Joinville
Joinville is the largest city in Santa Catarina, Brazil. It is principally an industrial city and many of its 500,000 inhabitants are of German descent. Wikivoyage
Population 616,317 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Brazil
Getting there
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Still gathering the markets around Joinville. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Museu Nacional de Imigração e Colonização Museum · 260 m -
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Museu Arqueológico de Sambaqui de Joinville Museum · 870 m - Galeria de Arte Antônio Mir Gallery · 180 m
- Fundadores de Joinville Monument · 350 m
- Monumento à Barca Monument · 510 m
- Cemitério dos Imigrantes Attraction · 830 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Solidarity Fest
June
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Joinville Dance Festival
July
Considered the biggest dance festival in the world, thousands of dancers from all over Brazil and beyond flock to the city, making it possibly the best time to visit the city.
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Tradition Fest
October
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Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Joinville); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.
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