Many people in Brazil say Gramado doesn't look like Brazil. Why is that? Well, most of the tourists think of Brazil as a hot place, with sunny beaches and people dancing to the samba rythm along the streets all year round, isn't that so? Not exactly. As you could expect from a very large country, Brazil has a lot of places that are totally different from each other, of many of them doesn't match with the traditional idea of sand and beaches. Gramado is surely one of them. Located at the mountains of Rio Grande do Sul state, southern Brazil, the city of Gramado reminds maybe some hidden place in Europe, among tall pines, flowers, lakes, hot in the Summer but extremely cold during winter. Charming, cozy, lovely, picturesque, Gramado is the right place for those looking for something else then samba or beaches.
