# Observatório Espacial do Sul, Brazil: what it is and when to go > Observatório Espacial do Sul is an observatory in Brazil (Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul). Interests: Stargazing. The best time to visit is all year round. In December there are 13 h 53 of daylight, and in June, 10 h 07. Here is what it is, where it lies, when to come, how to get there and what else is nearby to turn it into a trip. - Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/observatorio-espacial-do-sul/ - Reviewed on: 2026-10-08 - Language: en ## In a nutshell - **What it is:** Observatory · Stargazing - **Where:** Brazil - **You can go:** All year round. - **Nearest airport:** IGU Foz do Iguaçu, 434 km as the crow flies - **Website:** [inpe.br](https://www.inpe.br/crs/) - **Run by:** INPE - **Coordinates:** -29.4433, -53.82333 ## What it is and where Observatório Espacial do Sul is an observatory in Brazil (Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul). It is in [Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/santa-maria/), where this site lists 11 more places to see, 27 km from the centre. Its coordinates are -29.4433, -53.82333; the nearest main airport is Cataratas International Airport (IGU, Foz do Iguaçu), 434 km as the crow flies. How to get around Brazil (train, car, bus) is covered in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/#moverse). - [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-29.443297%2C-53.82333) - [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=-29.443297%2C-53.82333) - **Run by:** INPE It is one of the [Stargazing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/estrellas/) places in Brazil. In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) it is already on your trip map next to the places you save yourself, and it goes into a day's plan with one tap. ## When to go Months when you can visit Observatório Espacial do Sul: **all year round**. | Mes | Época | Hours of daylight | | --- | --- | --- | | January | Possible | 13 h 41 | | February | Possible | 13 h 01 | | March | Possible | 12 h 13 | | April | Possible | 11 h 17 | | May | Possible | 10 h 31 | | June | Possible | 10 h 07 | | July | Possible | 10 h 17 | | August | Possible | 10 h 56 | | September | Possible | 11 h 50 | | October | Possible | 12 h 44 | | November | Possible | 13 h 30 | | December | Possible | 13 h 53 | In December there are 13 h 53 of daylight, and in June, 10 h 07. Daylight hours are calculated from the site's latitude for the 15th of each month; when planning a full day on foot they matter as much as the weather. When to go to Brazil in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/#cuando-ir). ## Before you go to Brazil To enter Brazil there are 9 things to sort out before you leave, starting with “Passport valid for six months”: they are all, with their deadlines, in [the Brazil checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/#antes-de-salir). Currency: Brazilian real (BRL); plugs: Type N and C · 127 V and 220 V depending on the region · 60 Hz (you need an adapter and should check the voltage); emergencies: 190 police · 192 ambulance · 193 fire brigade. In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) you tick off the checklist inside your trip, and each item reminds you when it is time to do it. ## What is nearby - [EADM - PNMM](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/eadm-pnmm/): Mountains · Hiking · 24 km - [Santa Maria Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/catedral-de-nossa-senhora-da-conceicao/): Church building in Santa Maria, Brazil · 27 km - [Educational Museum Gama D'Eça](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/museu-gama-d-eca/): Paleontology, natural history museum. in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil · 27 km - [CPF Piá do Sul](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/cpf-pia-do-sul/): With kids · 29 km - [Museum Vincente Pallotti](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/museu-vicente-pallotti/): Paleontology, natural history museum in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil · 29 km Distances are as the crow flies. Everything else is in [the Brazil guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/). ## More in Brazil: Stargazing - [Malakoff Tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/malakoff-tower/): tower in Recife, Brazil - [Pierre Kaufmann Radio Observatory](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/radiobservatorio-do-itapetinga/): Observatory - [Observatório Municipal de Campinas Jean Nicolini](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/observatorio-municipal-de-campinas-jean-nicolini/): astronomical observatory - [Brasília Planetarium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/planetario-de-brasilia-luiz-cruls/): museum in Brasília, Distrito Federal - [Carmo Planetarium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/planetario-do-carmo/): Planetarium in Brazil - [Professor Aristóteles Orsini Planetarium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/planetario-profesor-aristoteles-orsini/): planetarium in Brazil Every Brazil place under Stargazing, each with its season, is on [its page](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/estrellas/). ## Frequently asked questions ### What is Observatório Espacial do Sul? It is an observatory in Brazil. ### When is the best time to visit Observatório Espacial do Sul? All year round. In December there are 13 h 53 of daylight, and in June, 10 h 07. ### How do you get to Observatório Espacial do Sul? The nearest main airport is Cataratas International Airport (IGU), 434 km as the crow flies. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=-29.443297%2C-53.82333) opens the route on the map, and how to get around Brazil is explained in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/#moverse). ### How do I add it to my trip? With one tap. In Kokai it is already on the Brazil map, next to the places you save yourself: add it to a day's plan, give it a time and, if you like, get a reminder when you pass nearby. ### What else is around here? Nearby you have [EADM - PNMM](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/eadm-pnmm/), [Santa Maria Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/catedral-de-nossa-senhora-da-conceicao/), [Educational Museum Gama D'Eça](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/museu-gama-d-eca/). The rest is in [the Brazil guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/brasil/). Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/206126980), licensed under the ODbL, and from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0. Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).