Travel, food & trail running — Page 2

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  What to Do in Gramado

  Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul — themed museums for everything from dinosaurs to Egypt, real snow at Snowland, and enough chocolate shops to fill a week.

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  Rota Romântica: From Porto Alegre to Gramado

  The Rota Romântica, Rio Grande do Sul — 14 towns tracing German and Italian immigrant roots between Porto Alegre and Gramado.

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  Porto Alegre

  Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul — a historic downtown, a floating cultural space on the Guaíba, and the sunset that's practically mandatory viewing.

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  What to Do in Colônia Witmarsum

  Colônia Witmarsum, Paraná — a Mennonite settlement near Curitiba with roast pork knuckle, German breweries, and a village founded to escape communism.

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  Ilha do Mel: A One-Day Guide

  Ilha do Mel, Paraná — no cars, scarce electricity, a mermaid legend, an 1872 lighthouse, and a UNESCO-recognized fortress reachable only by boat.

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  Paranaguá, Paraná's First City

  Paranaguá, Paraná — colonial townhouses, a barreado worth the trip, a fishing island reached by bridge, and the honest truth about visiting.