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Guararapes Destination Guide

Delve into Guararapes in Brazil

Guararapes in the region of Rio Grande do Sul is located in Brazil - some 1,068 mi or ( 1720 km ) South of Brasília , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Guararapes

Local time in Guararapes is now 07:03 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Sao Paulo " with a UTC offset of -2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Melo, Maldonado, Santa Maria, Porto Alegre, and Gravataí. While being here, you might want to check out Melo . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Guararapes ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Turning off the road to Arambaré

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Having finally found the correct entrance (strong winds had blown away the sign), this was the way to the fishing competition. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Arambaré

Arambaré is a municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is bordered by Tapes on the north, Camaquã on the west and south, and Lagoa dos Patos on the east. It is at km 396 of the BR-116, 33 km from Camaquã. It is 156 km from Porto Alegre. Arambaré, in Guarani, means "priest who shines light. " Its origin was the Tape people, who populated the Lagoa dos Patos coast. Later the place was known as Barra do Velhaco and Paraguaçu.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -30.92 -51.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Populated places in Rio Grande do Sul

Westendorff UFO sighting

Westendorff UFO sighting refers to a sight of an UFO by Haroldo Westendorff, a Brazilian manager of an improvement of rice company, a transporter company and a ration factory. The sighting occurred when he was piloting his own Tupi airplane. On October 5, 1996, at 9:00 am, he took off Pelotas' airport. At 10:15 am, when flying over the Saragonha Island, at Patos Lagoon, 15 km away from the airport, a huge flying object surprised him.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -31.07 -51.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 1996 in Brazil, UFO sightings