
São Francisco de Paula
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Municipality of Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. It lies in southern Brazil, where winters are genuinely cold and summers are the high season.
Why visit: Cerrado waterfalls, river confluences and protected forest — the quieter landscapes between the famous parks.
- ›Take a local guide; access is often through private land
- ›Swim in the falls and natural pools where permitted
- ›Start early for wildlife and to beat the heat
- ›Check whether entry numbers are capped that day
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Best time
May – September in most regions
Weather
Subtropical with four real seasons, reversed from the northern hemisphere: hot summers of 25–35°C from December to March, and genuinely cold winters from June to August that bring frost inland and occasional snow on the highlands.
Entry fee
Entry ~₹200 – 800; guides extra
Hours
Typically 8 AM – 5 PM
Est. budget
₹1,000 – ₹3,500
Duration
Full day
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Rio Grande do Sul
Municipality of Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. It lies in southern Brazil, where winters are genuinely cold and summers are the high season.