Taquara

Taquara on the map of Rio Grande do Sul

Taquara is a town with 55 270 inhabitants in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil. It is located about 75 km northeast of Porto Alegre. Adjacent are the places Araricá, Glorinha, Gravataí, Igrejinha, Novo Hamburgo, Parobé, Rolante, Santo Antônio da Patrulha, Sapiranga, São Francisco de Paula and Três Coroas.

The city's name comes from Taquara, a bamboo -like plant that lined the banks of the Rio dos Sinos at the time of colonization. Taquara is a center primarily German immigrants.