Itaimbezinho canyon
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Cambará do Sul is a small town on the plateau of north-east Rio Grande do Sul, on the Santa Catarina border, with about 6,400 people some 185 kilometres from Porto Alegre, and the main base for visiting the famous Itaimbezinho and Fortaleza canyons. It is one of the coldest towns in Brazil, with occasional winter snow. It was born in 1864 from a plot of land donated by a local lady, and belonged to São Francisco de Paula until 1963. Its Tupi name means «leaf with wrinkled bark», after a local tree that can be seen in its main square, whose leaves are a folk remedy for colds. Its country pousadas and restaurants serve gaúcho cooking, and dirt roads lead from here to the Aparados da Serra and Serra Geral national parks and the canyon rims. Fog is common, so check the weather before visiting.
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In the square.
At the pousadas.
Cambará do Sul, north-east Rio Grande do Sul state
Sometimes in winter; it is one of Brazil's coldest towns.