Erechim - city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul

Erechim is a town in the Northwest of Rio Grande do Sul. It was one of Brazil's first planned cities.

Understand

Get in

• BR-153 north from Passo Fundo or south from the border with Santa Catarina
• RS-135 north from Passo Fundo
• RS-480 connects from BR-480 south of Chapecó, Santa Catarina

Get around

See

• Castelinho. First municipal building in the town, built between 1912 and 1915. Today it hosts exhibitions and events of local tradition.
• Longines Malinowski Park (Parque Longines Malinowski). 24-hectare, with many araucária trees.
• Praça da Bandeira. Central plaza of the city.
• Vale Dourado. Recreational park, one of the city's most popular gathering spots.

Do

Buy

• Handcrafts Center (Casa do Artesanato), Praça Julio de Castilhos, +55 54 3519-2824. Selling locally made handcrafts.

Eat

• Cantina Giacomel, Rua J. Massignam, 108 – Centro, +55 54 3519-6939.
• Ponto do Equilíbrio, Rua Torres Gonçalves, 278 (next to Bradesco Bank), +55 54 3522-6434.
• Restaurante e Churrascaria City Bons Amigos, Br 153, km 242, +55 54 3519-8475.
• Dom Gabielo Restaurante e Pizzaria, R. Itália, 129 (near Plaza Imigrante), +55-54-99135-6115. Some practical choices on the buffet line or menu.

Drink

Sleep

• Hotel Alphaville, Rua Aratiba, 387, +55 54 3519-3776. utilitarian, but has some balconies and also a nice array of choices for a balanced breakfast.
• Hotel Monet, BR 153, no. 400 (km 47, near the entrance to the industrial district), +55 54 3321-3935. Very concrete block-like.
• Hotel Pallis, Rua Sergipe, 245, +55 54 3321-8010. Older hotel tower has A/C, wifi, and complimentary breakfast.

Connect

Go next

• Passo Fundo