Just Stew ... the place is clean, beautiful and organized, the result of European colonization (many Germans, Swiss, Austrian and Italian people), but it is very humid and rainy. Summer is hot and dry, with temperatures between 28ºC and 38ºC and winter is rainy and cold, with temperatures between -5°C and 10°C
Our cabin is situated at 860 m/alt. on sea level and 120 km from where we live (Porto Alegre, the state capital)
It is a tourist town and resort where we find handicrafts chocolate, gastronomy, knitting clothes (woolens) and wooden furniture.
Yes, Canela has the Euro-alpine look about it. There was a lift in one of your photos so I guess at times there may be enough snow for skiing.