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Candelária is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Candelária | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
 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) |
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.
