Avaré: Culture, Crafts and Landscape

Avaré combines distinctive cultural sites with its own landscape: the Santuário de Nossa Senhora das Dores stands at the city’s place of origin, while Represa Jurumirim is considered its most iconic postcard view. Museums, public craft courses and Floresta Estadual de Avaré I complete the picture. This lets you choose different focuses for your stay, rather than getting to know Avaré through just one attraction.

Cultural Sites and History

The Santuário de Nossa Senhora das Dores was built at the place where Avaré originated. It preserves a century-old depiction of the city’s patron saint, as well as the altars of Calvary and the Rosary. These details connect Avaré’s history of origin with a religious tradition of imagery and furnishings. If you are interested in the cultural history of a place, the Santuário offers a tangible point of connection.

The Fonte Luminosa in Largo São João also adds its own distinctive touch: its statues depict figures from Greek legends. The Museu Histórico e Pedagógico Anita Ferreira De Maria offers a different historical perspective. It is housed in a building inaugurated in 1896 as a courthouse and jail, which now houses the museum. In Avaré, religious associations and a building with a former public function thus meet at different museums and places of remembrance.

The Memorial Djanira is also visited by tourists. The Museu do Automóvel de Avaré has a collection of vintage vehicles. These sites appeal to different interests: you can shape your cultural exploration around historic buildings, places of remembrance or vehicles, without having to make them part of a single theme.

Horto and Represa Jurumirim

Floresta Estadual de Avaré I, also known as Horto de Avaré, was established in 1945. It includes the Trilha do Ribeirão Lajeado. The Horto’s name and its associated trail give Avaré’s natural side a distinctive character alongside its cultural destinations. This is a different focus for your trip planning than museum visits or the history of the Santuário.

Represa Jurumirim is Avaré’s most iconic postcard view. The neighborhoods around the reservoir are also visited by tourists. This makes the reservoir more than a defining image of the city: its surroundings are part of the tourist experience, too. The Horto and the Represa represent two different landscape features, while the trail is specifically associated with the Horto.

Crafts and Cultural Events

Casa de Artes e Artesanato Floriza Souto Fernandes regularly offers public courses, for example in sewing, canvas painting and crochet. These examples show the range of craft topics available. The center also hosts cultural events: Chá dos Artistas takes place quarterly, and Encontro de Artesãos every four months. The different intervals may matter when planning your dates, if a particular gathering or course topic is something you want to shape your stay around.

When looking for a holiday rental in Avaré, you can start by considering what you want to focus your trip on: cultural sites and collections, a craft topic, or the landscape features of Horto and Represa Jurumirim.

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