Canoas
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About Canoas
Canoas is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, forming part of the Greater Porto Alegre area. It is the largest municipality of the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre and the third largest municipality of Rio Grande do Sul. Officially declared a city on June 27, 1939, after its separation from São Sebastião do Caí and Gravataí, Canoas derives its name from the historical crafting of canoes in the area. It is the second largest city in the Porto Alegre metropolitan area, with the third-largest population and the third-highest GDP in the state. It is also ranked as the 79th most populous city in Brazil.
Canoas is an industrial and educational hub, drawing residents from surrounding municipalities. It hosts a campus of the Federal Institute of Rio Grande do Sul and several universities including Ulbra, UniRitter, Universidade La Salle, and IPUC. The city is positioned at an elevation of 8 meters (26 ft) above sea level, and is distinguished by the Gravataí and Sinos rivers that traverse its landscape.
The city's name, Canoas, which means 'canoes' in Portuguese, traces back to the area's early settlement period...
Canoas travel guide
Getting there
By train Locals call it the TRENSURB. You can take the train from the airport to many stops in Canoas and to cities beyond (Porto Alegre, Esteio, Sapucaia do Sul, São Leopoldo and Novo Hamburgo). The fare is R$1.70 and there's a station near the Porto Alegre Rodoviaria (central bus station) and Porto Alegre Salgado Filho airport. It is more or less safe to walk during day time from Rodoviaria or the airport to the stations.
See
Dr. Sezefredo Azambuja Vieira Museum. Getúlio Vargas Municipal Park (Parque Municipal Getúlio Vargas). La Salle Museum and Historical Archive (Museum e Arquivo Histórico La Salle). Natural Science Museum (Museu de Ciências Naturais). Paquetá Beach (Praia da Paquetá). Beach on the Gravataí River. Praça Santos Dumont (Praça do Avião). The most famous point in town, this "airplane plaza" has an F-8 Gloster Meteor mounted on reinforced concrete. São Luis Gonzaga Cathedral (Catedral São Luis Gonzaga). Ulbra Automobile Museum (Museu do Automóvel da Ulbra).
Buy
Canoas Shopping, Av. Guilherme Schell, 6750, ☏ +55 51 3415-5100. For your retail shopping needs (mall).
Sleep
ibis Canoas Shopping, R. Mathias Velho, 235, ☏ +55 51 3507-2177. Modern multi-story hotel with lots of stuff to eat at breakfast, though it costs extra. R$158. (updated Dec 2020) Hotel Metropolitan, R. Domingos Martins, 110, ☏ +55 51 3052-3444. It may look old, but this hotel tower still has a nice complimentary breakfast. R$163. (updated Dec 2020) Hotel Ville House Premium, R. Lopes Trovão, 20 (close to ULBRA (Universidade Luterana do Brasil)), ☏ +55 51 3785-4904. This one probably won't win any beauty awards, but it also has a fine breakfast. R$148. (updated Dec 2020)
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.