Brazil

In 1500, Brazil welcomed the first Portuguese and Jewish settlers. The Jews were Conversos, who had worked on the Portuguese sugar plantations and were escaping discrimination. As time went by they grew into key positions owning business as traders and artisans, some even owning plantations. During that period, the Dutch and Portuguese were conquering Brazil and a lot of Jews from Holland moved here leading to the opening of two synagogues in Recife during the 1640s.  In 1654, Brazil was liberated from the Dutch with one of the conditions being to let the Jews on their side emigrate.  A lot of them left and others established ‘New Amsterdam’,  New York’s initial Jewish community.

In 2000, a Mikvah that was used in the seventeenth-century was unearthed in Recife from the basement of the Tsur Israel Synagogue.

The year 1822 marked Brazil’s independence making the environment friendlier to Jews, and more came from Europe and North Africa. The early twentieth century recorded the immigration of Jews from Eastern Europe, who many generations later, make up the greater population of the Jews currently in Brazil.  1914 recorded a population of approximately 6,000 Jews, which by 1930 had increased to 30,000. Brazil closed her doors to Jewish settlers from 1937 but this did not stop the flow of Jews into the country.

In 1951, the CONIB, a principal organization was founded with a membership of 200 Jewish organizations. The Brazilian setting is one of tolerance towards the Jews, with a lot of integration.

All the major cities have synagogues.

I initially went to Brazil with plans to spend a couple of weeks thee. Almost three moths later I was leaving because my visa was about to expire.

Brazil is a huge country and there is plenty to see. As for Jewish communities there are many all over the place. I spent time meeting the communities in, Rio D’janairo, Sao Paulo, Salvador, Belle Horezonte, Curitiba, and Porto Alegrea, as well as meeting Jews in other smaller cities.

What I liked a lot about Brazil was the availability of Fresh Juice everywhere. Though the further north you go towards the rain forest areas the more there is available. Drinking loads of fresh juice suited my kosher diet.

I have some old school friends in Brazil which made things very nice. They were able to really show me around in the community.

Brazil for me was a very Jewish experience because I spent Purim and Pessach there. This gave me an opportunity to really meet the communities.

I highly recommend a visit to this wonderful country.

AMAZONAS

Comite Israelita Amazonas

It Leonardo Malcher, 630 69010-170
Telephone: (92) 3234 9558    Fax: (92) 3233 6361

Email: comiteisraelita@gmail.com
Website: www.comiteisraelita.com.br

SALVADOR

SYNAGOGUE

ocledade Israel ita da Bahia
nile Alvaro Tiberio 60
Telephone: (71) 33214204   Fax: (71) 3321 6412

Chabad of Slavador

Rua Engenheiro Milton Oliveira 231
Barra  Salvador, Bahia 40140- 100 Brazil 55-71-3267-3759

BRASILIA
EMBASSY
Embassy of Israel

Avenida das Nacoes Sui, Lote 38
Telephone: (61) 244 7675/7875
Fax: (61) 2446129

SYNAGOGUES

Entrequadras Norte 305-306, Lote A
Telephone: (61) 273 855   Fax: (61) 366 3651

Minas Gerais

BELO HORIZONTE

COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS
Associacao Israelita Brasileira
Rua Rio Grande do Norte 477

Telephone: (31) 3224 2129  Fax: (31) 32242129

Uniao israelita de Belo Horizonte
Rua Pernambucco 326

Telephone: (31) 3213-7759  Fax: (31) 3226-7848

Email: uibh@hotmail.com

CONTACT INFORMATION

Lojinha do Beit Chabad ,   Av. Serzedelo Correa 276   Telephone: (31) 241 2250

MIKVAOT

Rua Rio Grande do Norte 477
Telephone: (31) 3224 2129

SYNAGOGUES

Reform

Congregacao Israelita Mineira
Rua Rio Grande Norte 477
Telephone: (31) 3224 2129  Fax: (31) 3224 2129

BELEM

COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS
Community Centre

Travessa Dr. Moraes 37
Telephone: (91) 222 3184

SYNAGOGUES

Eshel Avraham, Travessa Campos Sales 733

Shaar Hashamaim, Rua Aicipreste Manoel Theodoro 842

Parana

CURITIBA

COMMUNITY CLUB AND JEWISH FEDERATION
Centro Israel ita do Parna

Rua M ateus Leme 1431 80530

Telephone: (41) 338 7575       Fax: (41) 338 7922

SYNAGOGUES

Orthodox

Francisco Frischmann

Rua Cruz Machado 126

Telephone: (41) 224 5218

Pernambuco

RECIFE

COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS

Community Centre Rua da Gloria 215

SYNAGOGUES

Synagogue Israel ita do Recife
Rua Martin Junior 2951011-000
Telephone: (81) 3222 0431
Supervision: Dr Jacques Ribemboim

Rio de Janeiro

CAMPOS 

COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS
Community Centre

Rua 13 de Maio 52

 

