Caraá

Caraá
Municipality
Location within Rio Grande do Sul
Caraá Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 29°48′S 50°18′W / 29.800°S 50.300°W / -29.800; -50.300Coordinates: 29°48′S 50°18′W / 29.800°S 50.300°W / -29.800; -50.300
Country	Brazil
State	Rio Grande do Sul
Time zone	BRT (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	BRST (UTC-2)

Caraá is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil where Rio dos Sinos' river rises. It was originally part of the city Santo Antônio da Patrulha, emancipated in December 28th, 1995.

First inhabitants of Caraá were the indigenous that gave name to the place. Caraá is a type of bamboo that was very abundant in there.