Fourth best city to live in Brazil!
AIESEC BLUMENAU - BRASIL
INFORMATION BOOKLET
WELCOME TO BLUMENAU First of all we want to say thank you and WELCOME to Blumenau! The fourth best city in Brazil to live! We are really excited to have you here and we all want to help you spending an amazing time while you’re here! This is your Welcome Booklet, where you can find some information about how to live in Blumenau and some interactive tips. Enjoy your time in Brazil!
AIESEC Blumenau
WE ARE HERE! Blumenau is located at the very South of Brazil in Santa Catarina State and by our Germanic, Italian, Austrian, Polish and Portuguese ancestors we are considered the heart of European Valley. Because of our geographic location we have hot summer (around 35ยบ) and winter (12ยบ). Our city is best known internationally by Oktoberfest, the second largest beer party in the world, which happens every year and remember us all the German culture. Blumenau has more than 330.000 habitants and is crowed with happy and lovely people!
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How to get here Transports Supermarkets Food Prices Special Food Hospitals Currency Exchange City Hall–Registry–Police Where to go Beaches Host Family AIESEC contacts
HOW TO GET HERE If you are at Navegantes Airport You can arrive to Navegantes Airport (Ministro Victor Konder International Airport) in Santa Catarina state. There you have to ask for the transfer bus that goes to the Executive Terminal located in Blumenau. You can also find all the information inside the Airport. If you are traveling by Azul’s or Tam’s airline, the buses are free. But if tou are traveling by Gol’s airline you need to pay the bus, that costs R$ 50,00.
Bus time daily: http://www.transportesexecutivo.com.br/horarios
HOW TO GET HERE If you are at Florianópolis Airport If you are in Florianópolis Airport (Hercílio Luz International Airport) you need to go from the airport to the bus station in Florianópolis (12km). Then you need to take a Catarinense`s bus from Florianópolis to Blumenau. We are going to pick you up at the bus station here.
Bus time daily: http://www.catarinense.net Cost: R$42,00
TRANSPORT BY BUS We have 6 Bus Stations and they are:
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Terminal Ônibus Aterro Rua Eng. Udo Deeke, 320 – Salto do Norte Terminal Ônibus Velha Rua José Reuter, s/nº - Velha Terminal Ônibus Proeb Rua 7 de Setembro - Velha Terminal Ônibus Garcia Rua Glória, 350 - da Glória
Check the timetables: www.seterb.sc.gov.br/horarioonibus There is an app called “Vai de ônibus” that you can find the bus hours in your cellphone (it’s not necessary internet).
Terminal Ônibus Fonte Rua Amazonas, 540 - Garcia Terminal Ônibus Fortaleza Rua Francisco Vahldieck - Fortaleza
Ticket price: R$ 3,30
TRANSPORT BY TAXI Taxi Call Center: +55 (47) 3339-4848
Price Rate: 6 a.m. – 10 p.m. : R$ 2,60 per km 10 p.m. – 6 a.m. : R$ 3,10 per km
With this number you can call from any location in the city!
There is an app called “UpTaxi” that you can solicit the taxi wherever you are.
SUPERMARKETS
▪ Giassi Supermarket
▪ Cooper
http://www.giassi.com.br/nossas-lojas/cidade/
http://www.cooper.coop.br/filiais
▪ Angeloni
▪ Bistek
http://www.angeloni.com.br/lojas/index
http://www.bistek.com.br/rede_bistek
FOOD PRICES Basic Food
Quantity
Price
Rice
1 kilo
R$ 1,58
Wheat flour
1 kilo
R$ 2,00
Sugar
1 kilo
R$ 2,00
Butter
½ kilo
R$ 3,38
Bean
1 kilo
R$ 3,00
Oil
1 liter
R$ 5,00
Pasta
½ kilo
R$ 2,50
Water
5 liters
R$ 3,98
Milk
1 liter
R$ 2,09
Banana
1 kilo
R$ 3,79
SPECIAL FOOD If you have any kind of alimentary disease you can tell us, almost all supermarkets have departments with special food. You can also buy these kind of food at:
Livre D: https://www.facebook.com/Livrede3 Cajusul Alimentos: http://www.cajusul.com.br/novo/ Fair There is a fair in front of Vila Germ창nica (the place of Oktoberfest) that sells a lot of varieties of fruits, vegetables, greens and regional products.
HOSPITALS If for some reason you need Medical Assistance call us!
We will go there with you and help. Also you can call to your Buddy, but don’t forget to ask for some help to your Host Family, at least let them know what’s happening!
Santa Catarina Hospital (24 hours) Rua Amazonas, 301 – Ribeirão Fresco Tel: +55 (47) 3231-2240 Santa Isabel Hospital (24 hours) Rua Floriano Peixoto, 300 – Centro Tel: +55 (47) 3321-1000 Santo Antônio Hospital (24 hours) Rua Itajaí, 545 – Vorstadt Tel: +55 (47) 3231-4000
CURRENCY EXCHANGE MultiMoney Corretora de C창mbio multimoneycorretora.com.br
Confidence C창mbio confidencecambio.com.br
Base C창mbio e Turismo facebook.com/basecambio
Some of our local banks exchange money as well.
WHERE TO GO Vila Germânica: Were most of the events happen all long the year.
It has great restaurants inside, and also German typical food, shops, and great beer. The biggest german party from Americas, Oktoberfest, take place there every October. Other events are: Sommerfest, Easter Village, Christmas Market, FestitĂĄlia, Food Truck Festival.
WHERE TO GO Carlos Gomes Theater : Special concerts at the end of the year full of ballet, modern dance, hip hop, tap dance and others. Besides those events, it has great music concert and drama during the year.
WHERE TO GO Beer Museum: To beer lovers, here you can find old items and machines used for beer fabrication. Located right in the city center.
WHERE TO GO TO KNOW MORE ABOUT BLUMENAU Museu da Água www.samae.com.br/museu.asp Museu da Hering www.museuhering.com.br/ Museu Caça e Tiro www.museuclubesdecacaetiro.com Museu de Hábitos e Costumes www.fcblu.com.br Museu da Família Colonial www.arquivodeblumenau.com.br Museu de Ecologia Fritz Müller You can find almost ALL of the touristic places in this website: www.blumenau.sc.gov.br/secretarias/secretaria-de-turismo
WHERE TO GO TO SHOP Neumarkt Shopping Center www.neumarkt.com.br Blumenau Norte Shopping Center www.blumenaunorteshopping.com.br Park Europeu Shopping Center ww.shoppingparkeuropeu.com.br St. 15 de Novembro www.hering.com.br Hering Store www.hering.com.br CIC Blumenau www.cicblumenau.com.br
WHERE TO GO TO PARTY Das Antiga Bar www.dasantigabar.com.br
Butiquin Wollstein www.butiquinwollstein.com.br Factory Coffee Bar www.factorybnu.tumblr.com Ahoy Tavern Club www.ahoyblumenau.com.br
Obs Bar www.obsbar.com.br
Don Pub donpub.com.br
Riska Faca riskafaca.com.br/site Public House publicsc.com.br Winchester Pub www.facebook.com/winpub
WHERE TO GO TO HAVE FUN
New Bowling www.newbowling.com.br Bravo Paintball www.bravopaintball.blogspot.com Cinemas www.gnccimenas.com.br www.cinepolis.com.br www.arcoplex.com.br
WHERE TO GO TO CONNECT WITH THE NATURE Nova Russia
Spitzkopf Hiking www.spitzkopf.com.br Water Parks www.cascaneia.com.br www.cascatacarolina.com.br Ramiro Ruediguer Park http://goo.gl/maps/KqkCT
WHERE TO GO TO EAT AND DRINK Mexican Restaurants Rosa Mexicano www.facebook.com/rosamexicanoblumenau El Burrito www.elburrito.com.br
Japanese and Chinese Restaurants Sushi Garden www.sushigardenbnu.com.br Brava Sushi www.bravasushi.com.br Chines www.restaurantechines.net
WHERE TO GO TO EAT AND DRINK Health Food DNA Natural http://dnanatural.com.br/#topo Ame – special food (health food) www.facebook.com/amefuncional?fref=ts
Gulas – Natural Food www.gulasnaturalfood.com.br/novo/ Machu Picchu www.facebook.com/mpmblumenau/timeline
WHERE TO GO TO EAT AND DRINK Pizzerias Baggio www.pizzariabaggio.com.br
Don Peppone www.donpepponeexpress.com.br Blu Pizza www.blupizza.com.br
Funiculí Funiculá Pizza e Pasta www.funiculifunicula.com.br Gutes Essen www.gutesessen.com.br
WHERE TO GO TO EAT AND DRINK Hamburguers Pepper Jack www.pepperjack.com.br Restaurante Madero www.restaurantemadero.com.br Nibbles www.nibbles.com.br/cardapio/ Nana Hamburgueria www.facebook.com/nanahamburgueria Madrugad達o www.madrugadaolanches.com.br
WHERE TO GO TO EAT AND DRINK Great Beers and Happy Hour The Basement English Pub www.basementpub.com.br
Eisenbahn www.eisenbahn.com.br Wunder Bier www.wunderbier.com.br
Das Bier http://www.dasbier.com.br/ Bierland www.bierland.com.br
WHERE TO GO TO EAT AND DRINK Others Confeitaria Cafehaus Gl贸ria www.cafehaus.com.br
Dona Hilda Bakery www.donahilda.com.br Ataliba www.ataliba.com.br
Thapyoka http://www.thapyoka.com.br/
BEACHES Some of them: Florianópolis 144km – 2h Bombinhas 100km – 1h45m Balneário Camboriú 66km – 1h
Itajaí 62km – 1h Where the biggest yacht race in the world passes: Volvo Ocean Race (April) And more…
YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT BLUMENAU DOES NOT HAVE! But we are really close to beaches that you MUST visit while you’re here.
CITY HALL – REGISTRY – POLICE
Blumenau’s City Hall
Registry Margarida
Police Station
Belo Horizonte Street nº 228 - Downtown
Victor Konder Square nº 21 - Downtown
Humberto de Campos Street nº 242 - Velha
HOST FAMILY Some tips to have a good time with your Host Family!
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Conversation: Always talk about your experience and also ask about how their is going.
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Advice: Tell them if you are going out or no and sleeping out.
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Questions: try to answer your questions with them, if you can’t then contact us.
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Help: Help them with the house chores: remember you are staying in their house for free.
AIESEC CONTACTS Beatriz Borguesan Project Manager beatriz.borguesan@aiesec.net +55 (47) 9996-1261 Fernanda Krieger Project Manager fernanda.krieger@aiesec.net +55 (47) 9638-5150 Samara Hammes Vice President ICX samara.hammes@aiesec.net +55 (47) 9979-9559
We want to give you the most amazing experience that you can have. This little Welcome Booklet will help you with some questions, but you must know that your Buddy and the entire Local Comitee is here to take care of your project and you. ENJOY and GOOD LUCK with your new journey !
AIESEC Blumenau
See you soon in BRAZIL!
AIESEC BLUMENAU - BRASIL