General travel informations
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Total area 531 km ². The total area is divided up as follows: Town area 192 km² (36,2%) and outlying districts 339 km² (63,8%). Population 244.379 (result from estimate 1999)
In den Zeitzonen liegt Blumenau 3 Stunden vor der Zeit von Greenwich (England) und Deutschland und eine Stunde nach New York. Der Zeitunterschied zu Deutschland beträgt in der Sommerzeit (Juli) 5 Stunden und in der Winterzeit (Dezember) 3 Stunden.
Most offices are opened Monday to Friday from 9 am to 6 pm. Businesses are opened Monday to Friday from 9 am to 7 pm and on Saturday from 9am to 1 pm. The large department stores normally open Monday to Sunday from 10 am to 10 pm. Blumenau also offer an abundance of 24 hrs. services.
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The telephone call according to and of Blumenau is very good. There are sufficiently public phones and for international calls, there are different phone cottages in the centre. The international preselection is 0021 + country code or 0023 + country code.
The current intensity in the city conducts 220 V / 60 HZ.
The local currency here is the R$ (real).
For the current exchange rate click
here.
For a complete hotel list with photos and more precise description click here.
For a list of car hire firms click here
On the right side you may find a complete classified directory
For car driving an international driving licence is necessary.
Recommended inoculations are:
Hepatitis A & B
Tetanus
Polio
possible typhoid fever (usually not necessary)
Malaria - not necessary
For entry to Brazil, the following papers are necessary:
a passport valid at least another 6 months
a visa (it becomes spent at the outward flight from the airlines)
a return flight ticket (however, never controled)
The language of the country is Portuguese. English, Spanish and German is understood from a part of the population .
Blumenau have 4 hospitals and a well enlarged net of medical supply.
Click here for a phone list of the hospitals
1th.January New year
21th April "Tiradentes" Independence day
1th May
7th September Independence day
12th October "Senhora Aparecida"
15th November proclamation of the republic
25th December Christmas
there are still besides some mobile holidays. Between others "good Friday", "Corpus Christi" und Carnival (normally at the same time as in Germany)
In the centre and near the centre are sufficient taxi rank places with call service.
The general taxi call is "197"