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Municipality in Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Chapecó is a town in Western Santa Catarina. It is the region's main transport hub, and a major industrial, financial and educational center.
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Gruta de Sede Figueira
3 small caves and an 8-meter waterfall.
Museu Tropeiro Velho
Home to the city football team, the arena is a few blocks from the church square. Ticket prices vary, check at http://chapecoense.eventicket.com.br/
Tirolesa Interestadual
With 1.3 km, this is the longest zipline in South Brazil. Goes over the Uruguai river, which marks the border between Rio Grande do Sul e Santa Catarina states - hence interstate. R$40 p.p. (abr/2017)
Cultural Center
Less active than its São Paulo counterparts, the local Sesc does maintain a regular cultural program, but the schedule is not online and you'd need to call or drop by to inform yourself about what's going on.
Italian cuisine, the closest thing to fine dining to be found in the city. Also offers a menu of 7 tigelles paired with 7 glasses of wine for R$80. The only street restaurant with nonstop service from lunch to dinner (all other nonstop restaurants are inside the shopping mall). Also operates as an Italian wine shop.
Churrascaria. Widely regarded as the best in the region, with quality to compete with big city names like "Fogo de Chão". They are famous for their "costelão", a local beef rib speciality not found in churrascarias in São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro. Their "cupim" is also great. Prices vary, but usually R$80 for all-you-can-eat (espeto corrido) service, drinks not included.
Café. Nice decoration, a great place to take your laptop and work a few hours. By far the best coffee in town, and sweets of great quality. Espresso R$6, cupcake R$9. They have a good selection of coffee blends on the menu and a wider selection of grains for sale. Free wifi.
Bakery and snack shop. A great place to taste empadão de frango com catupiry (chicken with cream cheese savory pie), a Brazilian treat not so easy to find for sale (R$15 a slice). A great range of cakes and sweets, and surprisingly good macarons (R$5 a piece). Coffee is better on the Uruguai unit than on the others.
Buffet restaurant. The best deal when it comes for lunch: R$19 for all-you-can-eat buffet with quite good churrasco (barbecue) included, and the cheapest good cupim (beef cut) available in town. Skip their desserts, even if included in the price, as they are not worth their calories.
By bus
The long-distance bus terminal is 3 km from the church square. In open structure, it can be cold in winter months, and the infrastructure is not great, so don't plan on spending a lot of time there.
Many addresses in Chapecó come with letters: usually D for "to the right" (of a certain reference road) or E for "to the left".
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