Attractions region Blumenau

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Pomerode

This little town is located near Blumenau and here 90% of the 20,000 inhabitants speak German. The children there learn Portuguese only at school. There are processions just like in German cities with floats decorated with flowers. The Pomerode Festival takes place in January when the sound of accordion music fills the town and there is typical German food to try, with sauerkraut or stuffed duck with red cabbage.

Florianópolis

Located on the south coast of Brazil, partly on the island of Santa Catarina and partly on the mainland, this is the state capital of Santa Catarina. The city is modern and has about 290,000 inhabitants.

The mainland part of the city has the industry and the island side of the city has a small-city feel. Some of its beaches have not yet been invaded by big crowds, providing calm and tranquility. But for those who want sophistication with an exciting night life, Florianópolis has got it.

The island's east-coast beaches are the most beautiful, with the biggest waves and the greatest expanses of empty sand. The north-coast beaches have calm, bay-like water, and resorts with many hotels and restaurants. The west coast, facing the mainland, has great views, a quiet, Mediterranean feel and small, unspectacular beaches.

Joinville

Located in a beautiful region between the ocean and the mountain range, Joinville exhibits strong signs of this German colonization, as in customs and habits easily identified all over the city by the great number of wooden frame brick houses characteristic of the German settlement, the flowery gardens and the traditional and very tasty typical dishes.

The local population presently numbers over 350,000 inhabitants and the city is unique thanks to its remarkable industry of over 600 factories, constituting the biggest economic complex of Santa Catarina State.

Among other attractions to be seen, are 4 museums; the most important is Brazil's Colonization Museum, many shady places and public parks and gardens peaceful and full of flowers.

São Francisco do Sul

A seaport 45 km from Joinville, São Francisco do Sul, settled centuries ago by Azorean colonists, has as its main attraction, the architectural beauty of old mansions, built in the typical style of the time of colonization and preserved until today.

In São Francisco do Sul are some of the loveliest beaches in Brazil, such as the Praia do Ingles, Paula Beach and Capri, all sheltered in the bay, besides Ubatuba, Enseada and Praia Grande on the ocean shore, and the old Forte Marechal Luz. São Francisco do Sul is said to be the 2^nd oldest town in Brazil.