Joinville

Joinville is a city in Santa Catarina State, Southern Region of Brazil. Joinville is Santa Catarina's largest city. In 2006 its population was about 500,000, of whom the majority is of German descent.

Joinville is one of the Brazilian cities that stands out on business tourism, due to the excellent infrastructure to handle the most varied kinds of meetings, conferences and reunions. A multi-use venue of international class is available for large events: Centreventos Cau Hansen. Built in arena shape, inspired on the world´s most advanced architectural projects, the venue features modern equipment and is suitable to receive up to 10 thousand people. Expoville, located at the city´s entrance, is another privileged space for big parties and exhibitions. There are dozens of auditoriums and spaces for shows, dance spectacles and fairs, as well as a wide range of suppliers of equipment and services for events. The structure of electricity, water, sewage, transport, telecommunications, security and banking services is of a high standard, able to meet the highest requirements. Joinville also has other important features which make it stand out. One of them is the Prince of Joinville III yacht; the best equipped tourism vessel in the Brazilian coast, with capacity for 350 passengers. She does tours on the calm waters of the Babitonga Bay archipelago, amidst the rich ecosystem which is a sanctuary for the reproduction of many species. Also it is possible to organise events aboard, giving a special touch to any schedule.

The new Joinville Airport connects Joinville with many Brazilian cities. The city is home to the University of Joinville Region.