City profile · Brazil · South America
Canela
City population
45,488
#730
in Brazil
#48
in Rio Grande do Sul
#12,430
worldwide
-29.356, -50.814 · 1,538 km from Brasília
About Canela
Canela is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil with a population of 45,488. It is the 730th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 12,430th largest worldwide. It lies 1,538 km from Brasília.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#48of 125
Elevation
826 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Sao_Paulo
Coordinates
-29.356, -50.814
Record updated
2026-07-20
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
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