Santa Maria, Brazil
Santa Maria is a town of 271,735 people in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Why visit Santa Maria
Townapedia lists 27 museums and landmarks, 19 parks and trails, 240 places to eat, 17 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Theatro Treze de Maio, Museu Gama D'Eça, Museu Histórico e Cultural das Irmãs Franciscanas and Largo Allan Kardec.
Weather in Santa Maria
Forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Full forecast
Things to do3
Theatro Treze de Maio
Cinema and theater
1981 Rua Venâncio Aires
Open in Google Maps · Wikipedia · +55 55 3028-0909;+55 55 3028-6245
Museums and landmarks27
Museu Gama D'Eça
Museum
Museu com fósseis do Geoparque Paleorrota
81 Rua do Acampamento
Mo-Fr 08:00-12:00, 13:00-17:00
Museu Histórico e Cultural das Irmãs Franciscanas
Museum · 1.4 km
1267 Avenida Nossa Senhora Medianeira
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Museum Vincente Pallotti
Museum · 2.8 km
Paleontology, natural history museum in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Edifício Cauduro
Monument and historic site
Antigo Hotel Jantzen
917 Avenida Rio Branco
Palacete Batista Seroni
Monument and historic site · 0.7 km
1475 Rua Marechal Floriano Peixoto
Complexo Histórico-Cultural Professora Agueda Brazzale Leal
Monument and historic site
15 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds19
7 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes240
Okay Café
Cafe · Burger, Sandwich, Tea, Cake, Coffee Shop, Pizza
941 Rua Marechal Floriano Peixoto
Mo-Fr 08:00-20:00; Sa 11:00-20:00; PH Su off
Quitanda Com Mais
Cafe · Regional, Coffee Shop, International · 1.1 km
913 Rua Coronel Niederauer, Santa Maria
Mo-Fr 11:30-20:00; Sa 16:00-20:00
Santa Mania Super Pizzas
Restaurant · Pizza · 0.6 km
936 Avenida Duque de Caxias, Santa Maria
Mo-Su 19:00-00:00
Dell Giorno
Restaurant · Pizza · 0.8 km
1362 Avenida Duque de Caxias
Mo-Su 18:30-24:00
Fest Bistrô
Restaurant · Regional
1639 Rua Venâncio Aires, Santa Maria
Mo-Sa 11:30-14:30
Los Pofi Culinária Veg
Restaurant · Latin American, Nicaraguan · 1.2 km
1833 Avenida Duque de Caxias, Santa Maria
Mo-Fr 08:30-13:30,17:00-22:00; Tu off; Sa 08:30-13:30,18:00-22:00;...
Palatto
Restaurant · Pizza · 0.9 km
2135 Avenida Presidente Vargas
Open in Google Maps · +55 55 3223-3717;+55 55 3028-3717;+55 55 99691-0727
228 more on the map.
Where to stay17
Churches and places of worship39
Igreja Adventista Bonfim
Church · Seventh Day Adventist · 0.9 km
673 Rua Conde de Porto Alegre, Santa Maria
Paróquia Nossa Senhora de Fátima
Church · Catholic · 1.4 km
1517 Avenida Presidente Vargas, Santa Maria
Paróquia Nossa Senhora do Perpétuo Socorro
Church · Catholic · 1.4 km
300 Rua Castro Alves, Santa Maria
Comunidade Evangélica de Confissão Luterana
Church · Presbyterian · 1.0 km
1080 Rua Barão do Triunfo, Santa Maria
Shopping84
Gas and EV charging12
Schools, colleges and libraries53
Healthcare68
Map of Santa Maria
250 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Santa Maria Airport (RIA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 12 km away.
- Itaara 9 km northeast, about 9 min by car
- São Martinho da Serra 17 km north, about 17 min by car
- Silveira Martins 22 km east, about 22 min by car
- Ivorá 28 km northeast, about 28 min by car
- São João do Polêsine 36 km east, about 36 min by car
- São Pedro do Sul 37 km west, about 37 min by car
- Faxinal do Soturno 37 km east, about 37 min by car
- Dilermano de Aguiar 39 km west, about 39 min by car
- Nova Palma 40 km northeast, about 40 min by car
- Restinga Sêca 44 km east, about 44 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Catedral Metropolitana de Santa Maria, Andressa osorio, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Catedral Metropolitana de Santa Maria fachada, Andressa osorio, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Old cash register, Santa Maria 1, Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Old cash register, Santa Maria 2, Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Line for election (first round) at Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul (20181007-190650), Tks4Fish, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vote section for election (first round) at Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul (20181007-190921), Tks4Fish, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vote section for election (first round) at Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul (20181007-193406), Tks4Fish, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vote section for election (first round) at Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul (20181007-191509), Tks4Fish, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Line for election (second round) at Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul (20181028-170706Z), Tks4Fish, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Santa Maria 2017 002, Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Santa Maria 2017 001, Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vote section for election (second round) at Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul (20181028-172104Z), Tks4Fish, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Faculdade Palotina, Imagens SM, CC0
- Basílica de Nossa Senhora Medianeira, Imagens SM, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Centro Universitário Franciscano, Imagens SM, CC0
- 05-santamaria, User:Tetraktys, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 01-santamariacathedral, Ricardo André Frantz ( User:Tetraktys ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- 27-santamariateatro, User:Tetraktys, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Coronel alves valença 1758, Unknown author Unknown author, CC0
- Viracopos-Campinas International Airport 2017 002, Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Viracopos-Campinas International Airport 2017 001, Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Trem (Estação da Gare), Rafael Ghidini, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Observatório Espacial do Sul 2017 001, Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS021-E-22598 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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