It was because of the talent of a visionary and entrepreneurial woman that one of the most modern and innovative textile companies in Brazil, Altenburg was born.
By the hands of Johanna Altenburg handicraft comforters were manufactured, it was a graceful work that guaranteed the familys sustenance. With a history filled with courage and overcoming, Altenburg has become one of the main textile industries in the country, with two units in Blumenau, a city that is considered a textile haven in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina.