Gramado

Gramado
Municipality of Gramado
Nickname: 
Hydrangeas' Garden
Location in Rio Grande do Sul
Coordinates: 29°24′17″S 50°52′35″W / 29.40472°S 50.87639°W / -29.40472; -50.87639
Country Brazil
RegionSouth
State Rio Grande do Sul
Founded15 December 1954
Government
  MayorNestor Tissot (PP)
Area
  Total
237 km2 (92 sq mi)
Elevation
850 m (2,790 ft)
Population
 (2022)
  Total
40,134
  Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Demonymgramadense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)0.764 – high
Websitegramado.rs.gov.br

Gramado is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located in the Serra Gaúcha region. The city was originally settled by Azorean descendants and later received a contingent of German and Italian immigrants. Gramado is one of the cities along the scenic route known as Rota Romântica (Romantic Route).