Candelária, Rio Grande do Sul

Candelária is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Candelária
Municipality
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Location in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Candelária Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 29°40′08″S 52°47′20″W
Country	Brazil
Region	South
State	Rio Grande do Sul
Government
• Mayor	Paulo Butzge (PMDB)
Area
• Total	943.731 km2 (364.377 sq mi)
	[1]
Elevation	57 m (187 ft)
Population  (2020 [2])
• Total	31,421
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

Paleontology

Museum Aristides Carlos Rodrigues

8 km west of Candelária there is an outcrop of Caturrita Formation where various Triassic fossils have been collected, especially small cynodonts like Riograndia. The discovery of Riograndia in 2001 made it possible to better study the complex of anatomical changes involved in the transition from cynodonts to mammals.^[3]

The Museum Aristides Carlos Rodrigues, in this city, has fossils.

See also

• List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul