Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Bus Station
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BLUMENAU
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200
Prefeitura
Municipal
de Blumenau
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metres
Hospital
Santo Antônio
Cemiterio
Sao Jose
Havan
(Castelinho)
Bell Tower
D
Hospital de Olhos
Catedral São
Paulo Apóstolo
Pomerode
bus stops
Museu da
Cerveja
Praça
Hercílio
Luz
N
Praça
Doutor
Blumenau
O
Mausoléu
Dr Blumenau
Cultural
Centre
Museu da
Família
Colonial
Hospital
Santa Isabel
E
PUB & BREWERIES
Basement English Pub
Cervejaria Bierland
Cervejaria Eisenbahn
Cervejaria Wunder Bier
4
1
3
2
CAFÉS & RESTAURANTS
Cafehaus Glória
Chocolates Orion
Molinho do Vale
3
2
1
ACCOMMODATION
Hotel Gloria
Hotel Hermann
1
2
Museu da Cerveja
Praça Hercílio Luz/Rua XV Novembro 160 • Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat & Sun 10am-4pm • Free •
T
47 3326 6791
Shady Praça Hercílio Luz contains the small
Museu da Cerveja
, a tribute to the
beer-making traditions of Blumenau (and a nod to Oktoberfest, with mugs and
posters). Most of the city's beermakers went out of business after World War II, and
the museum displays some ageing equipment from the defunct Feldmann Brewery
(and a pair of 1930s clodhoppers) dating from the 1890s through to the 1960s.
Museu da Família Colonial
Alameda Duque de Caxias 78 • Tues-Sun 10am-4pm • R$3 •
T
47 3322 1676
Th e city's de facto history museum, the
Museu da Família Colonial
lies on the “avenue
of palms”, comprising three historic buildings: the oldest was constructed in red brick
and timber
enxaimel
-style in 1858 for the Wendeburg family, while the main house next
door was completed in 1864 for the family of Dr Blumenau's nephew, Gaertner (the
family also built the third property in 1920). Th e two oldest houses have been fi lled
with period furniture and photographs of life in the settlement during its early years, but
it's in the beautiful forest-like
Parque Edith Gaertner
at the back that you'll fi nd the most
curious feature: the tiny
Cemeterio do Gatos
, the fi nal resting place for the much-loved
cats - Bum, Musch, Mirko and the rest - of the great-niece of Dr Blumenau.
ARRIVAL AND INFORMATION
BLUMENAU
By bus
The rodoviária (
T
47 3323 0690) is 7km from the
city centre in the suburb of Itoupava Norte (the “Cidade
Jardim” bus runs into the centre; Mon-Sat R$2.75, Sun
R$1.35). Taxis into the centre will cost around R$16 (meters
start at R$4.50). Buses to Pomerode depart from the
Estação Dr. Blumenau on Av Beira Rio (23 daily Mon-Fri
4.10am-10.10pm; 10 daily Sat 6.30am-10.10pm, 7 daily
Sun 9am-10.10pm; 35-40min; R$4.50).
Destinations
Curitiba (9 daily; 4.5hr); Florianópolis (hourly;
3hr); Joinville (14 daily; 2hr); Pomerode (hourly; 45min).
