Blumenau

E278154

Blumenau is a city in southern Brazil known for its strong German cultural heritage, architecture, and one of the world’s largest Oktoberfest celebrations.

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Label Occurrences
Blumenau canonical 10
Municipality of Blumenau 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
administrativeDivisionOf Brazil
architecturalStylePresent German half-timbered (Fachwerk) style
climate humid subtropical climate
country Brazil
culturalFeature German cuisine traditions
German folk music and dance
demographicFeature widespread use of German family names
demographicsNote large population of German descendants
presence of Italian descendants
presence of Portuguese descendants
distanceToFlorianopolisApproxKm 150
economySector beer brewing
commerce and services
textile industry
elevationApproxMeters 21
founder Hermann Bruno Otto Blumenau
foundingDate 1850-09-02
hasCulturalEvent Sommerfest (summer festival)
hasCulturalInstitution Museu da Cerveja (Beer Museum)
Museu da Família Colonial
Museu de Hábitos e Costumes
Vila Germânica Park
hasHigherEducationInstitution Universidade Regional de Blumenau (FURB)
hasPostalCodePrefix 89000-000
hasReligiousBuilding Catedral São Paulo Apóstolo
hasSignificantCulturalInfluenceFrom German Brazilians
Germany
hasSportsTeam Blumenau Esporte Clube
hasTwinTown Hildesheim
surface form: Hildesheim, Germany

Lahr, Germany
Weingarten, Germany
hosts Oktoberfest of Blumenau
surface form: Oktoberfest Blumenau
isMunicipalityOf Santa Catarina
knownFor German cultural heritage
German-style architecture
Oktoberfest of Blumenau
surface form: Oktoberfest Blumenau
locatedIn Santa Catarina
locatedInRegion South Region of Brazil
surface form: Southern Brazil
locatedOnRiver Itajaí-Açu River
namedAfter Hermann Bruno Otto Blumenau
officialLanguage Portuguese language
surface form: Portuguese
OktoberfestBlumenauIsOneOf largest Oktoberfest celebrations outside Germany
regionalRole important industrial center in Santa Catarina
tourist destination in southern Brazil
stateCapital Florianópolis
surface form: Florianópolis (state capital of Santa Catarina)
subjectToNaturalRisk flooding
timezone UTC−03:00
vehicleRegistrationCode BLU

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German Brazilians notableCity Blumenau
southern Brazil hasMajorCity Blumenau
subject surface form: Southern Brazil
Oktoberfest of Blumenau organizer Blumenau
this entity surface form: Municipality of Blumenau
Vale do Itajaí hasMajorCity Blumenau
Jaraguá do Sul hasNearbyCity Blumenau
Brusque nearbyCity Blumenau
Itajaí isLocatedNear Blumenau
Santa Catarina hasCity Blumenau
Potenza twinnedWith Blumenau