Sao Francisco de Paula Attractions
São Francisco de Paula
São Francisco de Paula, 120km/75mi north-east of Porto Alegre, is the gateway to one of the most beautiful areas in Brazil, the magnificent Aparados da Serra National Park at Cambará do Sul with its great expanses of araucaria (parana pine) forest.
Bus station
Avenida Julho de Castilhos 682
São Francisco de Paula, 120km/75mi north-east of Porto Alegre, is the gateway to one of the most beautiful areas in Brazil, the magnificent Aparados da Serra National Park at Cambará do Sul with its great expanses of araucaria (parana pine) forest.
Bus station
Avenida Julho de Castilhos 682
Cascata da Ronda
Cascata da Ronda
2km/1.3mi from the town on the road to Cambará do Sul is the Cascata da Ronda (waterfall).
2km/1.3mi from the town on the road to Cambará do Sul is the Cascata da Ronda (waterfall).
Passa da Ilha
Passa da Ilha
On the way to Bom Jesus (73km/45mi north) is the Passo da Ilha, a 200m/220yd long slab of rock over which the water plunges.
On the way to Bom Jesus (73km/45mi north) is the Passo da Ilha, a 200m/220yd long slab of rock over which the water plunges.
Passo do S
Passo do S
7km/4.5mi beyond this, after crossing the broad but shallow Rio Tainhas, is the Passo do S, a small-scale version of the Iguaçu Falls.
7km/4.5mi beyond this, after crossing the broad but shallow Rio Tainhas, is the Passo do S, a small-scale version of the Iguaçu Falls.
Salto (Blang)
Artificial lakes
The lakes of Salto (23km/14mi) and Blang (24km/15mi), on the Rio Caí, offer good bathing and fishing. Blang is reached from the old road to Canela, Salto from the new one.
The lakes of Salto (23km/14mi) and Blang (24km/15mi), on the Rio Caí, offer good bathing and fishing. Blang is reached from the old road to Canela, Salto from the new one.
Sao Francisco de Paula Surroundings
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Parque Nacional de Aparados da Serra
Home to a rich diversity of local fauna, the Aparados da Serra National Park stretches across 29,722 acres of land. One of the largest areas of pine forest in the country can be found within the Park.
Fortaleza
Fortaleza
95km/59mi north-east of São Francisco de Paula (reached by way of Cambará do Sul), above a yawning abyss with sheer walls up to 900m/3000ft high, the great crag known as the Fortaleza ("Fortress"), rears up amid luxuriant vegetation at the end of the Serra Geral. On clear days the view from the top extends to the coast at Torres.
95km/59mi north-east of São Francisco de Paula (reached by way of Cambará do Sul), above a yawning abyss with sheer walls up to 900m/3000ft high, the great crag known as the Fortaleza ("Fortress"), rears up amid luxuriant vegetation at the end of the Serra Geral. On clear days the view from the top extends to the coast at Torres.
