Campos de Cima da Serra - Fotografía de stock

Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Campos de Cima da Serra is a physiographic region of Rio Grande do Sul located in the extreme northeast of the state, on the border with Santa Catarina. It is made up of the main municipalities of Bom Jesus, Cambará do Sul, São Francisco de Paula and São José dos Ausentes. Its total area is 21,033 km², it is located at altitudes between 900 meters to the west and 1200 meters in Aparados da Serra. It is composed of soft relief deeply cut by some rivers and formed by a high basaltic ground of sloping west. The field vegetation predominates, with a scarce presence of araucária pine.There is a range of extensive pine forests along Aparados da Serra. In the western part there are large pine trees embedded in the field.