Blumenau
Blumenau | |
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| Municipality of Blumenau | |
| Nickname(s): Cidade Jardim ("Garden City") and Alemanha Tropical ("Tropical Germany") | |
| Motto: Pro Sancta Catharina et Brasilia (Latin) | |
Location in Santa Catarina | |
| Coordinates: 26°55′08″S 49°03′57″W / 26.91889°S 49.06583°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | South |
| State | Santa Catarina |
| Founded | September 2, 1850 |
| Named after | Hermann Blumenau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mário Hildebrandt (2021 - 2024) (PODE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 519.837 km2 (200.710 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 361,855 |
| • Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | GMT-3 |
| Postal code | 89000-000 |
| Area code | +55 47 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.806 – very high |
| Website | blumenau |
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Blumenau (Brazilian Portuguese: [blumeˈnaw]) is a city in Vale do Itajaí, Santa Catarina state, in the South Region of Brazil, 130 km (81 mi) from the state capital Florianópolis.
The city was founded by the German chemist and pharmacist Hermann Blumenau (1819–1899), who arrived on a boat via the Itajaí-Açu River accompanied by seventeen other Germans, and still celebrates its German heritage, including the second largest Oktoberfest in the world.