Canela & Gramado: Maria Fumaça Train, Wine Tasting & Italian Park

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Duration12h

GroupUp to 45

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What the Maria Fumaça train actually shows you about Serra Gaúcha

You board the Maria Fumaça steam train in the morning with live music and wine tasting, then move through three wine towns—Bento Gonçalves, Garibaldi, Carlos Barbosa—watching the Serra Gaúcha landscape unfold. The Italian Epopeia show tells the immigrant story that shaped the region, Aurora Vinícola offers a tasting at Brazil's largest winery, and Fetina de Formaggio pairs local cheese with regional wine. Lunch is at a restaurant in the Valley of Vinhedos, included. All transport from Gramado and back is covered, so you step out of the vehicle and into the experience.

12h

Step-by-step itinerary

Maria Fumaça train and cultural tour

Travel from Gramado to Bento Gonçalves
Ride Maria Fumaça train with live music
Taste wine and juice on train
Visit Italian Epopeia show
Tour Aurora Vinícola winery and tasting
Stop at Fetina de Formaio cheese tasting
Visit Tramontina store in Carlos Barbosa
Enjoy lunch at typical restaurant in Valley of Vinhedos
Return to Gramado from Carlos Barbosa

The Experience

You're not just riding a vintage locomotive—you're moving through the towns that built Brazil's wine country. The Maria Fumaça departs from Gramado and winds through Bento Gonçalves, Garibaldi, and Carlos Barbosa, three names you'll hear over and over once you understand what happened here. Italian families arrived, planted vines on hillsides that reminded them of home, and stayed. The train itself carries that story: live music plays while you taste wine and juice, and the whole thing moves slowly enough that you actually see the vineyards roll past instead of blurring into a memory.

The Italian Epopeia Park is the other half of the day, and it's not subtle—it's a full immersive show about two immigrants, Lázaro and Rosa, who left Italy for Serra Gaúcha. Realistic sets, special effects, actors in period costume. It's the kind of thing that either lands or doesn't, but if you care about understanding why this region tastes the way it does, it connects the dots. After that comes Aurora Vinícola, the largest winery in Brazil, where tasting is already built in. Then Fetina de Formaggio for cheese and wine pairing in a rustic setting, then a lunch stop at a proper restaurant in the Valley of Vinhedos—not a rushed tourist spot, but a place locals eat. The day moves through wine, culture, food, and back to Gramado by evening.

Transport is handled the whole time: air-conditioned vehicle picks you up from Gramado, takes you to the train, moves you between stops, and returns you at the end. You're not navigating between towns or figuring out parking. The only thing you're deciding is whether to order another glass at lunch.

What’s included

Air-conditioned round-trip transport from Gramado, Maria Fumaça train ticket with live music and wine/juice tasting, entry to Italian Epopeia Park, tasting at Aurora Vinícola, cheese and wine pairing at Fetina de Formaggio, and lunch at a restaurant in the Valley of Vinhedos in Bento Gonçalves.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Gramado Receptivo

Is this one for you?A good fit if you want to understand Serra Gaúcha's wine culture and Italian heritage without arranging transport between towns—the full day structure and included vehicle let you move through three wine regions and two major attractions without navigating yourself. Plan for a full day out from Gramado, which is what makes visiting multiple towns and tasting at two different stops possible.