Candelária, Municipality in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Candelária extends over 943 square kilometers of land at an elevation of 57 meters above sea level in southern Brazil.
The Museum Aristides Carlos Rodrigues houses fossil collections from the Triassic period, including the 2001 discovery of the Riograndia cynodont specimen.
The residents of Candelária maintain traditional customs of Rio Grande do Sul while contributing to the regional development of southern Brazil.
The municipality operates under the Brazilian Time zone UTC-3 and provides municipal services through its administrative offices in the central district.
Scientists conduct research at local fossil sites, extracting specimens that document the evolution from cynodonts to early mammals.
Location: Rio Grande do Sul
Elevation above the sea: 57 m
Shares border with: Vale do Sol, Passa Sete, Cachoeira do Sul, Cerro Branco, Lagoa Bonita do Sul, Novo Cabrais, Rio Pardo, Vera Cruz
Website: http://candelaria.rs.gov.br
GPS coordinates: -29.66889,-52.78889
Latest update: March 14, 2025 19:15
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