Santa Catarina · Brazil
Where to stay in Joinville
Joinville is a city in Santa Catarina, Brazil, home to about 616,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- JOI10 km · Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport
- Currency
- BRLBrazilian real
- Time zone
- America/Sao Paulo
- Language
- Portuguese, Brazilian Sign Language
About
About Joinville
Joinville is the largest city in Santa Catarina, in southern Brazil. It is the third largest municipality in the southern region of Brazil, after the much larger state capitals of Curitiba and Porto Alegre.
Joinville, in its first year known as Colônia Dona Francisca, was founded in 1851 by German, Swiss and Norwegian immigrants. Even though it is considered a German-Brazilian city, its name is French (Joinville was named after François d'Orléans, prince of Joinville, son of King Louis-Philippe of France, who married Princess Francisca of Brazil, in 1843). The land where Joinville is located was part of the French and Brazilian Royal Family wedding gift, even though the Prince of Joinville and his Brazilian bride had never been to the land.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Joinville
See
- Bolshoi Ballet School
- Caiera Park
- Finder Hill Ecological Park
- Estação da Memória
- Bicycle Museum
- Expoville
- National Museum of Immigration and Colonization
- Rio Bonito Highway
- Rua das Palmeiras
- Sambaqui Archeological Museum
- Scenic Lookout
- Timber-Frame House
Do
- Solidarity Fest
- Joinville Dance Festival
- Flower Fest
- Tradition Fest
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Where to stay
Hotels in Joinville
14 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Tree Towers Joinville | 0.1 km | |
| Bourbon Joinville Convention Hotel | 0.4 km | |
| Bristol Sabrina Hotel | 0.6 km | |
| Comfort Hotel Joinville | 0.6 km | |
| Hotel 10 Joinville | 6.4 km | |
| Hotel Dois H | 2.9 km | |
| Hotel Fazenda Dona Francisca | 23.1 km | |
| Hotel Germânia | 0.4 km | |
| Hotel Plaza Norte | 4.1 km | |
| Hotel Tannenhof | 0.5 km | |
| Le Village Flats Hotel e Business | 0.7 km | |
| Mercure Joinville Prinz | 1.0 km | |
| Naalt Hotel Joinville | 3.6 km | |
| Príncipe Hotel | 0.2 km |
All 14 hotels in Joinville, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Joinville
Joinville has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; February is the wettest, with about 285 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Joinville: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI), about 10 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ministro Victor Konder International Airport (NVT, 67 km) and Curitiba-Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB, 92 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Numerous cities around Brazil have flights to and from Joinville Airport, with the most regular (multiple daily flights) being São Paulo (Congonhas and Guarulhos Airports).
Getting around
It is easiest to get around Centro (downtown) by foot, as everything is close together. Should you wish to venture out into the suburbs, Joinville has a reliable bus network which is used heavily by locals. Tickets can be purchased from any one of the numerous bus terminals around the city, or on the buses themselves. Be warned, however: both buses painted completely blue and those with a blue stripe on each side are direct buses, they generally go from one bus station to another without stopping.
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JOI · Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport
NVT · Ministro Victor Konder International Airport
CWB · Curitiba-Afonso Pena International Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Joinville
Eat
In addition to the standard array of Brazilian, Italian, and Middle Eastern food that can be found pretty much anywhere in Brazil, Joinville is an excellent place to enjoy traditional German and Swiss cuisine, and restaurants of this type can be found throughout the city. Also look to pick up some streuselkuchen or apple strudel at one of the many confectioneries, and keep an eye out for locally produced chocolate such as Joinvilândia. If you're having trouble deciding what to eat, take a stroll down Rua Visconde de Taunay, the city's biggest concentration of restaurants and bars.
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Questions
Joinville: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Joinville?
Joinville has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; February is the wettest, with about 285 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Joinville?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI), about 10 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ministro Victor Konder International Airport (NVT, 67 km) and Curitiba-Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB, 92 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Joinville?
Brazilian real (BRL).
Nearby
Destinations near Joinville
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.