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Municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Canoas is a city in Grande Porto Alegre in Brazil. It is an industrial city known for its military air base and its universities.
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Parque Municipal Getúlio Vargas
Museum e Arquivo Histórico La Salle
Museu de Ciências Naturais
Praia da Paquetá
Beach on the Gravataí River.
Praça do Avião
The most famous point in town, this "airplane plaza" has an F-8 Gloster Meteor mounted on reinforced concrete.
Catedral São Luis Gonzaga
Museu do Automóvel da Ulbra
Modern multi-story hotel with lots of stuff to eat at breakfast, though it costs extra.
It may look old, but this hotel tower still has a nice complimentary breakfast.
This one probably won't win any beauty awards, but it also has a fine breakfast.
For your retail shopping needs (mall).
Locals call it the TRENSURB. You can take the train from the airport to many stops in Canoas and to cities beyond (Porto Alegre, Esteio, Sapucaia do Sul, São Leopoldo and Novo Hamburgo).
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