Gramado
Gramado | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Gramado | |
| Nickname: Hydrangeas' Garden | |
Location in Rio Grande do Sul | |
| Coordinates: 29°24′17″S 50°52′35″W / 29.40472°S 50.87639°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | South |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Founded | 15 December 1954 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nestor Tissot (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 237 km2 (92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 850 m (2,790 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 40,134 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Demonym | gramadense |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.764 – high |
| Website | gramado |
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Gramado is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located in the Serra Gaúcha region. The city was originally settled by Azorean descendants and later received a contingent of German and Italian immigrants. Gramado is one of the cities along the scenic route known as Rota Romântica (Romantic Route).