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Where to stay in Rio Grande do Sul
This guide covers 46 destinations in Rio Grande do Sul, a first-level administrative division of Brazil, with 128 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Porto Alegre, Caxias do Sul and Canoas. Across its destinations, August is the month comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport (POA).
- Destinations in this guide
- 46
- Places to stay
- 128
- Comfortable in the most places
- August
- Main airport
- POAPorto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport
- Currency
- BRLBrazilian real
- Time zone
- America/Sao Paulo
Destinations
Destinations in Rio Grande do Sul
Every destination in this guide in Rio Grande do Sul, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porto Alegre | 1,388,794 | 30 | POA · 7 km |
| Caxias do Sul | 479,599 | 16 | CXJ · 3 km |
| Bento Gonçalves | 123,151 | 11 | CXJ · 32 km |
| Pelotas | 336,150 | 9 | PET · 6 km |
| Rio Grande | 191,900 | 7 | PET · 41 km |
| Lajeado | 93,646 | 6 | CXJ · 81 km |
| São Leopoldo | 225,737 | 5 | POA · 26 km |
| Canoas | 347,657 | 4 | POA · 8 km |
| Santa Cruz do Sul | 133,230 | 4 | RIA · 122 km |
| Santa Maria | 282,395 | 3 | RIA · 12 km |
| Erechim | 105,705 | 3 | XAP · 67 km |
| Farroupilha | 72,552 | 3 | CXJ · 16 km |
| Parobé | 52,058 | 3 | POA · 52 km |
| Novo Hamburgo | 235,802 | 2 | POA · 35 km |
| Santana do Livramento | 84,421 | 2 | RVY · 11 km |
| Santa Rosa | 76,963 | 2 | GEL · 55 km |
| Sapiranga | 75,648 | 2 | POA · 43 km |
| Gravataí | 275,430 | 1 | POA · 18 km |
| Viamão | 231,996 | 1 | POA · 17 km |
| Passo Fundo | 214,811 | 1 | PFB · 8 km |
| Cachoeirinha | 136,258 | 1 | POA · 9 km |
| Bagé | 117,938 | 1 | RVY · 136 km |
| Uruguaiana | 117,210 | 1 | URG · 6 km |
| Guaíba | 92,924 | 1 | POA · 20 km |
| Ijuí | 87,848 | 1 | GEL · 28 km |
| Cachoeira do Sul | 80,070 | 1 | RIA · 85 km |
| Alegrete | 72,409 | 1 | URG · 120 km |
| Venâncio Aires | 70,842 | 1 | CXJ · 107 km |
| Montenegro | 66,352 | 1 | POA · 44 km |
| Camaquã | 62,200 | 1 | PET · 108 km |
| São Gabriel | 58,487 | 1 | RIA · 92 km |
| Tramandaí | 54,387 | 1 | POA · 100 km |
| Estância Velha | 49,499 | 1 | POA · 39 km |
| Alvorada | 187,315 | POA · 8 km | |
| Sapucaia do Sul | 132,107 | POA · 17 km | |
| Santo Ângelo | 76,917 | GEL · 9 km | |
| Esteio | 76,137 | POA · 15 km | |
| Vacaria | 66,146 | CXJ · 80 km | |
| Capão da Canoa | 63,594 | POA · 113 km | |
| Campo Bom | 62,886 | POA · 37 km | |
| Carazinho | 61,804 | PFB · 45 km | |
| São Borja | 59,676 | PSS · 142 km | |
| Cruz Alta | 58,913 | GEL · 68 km | |
| Taquara | 53,242 | POA · 53 km | |
| Osório | 48,999 | POA · 87 km | |
| Santo Antônio da Patrulha | 44,431 | POA · 65 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Rio Grande do Sul
128 hotels in Rio Grande do Sul recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Plaza São Rafael Hotel | Porto Alegre | |
| Former Hotel Nacional | Porto Alegre | |
| Hotel Paris | Rio Grande | |
| Alano Executivo Hotel | Cachoeirinha | |
| Altadomo Hotel | Santa Maria | |
| Apart Hotel Garibaldi | Porto Alegre | |
| Aquarius Hotel Flat Residence | Santa Cruz do Sul | |
| B Flat V | Porto Alegre | |
| Bangalô Motel by Drops | Santa Maria | |
| Baviera Park Hotel | Lajeado | |
| Benos Hotel | Santa Rosa | |
| Blue Open Hotel | Erechim | |
| Blue Tree Towers Caxias do Sul | Caxias do Sul | |
| Blue Tree Towers Millenium Porto Alegre | Porto Alegre | |
| Canoas Parque Hotel | Canoas | |
| CHA Klein Ville Plus | Sapiranga | |
| Charqueada Santa Rita Pousada de Charme | Pelotas | |
| Charrua Hotel | Santa Cruz do Sul | |
| Coral Tower Trade Center | Porto Alegre | |
| Cosmos Hotel | Caxias do Sul | |
| Curi Palace Hotel | Pelotas | |
| Dall’Onder Grande Hotel Bento Gonçalves | Bento Gonçalves | |
| Dall'Onder Ski Hotel | Bento Gonçalves | |
| Dall'Onder Vittoria Hotel | Bento Gonçalves | |
| Di Capri Hotel | Farroupilha | |
| Dona Adélia Hotel e Restaurante | Caxias do Sul | |
| Eko Residence Hotel | Porto Alegre | |
| Estalagem e Restaurante La Hacienda | Parobé | |
| Farina Park Hotel | Bento Gonçalves | |
| Garibaldi Business Hotel | Porto Alegre |
When to go
Best time to visit Rio Grande do Sul
From the climate of 46 destinations in Rio Grande do Sul with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The month comfortable in the most places: August.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 46 | 30 °C | 140 mm |
| February | 0 of 46 | 30 °C | 131 mm |
| March | 0 of 46 | 28 °C | 119 mm |
| April | 0 of 46 | 25 °C | 148 mm |
| May | 0 of 46 | 21 °C | 136 mm |
| June | 0 of 46 | 19 °C | 149 mm |
| July | 1 of 46 | 19 °C | 165 mm |
| August | 3 of 46 | 21 °C | 119 mm |
| September | 0 of 46 | 22 °C | 149 mm |
| October | 0 of 46 | 25 °C | 173 mm |
| November | 2 of 46 | 27 °C | 115 mm |
| December | 1 of 46 | 29 °C | 129 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. 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
Airports serving Rio Grande do Sul
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Rio Grande do Sul name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
POA · Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport
CXJ · Hugo Cantergiani Regional Airport
RIA · Santa Maria Airport
GEL · Santo Ângelo Airport
PET · João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport
PFB · Lauro Kurtz Airport
RVY · Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido Binational Airport
URG · Rubem Berta Airport
XAP · Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport
PSS · Libertador Gral D Jose De San Martin Airport
LAJ · Lages Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Rio Grande do Sul, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Brazil
Regional holidays observed in Rio Grande do Sul
Nearby
Regions near Rio Grande do Sul
Other regions of Brazil with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.