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La Canela, the Valley of Cinnamon, is a legendary location in South America. As with El Dorado , its legend grew out of expectations aroused by the voyage of Christopher Columbus . He had demonstrated to the satisfaction of his backers that gold and spices would be found as a result of his Atlantic crossing ; since he himself found little of ...
The peoples historically grouped under the label have included the Ramkokamekrá, Apanyekra, and Kenkateye. [1] Until their pacification and resettlement between 1814 and 1840, the Canela were primarily hunter-gatherers, with some cultivation of garden foods (estimated to be 20% of their subsistence).
The main tourist attraction in Canela is the Parque do Caracol, the Cathedral of Stone, and Caracol Falls (Cascata do Caracol). Like sister town Gramado, Canela is a large tourist draw during the winter, where snowfall can occur, and during the Christmas holiday and the local town council deck Canela with lights and other festive decorations.
The Church of Our Lady of Lourdes (Portuguese: Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora de Lourdes), is a Catholic church located in the Brazilian city of Canela, Rio Grande do Sul. It is erroneously known as the Cathedral of Stone ( Portuguese : Catedral de Pedra) , although the church is not actually a cathedral.
According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the Canela commune had 9,379 inhabitants; of these, 1,744 (18.9%) lived in urban areas and 7,635 (81.4%) in rural areas. Thus, the Canela population represents 1.5% of regional population and 11.4% of the provincial population.
The various dialects are distinct enough to sometimes be considered separate languages. The principal varieties, Krahô / ˈ k r ɑː h oʊ / [2] (Craó), and Canela / k æ ˈ n ɛ l ə / [2] (Kanela), have 2000 speakers apiece, few of whom speak Portuguese. Pará Gavião has 600–700 speakers. Krẽje, however, is nearly extinct, with only 30 ...
It typically consists of aguardiente (sugar cane alcohol), sugar or panela, and agua de canela (water boiled with cinnamon). [1] [2] [3] Canelazo is traditionally made with homemade aguardiente, but bottled alcohol is also used. [4] There are many variations on the recipe. [5]
Isla Canela is a small island located south of the town of Ayamonte, in Andalusia, Spain, in Province of Huelva. The mouth of the Guadiana River is next to the island, and Portugal (across the river) can be easily seen from Isla Canela. Isla Canela is set within an area of pleasant coastal scenery with wide, sandy beaches, dunes and salt marshes.