Joinville, Brazil is known as the city of princes, flowers, and dance. It was originally given as a dowry to the daughter of the Brazilian emperor in the 19th century when she married the French prince of Joinville. Joinville was founded in 1851 by German, Swiss, and Norwegian immigrants and houses the Immigration Museum built to host the prince and princess, though they never visited. Joinville has landmarks like Palm Street, City Hall, its coat of arms, flag, and celebrates an annual Flower Festival focused on its native orchid. It is known for its soccer team, German hotels, rail transport of grains, zoo, and the Bolshoi Ballet School and annual Dance Festival held each July.

1. Joinville in a few images By teachers Susi Scheel and Silvana Pohl – Education Department/City Hall of Joinville, State of Santa Catarina, Brazil

2. Joinville is known as the city of the princes, city of the flowers and city of the dance.

3. The land where Joinville is located was originally a dowry given to the Brazilian emperor´s daughter, Dona Francisca Carolina, for her marriage to the French prince of the city of Joinville, François Ferdinand Phillipe, from the Orleans family, during the XIX century.

4. This is the Palm Street, a city landmark, and in the back is the Immigration Museum. Joinville was founded in 1851 by German, Swiss, and Norwegian immigrants.

5. The Immigration Museum was built to host the prince and princess of Joinville, in case they planned to visit the city (what never happened.)

6. This is Joinville´s modern City Hall.

7. This is Joinville´s coat of arms

8. And this is Joinville´s flag

9. Joinville´s representative flower is the orchid named Laelia purpurata . Each year, in November, the city celebrates the Flower Festival with a display of its flora diversity, with focus on the orchids that are grown here .

10. The imbuia tree is representative to the state of Santa Catarina, in the South of Brazil.

11. This is the portico, at the entrance of the city.

12. The mill, at the city´s entrance, is a landmark.

13. A typical house built during the period of Joinville´s immigration.

14. São Francisco Xavier Cathedral has amazing stained glass windows.

15. Joinville’s soccer team and stadium.

16. A traditional German style hotel. The train station. Railroads transport mostly grain to the nearby port of São Francisco do Sul. The city zoo has nice places for a picnic besides many fauna and flora species.

17. From the belvedere one can view the whole city, the surrounding area and even the ocean.

18. The school of Ballet Bolshoi Theater and the Dance Festival that is held each July are well known in Joinville and reason to be proud of.