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Meet Santos!

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Sunset in Santos Hello, I'm Caroline and I'm from Santos, São Paulo - Brazil. My city is famous for their great soccer players, like Neymar and Pelé, that started their careers in Santos Futebol Clube. Santos is also famous for its big Beach Garden. Santos' Beach Garden is registered in the Guinnes Book of Records as the biggest beach garden of the world! That's incredbile and beautiful. You need to visit it! Santos' Beach Santos' Beach Sidewalk My city has a lot of night clubs, some museums and theaters. There's a lot of bookstores and some public libriaries. In the beach garden there's a public library only for cartoon strips. It's amaaazing! Santos' Beach Garden In Santos, we have 3 big malls, and a lot of stores. There's an old Street Movie Theater and 3 more inside the malls. On the beach, there are Surf Schools and a great variety of monuments. I mean, there are monuments for everything! You need to visit the beautif...

Do You Know Blumenau?

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Blumenau, located in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, also known as the beer capital or small Germany, has different activities for every taste and age. The famous Oktoberfest party takes place in October, and is one of the events that attracts more tourists to the city. With typical delicious dishes, the most famous one is the stuffed potato. But besides Oktoberfest, Blumenau has great places to enjoy the night and the weekends. During the day, Ramiro Ruediger Park is a perfect option on sunny days, with places for sports and fun, as well as a nice playground for children. My favorite night spot is called Factory , a relatively small club, but there are different events every weekend and great and very respectful people having fun.
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Do you know Curitiba? Curitiba is the capital of Paraná, a state in the south of Brazil. It is a beautiful and very large city, with a population of over 1.750 million inhabitants. It is a region where there are many cultures: Spanish, German, Japanese, Italian, Polish... In Curitiba, there are many parks like Tanguá Park, Tingui Park, São Lourenço Park, and Blue side Park There are museums, many malls, and night clubs. In Curitiba there are beautiful places for everybody. If you visit Curitiba you can go to:  Flowers Street – an important touristic and commercial point located downtown. It is the first pedestrian only street opened in Brazil, inaugurated in 1972.  Botanical Garden - the major touristic attraction and landmark of the city and the state, and it houses part of campus III of the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR).  Japan Square - a homage to the Japanese immigrants who settled in Curitiba to work with agriculture. It is ...

Do you know São João Batista?

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Do you know São João Batista?                  São João Batista is a small city, located in the state of Santa Catarina, south of Brazil. A city that was funded by Italian immigrants, in the past and colonized by Azorean. The city is called Santa Catarina's capital of shoes.                  My city has   good weather, sunny days are too hot, so you can go to the Fernandes’ waterfall and take a delicious shower or you can cycle by the streets.   In the winter, you can stay home and get warm in our wood burning stove. Do you like parties? São João Batista is the right place for having fun. In July, we have São João’s party, there are three days of party, and you can eat traditional foods like cocada , a delicious pastry. At midnight of Saturday, there is the light of the fire, as shown in the picture. ...

Presidente Getúlio

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Presidente Getúlio Available on: www.amigodeviagem.com.br/5-cidades-que-voce-precisa-conhecer-no-vale-europeu-em-santa-catarina/ Presidente Getúlio, state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. They say that it is the best place to live in. Come here and check it out. In this city, you are going to find the peace of a small town, with only 17,000 inhabitants. If you are looking for a coffee, we have great bakeries, for example: Água na Boca , Gutes Essen , Dona Lena and Schoenfelder . But if you prefer a restaurant, you can go to X-chopperia or Baking . Our town is famous for the waterfalls, you must visit them. We have two hotels here. One of them is old and traditional and the other one is new and modern, you can choose. We have no malls here, but there are a lot of stores you can go to. And to enjoy your Friday night, there is a Pub called Pub Beer Rock, you will love it. Do you need a supermarket? There are three big ones and some small ones. If you come in the end of May/beginni...

Do you know Jaraguá do Sul?

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A Day in Jaraguá do Sul, state of Santa Catarina, Brazil   There are many things you can see and do, come on! First, you need to know Madalena Restaurant, it is the most famous and delicious one in the city! There are Confraria do Churrasco and Típico General K ü ster restaurants, too. After, you can visit a museum, there are many good ones here. There are the WEG Museum, Peace Museum, Emilio da Silva Museum and Expedicionário Museum. If you like sports, there is Arena Jaraguá, where sport competitions happen. Another cool place is Malwee Park which, is a beautiful and large park for you to visit. In Jaraguá do Sul, there is Krause, a funny water park. Your family will certainly love it! After, you need to visit Jaraguá do Sul Shopping Park, a beautiful mall. Finally, you can get to know Morro Boa Vista , one of the most beautiful places in the city. There you can enjoy a wonderful landscape and can even paraglide. In Jaraguá do Sul there are many things to do. Come and ...

Come to Apiúna!

Apiúna is a little town located in Valley of Itajaí, state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. It is a pleasant city and people here are very gentle. Apiúna is a calm city with a little more than ten thousand inhabitants and it is a great place to live. There are some good restaurants and hotels here. There are no malls, but there are so many stores. Apiúna is known by the “Dom Bosco Hill”, a place where people can walk through to have a beautiful view of the city, and there are a lot of waterfalls to visit, too. You can go rafting in the Itajaí-Açú River if you like the rush of an extreme sport. For families, there are tours by the traditional steam locomotive, known in Brazil as Maria Fumaça . In June, there is the Tangefest , known as the Tangerine Feast, where you can eat delicious tangerine pastry. What are you waiting for visiting Apiúna?