São Francisco de Paula, Rio Grande do Sul


São Francisco de Paula is a city in the Serra Gaúcha of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The municipality covers about and sits about from Porto Alegre. City population estimate for 2004 is 19,968. The municipality was originally created on December 23, 1902.
The city is a tourist destination and is a link along two official scenic tourist routes: the Região das Hortênsias and the Rota Romântica.
The municipality contains the São Francisco de Paula National Forest, a sustainable use conservation area created in 1968. It also contains part of the Tainhas State Park, created in 1975.

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Climate

São Francisco de Paula Features an Oceanic climate, with humid, cool-to-warm summers and humid cold winters. The experience of Snowfalls on winters can occur every winter in few days between July and August. It is the wettest place in Rio Grande do Sul State with more than of rain precipitation per year.