| Caraá | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
| Coordinates: | -29.8°N -68°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Brazil |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Subdivision Type2: | Mesoregion |
| Subdivision Type3: | Microregion |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Population As Of: | 2020[1] |
| Population Total: | 8,350 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Area Code Type: | Area/distance code |
| Blank Name Sec1: | IBGE code |
| Timezone: | BRT |
| Utc Offset: | -3 |
Caraá is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil where Rio dos Sinos' river rises. It was originally part of the city Santo Antônio da Patrulha, emancipated on December 28, 1995.
First inhabitants of Caraá were the indigenous that gave name to the place. Caraá is a type of bamboo that was very abundant in there.