Santa Maria in Rio Grande do Sul
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Paleontological Site Arroio Cancela

The Paleontological Site Arroio Cancela is located within the city of Santa Maria, a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil. The site is situated in the neighbourhood Nossa Senhora de Lourdes at an altitude of 107 metres above sea level. The fossils have been discovered within the sediments of the Santa Maria Formation, they are vertebrates from the Triassic period and are about 225 million years old.

Located at -29.695, -53.7953 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Paleorrota, Natural history of Brazil, Triassic paleontological sites of South America, Historical geology

Paleontological Site Bela Vista

Paleontological Site Bela Vista is located in the city of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. And belongs to Caturrita Formation. Site belongs to the region paleorrota.

Located at -29.6936, -53.7839 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Paleorrota, Paleontological sites of South America

Sanga da Alemoa

The Sanga da Alemoa paleontological site is located in the city of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil. It belongs to the Caturrita Formation and the Santa Maria Formation. It is located in the neighborhood of Castelinho. The site belongs to the paleorrota region.

Located at -29.6981, -53.7692 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Paleorrota, Paleontological sites of South America, Historical geology

Paleontological Site Largo Padre Daniel Cargnin

Paleontological Site Largo Padre Daniel Cargnin is a paleontological site of the Caturrita Formation located in the city of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The site is located in the Paleorrota Geopark. It received its name in honor of paleontologist Daniel Cargnin.

Located at -29.6994, -53.7908 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Paleorrota, Paleontological sites of South America, Historical geology

Educational Museum Gama D'Eça

The Educational Museum Gama D'Eça is located in the center of Santa Maria city, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The current headquarters of the museum, located at Rua do Acamapamento Street, 81. The schedule of visits to the Museum is from Monday to Friday from 8am to 12am and from 1pm to 5pm.

Located at -29.6875, -53.8067 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Paleorrota, Houses completed in 1913, Geology museums in Brazil, Natural history museums in Brazil, Culture in Rio Grande do Sul, Museums in Rio Grande do Sul, Fossil museums

Museum Vincente Pallotti

The Museum Vicente Pallotti is located on Avenida Presidente Vargas, 115 in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located in the same complex Palotina College (FAPAS). Visits need to be scheduled in advance.

Located at -29.7025, -53.8275 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Paleorrota, Museums established in 1935, Archaeological museums in Brazil, Geology museums in Brazil, Natural history museums in Brazil, Culture in Rio Grande do Sul, Museums established in 1959, Museums in Rio Grande do Sul, Fossil museums

Western Center Riograndense

The Western Center Riograndense is one of the seven Mesoregions of the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. It consists of the union of 31 municipalities, grouped in three Microregions.

Located at -29.6839, -53.8069 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Microregions of Rio Grande do Sul, Mesoregions of Brazil

Kiss nightclub fire

The Kiss nightclub fire started between 2:00 and 2:30 on 27 January 2013 in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, killing at least 241 people and injuring at least 168 others of which, as of 7 March 2013, 16 remain hospitalized.

Located at -29.6843, -53.8069 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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2013 fires, 2013 in Brazil, Accidental deaths in Brazil, Fire disasters involving barricaded escape routes, Fires in Brazil, Human stampedes in 2013, Nightclub fires, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul