Welcome to BLUMENAU AIESEC BLUMENAU - BRASIL
INFORMATION BOOKLET
WELCOME This is a booklet for you!
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
AIRPORT If you are in Navegantes Airport: You must arrive to Navegantes 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 of the Airport.
Navegantes Airport: Ministro Victor Konder International Airport
• Bus time daily: http://www. transportesexecutivo.com.br/horarios
• Cost: R$ 40,00
AIRPORT If you you are in Florianópolis:
You have to go to the bus station and take a Catarinense’s Bus to Blumenau’s Terminal. We are going to pick you up at the bus station here. Florianópolis Airport: Hercílio Luz International Airport
• Bus time daily: http://www.catarinense.net/pt/ (morning, afternoon and night)
• Cost: R$ 42,00
BLUMENAU
One of the principal tourist points on South of Brazil and considered the fourth best city in Brazil to live, Blumenau is known by its germanic structure.
Blumenau’s Oktoberfest’s home, the second largest beer party in the world!
It has more than 300 thousand habitants!
LIVING ▪ Transport ▪ Supermarkets ▪ Police Station ▪ Registry ▪ Hospitals ▪ City Hall ▪ Currency Exchange ▪ Where to go?
in Blumenau
TRANSPORT by bus We have 6 Bus Stations and they are: ▪
Terminal Ônibus Aterro Rua Eng. Udo Deeke, 320 – Salto do Norte Tel: (47) 3338-0543
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Terminal Ônibus Velha Rua José Reuter, s/nº - Velha Tel: (47) 3325-4633
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Terminal Ônibus Proeb Rua 7 de Setembro - Velha Tel (47) 3326-0902
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Terminal Ônibus Garcia Rua Glória, 350 - da Glória Tel: (47) 3336-3416
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Terminal Ônibus Fonte Rua Amazonas, 540 - Garcia Tel: (47) 3326-7231
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Terminal Ônibus Fortaleza Rua Francisco Vahldieck - Fortaleza Tel: (47) 3339-2648
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!
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
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/ Ă‚me Funcional https://www.facebook. com/amefuncional?fref=ts
HOSPITALS 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
If for some reason you need Medical Assistance call us! We will go there with you ald 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!
CURRENCY Exchange
MultiMoney Corretora de Câmbio www.multimoneycorretora.com.br
Confidence Câmbio www.confidencecambio.com.br
Base Câmbio e Turismo https://www.facebook. com/basecambio?fref=ts
Some of our local banks exchange money as well. Remember: you have to ask if they change money first.
CITY HALL / REGISTRY / POLICE
Blumenau’s City Hall Belo Horizonte Street nº 228 - Downtown
Registry Margarida Victor Konder Square
Police Station Humberto de Campos Street nº 242 - Velha
WHERE TO GO? Now you are ready to meet our city, lovely friend :) You can start exploring our beauties! This is a short guide about places to have fun and take millions of pictures.
SHOPPING Hering Store www.hering.com.br
Neumarkt Shopping Center www.neumarkt.com.br
CIC Blumenau www.cicblumenau.com.br/
Blumenau Norte Shopping Center www.blumenaunorteshopping.mcom. br
Park Europeu Shopping Center
www.shoppingparkeuropeu.com.br
Neumarkt
TO PARTY
Butiquin Wollstein www.butiquinwollstein.com.br
Factory Coffee Bar http://factorybnu.tumblr.com
The Basement English Pub www.basementpub.com.br
Obs Bar www.obsbar.com.br
Riska Faca http://riskafaca.com.br/site/
Pub The Wall https://www.facebook. com/thewallblumenau
Public House https://www.facebook.com/publichouseblumenau ?fref=ts
Das Antiga Bar http://dasantigabar.com.br/
TO HAVE FUN New Bowling www.newbowling.com.br/
Bravo Paintball www.bravopaintball.blogspot.com
Spitzkopf Hiking http://www.spitzkopf.com.br/
Ramiro Ruediguer Park http://goo.gl/maps/KqkCT
Vila Germ창nica Park http://goo.gl/maps/TO5NV
NATURE POINTS NATURE ROUTE NOVA RÚSSIA Blumenau is surrounded by an amazing diversity of nature. Nova Rússia is located in Blumenau’s south and its attractions are environmental reserves. Offers the visitors the practice of various activities such as HIking, nature observation, river swimming, mountain biking and the Silver Mines tunnels.
TO VISIT Museu da Água http://www.samae.com.br/museu.asp
Museu da Hering http://www.museuhering.com.br/
Museu Caça e Tiro www. museuclubesdecacaetiro.com
Museu de Hábitos e Costumes www.fcblu.com.br
Museu da Família Colonial
TIP
www.arquivodeblumenau.com.br
You can find almost ALL of the touristic places in this website:
Museu da Cerveja
Turismo Blumenau
www.turismoblumenau.com.br
TO EAT & DRINK Rosa Mexicano
Sushi Garden
https://www.facebook.com/rosamexicanoblumenau
www.sushigardenbnu.com.br/
Baggio
Pepper Jack
http://www.pizzariabaggio.com.br/
Don Peppone www.donpepponeexpress.com.br
http://www.pepperjack.com.br/
Madrugad達o www.madrugadaolanches.com.br
Dona Hilda Bakery http://www.donahilda.com.br/
Blu Pizza http://www.blupizza.com.br/
TO EAT & DRINK Ataliba http://www.ataliba.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
El Burrito www.elburrito.com.br
BEACHES Florianópolis 144 km – 2h Bombinhas 100 km – 1h45m Balneário Camboriú 66 km – 1h And more...
YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT BLUMENAU DOES NOT HAVE BEACHES! But we are really close to some places you MUST visit while you’re here.
HOST FAMILY Some tips to have a good time with your Host Family! ▪ Conversation: Always talk about your experience and also ask about how their is going. ▪ Advice: Tell them if you are going out or no and sleeping out. ▪ Questions: try to answer your questions with them, if you can’t then contact us. ▪ Help: Help them with the house chores: remember you are staying in their house for free.
AIESEC CONTACTS Izabel Carmo Project Manager izabel.carmo@aiesec.net +55 (47) 9191 5233
Marina de Sousa Project Manager marina.sousa@aiesec.net +55 (47) 9986 5580
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 !
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