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São Sebastião do Caí

Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil · South America

About São Sebastião do Caí

São Sebastião do Caí sits on the route: 10 minutes from Pareci Novo, 59km from Cascata do Caracol.

São Sebastião do Caí is in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with about 24,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Pareci Novo, about 6 km away.

São Sebastião do Caí is a city near Porto Alegre in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It has a population of about 25,000 inhabitants. The principal university is the University of Caxias do Sul, often abbreviated as UCS. Through the middle of the city runs the river Caí, whose source is in the mountains of

Read more São Francisco de Paula, and which empties into Guaíba Lake. The city was founded on May 1, 1875. Like many towns in the state which were settled by German-speaking Europeans in the 19th century, the German language is still present in daily family and community life, if not as much in the public sphere since World War II.

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Within an hour or so of São Sebastião do Caí: Cascata do Caracol (59 km).

Where is São Sebastião do Caí?

São Sebastião do Caí is in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, about 6 km from Pareci Novo.

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Quick Information

Population
24,428
Continent
South America
Country
Brazil
Region
Rio Grande do Sul
Timezone
America/Sao_Paulo
Coordinates
-29.5867, -51.3756

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Brazil

Police
190
Ambulance
192
Fire
193
Driving side
right
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Worth the detour from São Sebastião do Caí

1 notable place within an hour's drive.

waterfall

Cascata do Caracol

131-metre waterfall in Canela, Rio Grande do Sul, viewed from a state park platform on the Serra Gaúcha touring route.

59 km · about 70 min drive

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