Map of Canela, Brazil

Canela is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with a population of about 45,488. It lies at 29.3562°S, 50.8136°W. Canela is about 1,538 km (956 mi) south of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Parobé, 30 km to the south.

Canela at a glance

Where is Canela?

• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 16 min on the shortest day to 14 h 02 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Canela

• Parobé — 30 km south
• Taquara — 33 km south
• Sapiranga — 37 km southwest
• Caxias do Sul — 41 km northwest
• Novo Hamburgo — 47 km southwest
• Estância Velha — 48 km southwest
• Farroupilha — 54 km west
• São Leopoldo — 55 km southwest
• Portão — 57 km southwest
• Sapucaia — 62 km southwest

Largest cities in Rio Grande do Sul

• Porto Alegre — 1,488,252
• Caxias do Sul — 479,599
• Pelotas — 336,150
• Canoas — 328,291
• Santa Maria — 271,735
• Gravataí — 265,074
• Novo Hamburgo — 253,841
• Viamão — 231,996
• Passo Fundo — 214,811
• São Leopoldo — 209,229

Largest cities in Brazil

• São Paulo — 12,400,232
• Rio de Janeiro — 6,747,815
• Belo Horizonte — 2,721,564
• Salvador — 2,711,840
• Fortaleza — 2,400,000
• Manaus — 2,219,580
• Brasília — 2,207,718
• Curitiba — 1,948,626
• Recife — 1,653,461
• Goiânia — 1,536,097

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.