Rio Grande do Sul · Brazil
Passo Fundo travel guide
Passo Fundo is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, home to about 215,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- PFB8 km · Lauro Kurtz Airport
- Currency
- BRLBrazilian real
- Time zone
- America/Sao Paulo
- Language
- Portuguese, Brazilian Sign Language
About
About Passo Fundo
Passo Fundo is a municipality in the north of the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is named after its river.
The city is home to some 200,000 people and lies in the north of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil's southernmost state. Passo Fundo has a strong concentration of gaúcho culture which manifests itself in its gaúcho and more modern tchê music (bands that play guitar, drums, and accordion), rodeios at the CTGs or Centers of Gaúcho Traditions, agriculture, animal husbandry with a heavy emphasis on cattle, and dance.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Passo Fundo
See
- Catedral de Nossa Senhora Aparecida
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Where to stay
Hotels in Passo Fundo
1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel Glória | 0.4 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Passo Fundo
Passo Fundo has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; October is the wettest, with about 228 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Passo Fundo: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB), about 8.0 km from the city centre in a straight line; Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP, 128 km) is also within reach.
PFB · Lauro Kurtz Airport
XAP · Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport
Questions
Passo Fundo: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Passo Fundo?
Passo Fundo has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; October is the wettest, with about 228 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Passo Fundo?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB), about 8.0 km from the city centre in a straight line; Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP, 128 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Passo Fundo?
Brazilian real (BRL).
Nearby
Destinations near Passo Fundo
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.