A hands-on couple runs the best contemporary restaurant in town, specializing in Franco-Italian dishes that only grace their eight tables on Friday and Saturday nights. Zé Eduardo handles the kitchen, where mains like duck confit with soft polenta and mustard sauce or Uruguayan beef are dished up; his wife, Margaret, runs the dining room. Reserve.
Bistrô Palatare
Santa Catarina
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
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Camboriú's pride and joy is this six-hectare urban reserve. In addition to 500m of walking trails, the real coup is the amusements, which are sold…
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13.65 MILES
Latin America's biggest amusement park. Attractions are divided among nine themed areas and include plenty of high-adrenaline roller coasters (such as the…
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28.44 MILES
Blumenau’s festivals are held at Parque Vila Germânica, part convention hall, part kitschy Alpine village. There are several good bar/restaurants (Bier…
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1.17 MILES
The 33m Cristo Luz statue holds a sombrero from which a spotlight illuminates the city at night, sometimes in streaming colors. During summer, live music…
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27.25 MILES
Rua XV Novembro is home to the city’s best examples of Germanic architecture, including the Castelinho da XV, a replica of the city hall of Michelstadt,…
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29.79 MILES
In the extreme north of the island, pretty Praia da Lagoinha is still home to a traditional fishing colony and calm, shallow seas that form an elongated…
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Igreja Luterana do Espírito Santo
26.52 MILES
Lutheran churches loom over town; the most beautiful is Igreja do Espírito Santo, a gem inaugurated in 1877 that still stands east of the center.
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27.24 MILES
The Castelinho da XV, now a Havan department store, is a replica of the city hall of Michelstadt, Germany.
Nearby Santa Catarina attractions
1.17 MILES
The 33m Cristo Luz statue holds a sombrero from which a spotlight illuminates the city at night, sometimes in streaming colors. During summer, live music…
1.93 MILES
Camboriú's pride and joy is this six-hectare urban reserve. In addition to 500m of walking trails, the real coup is the amusements, which are sold…
13.65 MILES
Latin America's biggest amusement park. Attractions are divided among nine themed areas and include plenty of high-adrenaline roller coasters (such as the…
4. Igreja Luterana do Espírito Santo
26.52 MILES
Lutheran churches loom over town; the most beautiful is Igreja do Espírito Santo, a gem inaugurated in 1877 that still stands east of the center.
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Learn about Blumenau’s beginnings in this group of houses that were occupied by the city’s founder, Herman Bruno Otto Blumenau, in the 1850s. His daughter…
26.74 MILES
The small Museu da Cerveja is dedicated to the city's long history of beer brewing.
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The Mausoléu Dr Blumenau is the final resting place of Dr Blumenau himself, founder of the city.
8. Catedral São Paulo Apóstolo
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Awash in red granite and stained glass, Blumenau's main cathedral is massive and not much of a looker, save its cedar entryway carvings and 45m tri-bell…