GREATER RIO DE JANEIRO

Rua Alfandega is the home of the old Jewish area. Grande Templo Israelite, a magnificent building, was the country’s pioneer Ashkenazi Synagogue. It was renovated in 1986

BUTCHERS

Frigorifico

Rua Ronald Carvalho 265. Copacabana 22021-020

Telephone: (21) 295 7341

 Meat 

Kosher House

Rua Anita Garibaldi 37 A. Copacabana
Telephone: (21) 255 3891

COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS
Confederacao Israelita de Brazil (CONIB)
Avenida Nilo Pecanha 50

Telephone: (21) 240 0034, Fax: (21) 240 2717

Organizaco Israelita do Eatado do Rio de Janeiro

Rua Tenente Possolo 8, Rabinado do Rio de Janeiro

Rua Pompeu Loureiro 40, Copacabana 22061
Telephone: (21) 2256 3587, Fax: (21) 2256 358

Email: rabinatorio@uol.com.br

CULTURAL ORGANISATIONS
ASA-Associacao Scholem Aleichem
Rua Sao Clemente 155, Botafogo 22260
Telephone: (21) 2539 7740, Fax: (21) 2266 1980

Website: www.asa.org.br

EMBASSY

Consul General of Israel
Avenida Copacabana 680
Telephone: (21) 255 5432

GROCERIES

Kosher House

Rua Antia Garibaldi 37 Ij.A, Copacabana
Telephone: (21) 255-3891

MIKVAOT

Kehilat Yaakov

Rua Capelao Alvares da Silva 15, Copacabana, 22041

Telephone: (21) 2236 3922

MUSEUMS

Museu Judaico do Rio de Janeiro
Rua Mexico 90, sala 110, Cep:20031-141
Telephone: (21) 2524 6451,Fax: (21) 2240 1598

Email: presidente@museujudaico.org.br

RESTAURANTS

Cafeteria in Rabinate Paladar Judaico
Rua Pompeu Loureiro 40, Copacabana
Telephone: (21) 2256 3587

Hours: lOam to Spm Sunday to Thursday

SYNAGOGUES

Liberal: Associaca Religiosa lsraelita

Rua General Severiano 170, Botafogo 22290
Telephone: (21) 2543 6320; 2542 5598, Fax: (21) 25426499

Orthodox
Agudat Israel

Rua Nascimento Silva 1 09,Ipanema 22421-020
Telephone: (21) 2267 5567, Fax:(21) 2267 5567

Beith Chabad of Rio de Janeiro

Rua Pompeu Loureiro No 40, Copacabana
Telephone: (21) 2256 3587

Grande Templo Israelita

Rua Tenente Possolo 8, Centro 20230
Telephone: (21) 232 3656

Kchilat Yaakov

Rua Capelao Alvares da Silva, Copacabana 22041

NITEROI

COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS
Centro Israelita

Rua Visconde do Urugui 255 24030

Sociedade Hebraica

Rua Alveres de Azevedo 185, Icarai 24220

PETRO POLIS

RELIGIOUS ORGANISATIONS
Machane Israel Yeshiva

Rua Duarte de Silveira 124625600
Telephone: (242) 454 952

SYNAGOGUES

inagoga Israelita Brasileira

Rua Aureliano Coutinho 48 25600

Rio Grande do Sui

ERECHIM

Erechim Synagogue

Avenida Pedro Pinto de Souza 131

PASSO FUNDO
Passo Fundo Synagogue
Rua General Osorio 1049

PELOTAS

Pelotas Synagogue
Rua Santos Dumont 303

PORTO ALEGRE

BUTCHERS

Kosher Butcher

Rua Fernandes Viera 518
Telephone: (51) 250 441

CULTURAL ORGANISATIONS

Instituto Cultural Judaico Marc Chagall
Projeto Memoria

Rua Dam Pedro II, 1220, sala 216
Telephone: (51) 343 5748

MIKVAOT
Mikva

Rua Francisco Ferrer 170
Telephone: (51) 3335 1264, Fax: (51) 33351264, Mobile Phone: 8119 3727 I 0349
Email: liberowpoa@hotmail.com

Supervision: Rabbi Mendel Liberow, Chabad Rabbi. (Get a chance to meet Rabbi Liberow and the family. They are awesome!)

MUSEUMS

Museu Judaico

Rua Joao Telles 329

Telephone: (51) 226 0379

RELIGIOUS ORGANISATIONS

City Rabbinate

Rua Henrique Dias 73
Telephone: (51) 219 649

SYNAGOGUES

Liberal: SIBRA – Sociedade Israel ita Brasileira de
Cultura e Beneficencia

Mariante 772 90430-180

Telephone: (51) 33318133, Fax: (51) 33304305

Email: sibrars@terra.com.br, Website: www.sibra.org.br
Supervision: Prof. Guershon Kwasniewski
Services on Shabbat and Holidays

Orthodox

Beit Chabad

Rua Felipe Camarao 748
Telephone: (51) 3335 1264, Mobile Phone: 8119 0349

Email: liberowpoa@hotmail.com, Website: www.seminary.com.br
Daily services

Centro Israelita Porto Alegrense
Rua Henrique Dias 73

Telephone: (51) 228 1935

Linath Ha-Tzedek

Rua Bento Figueredo 55
Telephone: (51) 3013 8526, Fax: (51) 3392 1922, Mobile Phone: (51) 9999 5631
Email: presmad@vol.com.

