Caraá is a municipality in the state of

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Rio dos Sinos Rio dos Sinos is a river in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. It rises in the hills east of Caraá ( away from Porto Alegre) at elevations above and covers a distance of about , flowing into the delta Jacuí in Canoas, at an eleva ...

' river rises. It was originally part of the city

Santo Antônio da Patrulha Santo Antônio da Patrulha is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. See also *List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), located in the South ...

, emancipated on December 28, 1995.

History

First inhabitants of Caraá were the indigenous that gave name to the place. Caraá is a type of bamboo that was very abundant in there.

References

Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul {{RioGrandedoSul-geo-stub