist often fills the valley bottom and leaves only the hills visible.

The name Quilombo refers to the settlement of the slope at the end of the 19th century, when squatters, muleteers, colonists, fugitives and also Black people lived there and left their mark on the formation of Gramado. Between 1897 and 1905, Father Theodoro Amstad walked these colonial paths to visit the faithful living in clearings in the forest.

The belvedere is a short stop without shops or restaurants: just a sidewalk with a safety railing, where couples often attach padlocks with their names. Hydrangea beds line the avenue and usually bloom between late November and January. Depending on the season, taller vegetation can obscure part of the view.

The walk from downtown follows the sidewalk of Avenida das Hortênsias, between houses and gardens in a European style. If you want to explore the valley itself, Linha 28 offers agritourism outings and rural roads with colonial cafés.