Canoas, Industrial municipality in Porto Alegre metropolitan region, Brazil.
Canoas extends over 131 square kilometers in Rio Grande do Sul state, bordered by Porto Alegre, Cachoeirinha, Esteio, and Nova Santa Rita.
The railway station construction in 1874 initiated the development of Canoas, leading to its official establishment as a municipality in 1939.
The Lasallian brothers established an educational institution in 1908, providing agricultural, primary, and secondary education to the local population.
The city connects to Porto Alegre through an all-weather highway system and maintains a petroleum refinery linked by pipeline to Trifuno's petrochemical complex.
The name Canoas originates from the practice of crafting vessels from timbaúva trees that grew along the local waterways.
Location: Rio Grande do Sul
Inception: June 27, 1939
Elevation above the sea: 8 m
Shares border with: Porto Alegre, Cachoeirinha, Esteio, Nova Santa Rita
Website: http://canoas.rs.gov.br
GPS coordinates: -29.92000,-51.18000
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:28
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