Services Daily

Food:

poilisher Farband

Rua Joao Telles 329
Telephone: (51) 226 0379
Daily services

Uniao Isralita Porto Aigrense
Rua Dr Barros Cassal 750

Telephone: (51) 33116515; 3312 4713, Fax: (51) 3311 5886

Sephardi

Centro Hebraico Riograndense
Rua Cel. Machado 1008

Shabbat services only

Sao Paulo

CAMPINAS

Beth Yacob Campinas

Rua Barreto Leme 1203
Telephone: (19) 231 4908

GUARUJA

BeitYaacov

Avenida Leomil 628     Telephone: (13) 387 2033

MOGI DAS CRUZES

COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS
Jewish Society

Rua Dep. Deodato Wertheiner 421
Telephone: (11) 469 2505

SANTO ANDRE

SYNAGOGUES

Beit Chabad

Rua 11 de Junho 172
Telephone: (11) 449 1568

SANTOS

COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS
Club

Rua Cons. Neblas 254
Telephone: (13) 329 016

SYNAGOGUES

Beit Sion

Rua Borges 264, Sinagoga Beit Jacob, Rua Campos Sales 137

SAO CAETANO DO SUL

Sociedade Religiosa S. Caetano do Sui
Rua Para 67

Telephone: (11) 4423514

SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS

Beit Chabad – Assibrave – Sao Jose dos
Campos

Rua Republica do Ira 9112.216-600
Telephone: (12) 3951-0014

Email: assibrave@gmail.com
Supervision: Rabino Natan Stulman

SAO PAULO

I spent a Purim here. Very large and warm Jewish community

BAKERIES

Matok Bakery

AI. Barros 921
Telephone: (11) 667 514
Supervision: Rabbi I. Dichi

MazalTov

Rua Peixoto Gomide 1724 01409-001
Telephone: (11) 3061 0179, Fax: (11) 3061 0358

BOOKSELLERS

Livraria Sefer

Alameda Barros, 893 01232-001
Telephone: (11) 3826 1366, Fax: (11) 38264508

Website: wwww.sefer.com.br
Bookseller and Judaica

BUTCHERS

Casa de Carnes Casher
Rua Fortunato 241
Telephone: (11) 221 2240
Supervision: Rabbi Elyahu B. Valt

Kosher Express

Rua Tupi No 506, Higienopolis 01233-000
Telephone: (11) 3367 0863, Fax: (11) 3825 4986

Mehadrin

Rua Sao Vicente de Paulo
Telephone: (11) 679 090
Supervision: Rabbi M.A.lliovitz

Mehadrin

Rua Prates 689

Telephone: (11) 228 1771
Supervision: Rabbi M.A. Uiovitz

EMBASSY

Consul General of Israel
Rua Luis Coelho 308, 7th Floor
Telephone: (11) 257 2111/2814

GROCERIES

All Kosher

Rua Albuquerque Lins 1170
Telephone: (11) 3825 1131

Casa Santa Luzia

AI. Lorena 1471 01424001

Telephone: (11) 3897 5000, Fax: (11) 3088 0663

Website: www.santaluzia.com.br

Casas Menora

Rua Guarani 114
Telephone: (11) 228 6105

Kosher Mart

Rua Tenente Pena 187, Born Retiro
Telephone: (11) 221 7299

Website: www.koshermart.com.br

MazalTov

Rua Peixoto Gomide 172401409-001

Telephone: (11) 3061 0179, Fax: (11) 3061 0358

Zillanna

Rua rtambe 506
Telephone: (11) 257 8671

MEDIA

Newspapers

o Hebreu

Rua Cunha Gago 158 05421-000

Telephone: (11) 38191616, Fax: (11) 3819 1616

Website: www.brasiljudaico.com.br

Monthly

Tribuna Judaico

Rua Tanabi 299 05002-010

Telephone: (11) 3871323413873 3020/3862 9074, Fax: (11) 3871 3234

Weekly

Email: morasha@uol.com.br, Website: www.morasha.com
Instituto Morashii de Cultura

MIKVAOT

Beit Yaacov Synagogue

Rua Dr Veiga Filho 547, Hlqienopolis 01229-000
Telephone: (11) 3662 2154, Fax: (11) 36622154

Email: morasha@uol.com.br

Congregacao Monte Sinai

Rua Piaui 624, Higienopolis 01241-000
Telephone: (11) 3824 9229, Fax: (11) 38249229

Micre Taharat Menachem-Perdizes
Rua Dr. Manoel Maria Tourinho 261
Telephone: (11) 3865 0615

By appointment only

Mikva Maayanei Esther

Rua Melo Alves 580 01417 -010
Telephone: (11) 3081 3081, Fax: (11) 3060 9778

Website: www.chabad.org.br