Blumenau

For ither uises, see Blumenau (disambiguation).

Blumenau
Itajai-Acu river seen frae the surroondins o Garcia's stream mooth; ceety centre at left
Banner Seal
Eik-name(s):  Cidade Jardim ("Garden Ceety") an Alemanha Tropical ("Tropical Germany")
Location in the state o Santa Catarina and Brazil
Coordinates: 26°55′08″S 49°03′57″W
Kintra	Brazil
Region	South
State	Santa Catarina
Foondit	2 September 1850
Govrenment
• Mayor	Napoleão Bernardes (2013-2016)
Area
• Total	510 km2 (200 sq mi)
Elevation	21 m (69 ft)
Population  (2007 est.)
• Total	309,214
• Density	594.83/km2 (1,540.6/sq mi)
Time zone	GMT-3
Website	[1]

Blumenau is a ceety in Vale do Itajaí, state o Santa Catarina, in soothren Brazil. Is 130 km awa frae the state caipital, Florianópolis.

It wis foondit on 2 September 1850 bi Dr. Hermann Bruno Otto Blumenau alang wi 17 German immigrants. A few years later Fritz Müller migratit tae Blumenau as well.

Demografics

As o 2006, Blumenau haed an estimatit population o 302,000 fowk, wi an aurie o 519 km². The main ethnic oreegin o the ceety indwallers are German The ceety displays mony historical an cultural reminders o thair heritage, sic as hooses an ither biggins biggit in a tradeetional German style, statues, an memorials.

Blumenau, compared tae ither Brazilian ceeties, haes a vera heich staundart o livin, wi a Human Development Index o 0.855 as o 2000.

Ethnic composition

Race/Skin colour	Percentage	Nummer
Whites	94.55%	247,527
Pardos (broun)	3.50%	9,171
Blacks	1.16%	3,042
Amerindians	0.13%	340
Asie	0.10%	252

Source: IBGE 2000.

Releegion

Releegion	Percentage	Nummer
Catholics	73.90%	193,474
Protestants	22.13%	57,935
Nae releegion	1.22%	3,200
Kardecists	0.72%	1,894

IBGE. Census 2000.

Geografie an environment

Parque Nacional da Serra do Itajaí

The ceety is locatit in a valley bisectit bi the Itajaí-Açu River, surroondit bi hills wi forests. The lawer auries, includin touers an taw biggins in the ceety center, constantly suffer frae the threat o floods. Blumenau's first recordit fluid teuk place in the dawn on 23 September 1880. The warst teuk place in 1983 an 1984, whan the ceety wis completely isolatit for weeks. The day, Blumenau is well-prepared against sic threats, but mony ceetizens prefer tae live in heicher auries spread intae the nearbi hills an plains tae avoid floodin. Housomeivver, this plannin coud no avoid an even warse floodin in late November 2008, killin ower 100 an thoosans evacuatit.

Blumenau's dountouwn.

Climate

Blumenau
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     170     30 20     195     31 21     152     29 20     108     27 17     107     24 15     104     21 12     104     21 12     131     22 13     122     22 15     166     25 16     136     27 18     173     29 19 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation totals in mm Source: Weather Underground
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     6.7     86 68     7.7     88 70     6     84 68     4.3     81 63     4.2     75 59     4.1     70 54     4.1     70 54     5.2     72 55     4.8     72 59     6.5     77 61     5.4     81 64     6.8     84 66 Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation totals in inches

The climate o Blumenau is considered tae be subtropical, a climate o transition atween the predominantly tropical climate o Brazil an the predominantly temperate climate o Argentinae. Unner the Köppen climate classification, the ceety haes a wairm, humid subtropical climate.

Blumenau, lik the entire state o Santa Catarina is locatit sooth o the Tropic o Capricorn; tharefore it is mild in the winter wi temperaturs averagin 16.6 °C (61 °F) an wairm an humid in the simmer wi temperaturs averagin aroond 30 °C (87 °F).

Economy

Blumenau's main economic activity is still the textile industrie, responsible for lairge manufacturers sic as Cia Hering, the Karsten an Teka.

Anither aurie o focus is that o information technologie, an the ceety the heidquairters o the sae-cried Valley o the software, an mony software leaders in its segment, some o whom wur born in Blusoft an Instituto Gene, incubators o companies in the sector.

Blumenau is emphasisit in ither industrial sectors sic as metallurgical, mechanical an electrical equipment an aw, an is the lairgest producer o pole transformers in Brazil.

Haes a strang economy, boostit bi strang trade, service an tourism events, wi exhibitions o internaitional projection, which are generally held in German Village.

A new mercat, but expandin rapidly is the production o beer craft, sic as Eisenbahn.

In 2005, the ceety haes an export o products equivalent tae US$405 million (R$820 million), representin 6.1% o exports o the state in this year.

Even tho Blumenau haes its awn airport, normally passengers uise scheduled flichts operatit frae Ministro Victor Konder Internaitional Airport, locatit in the nearbi municipality o Navegantes. Gol Airlines and Azul Brazilian Airlines affer for its passengers free bus transfers atween Navegantes an Blumenau at regular times.

Tourism

The Secretariat o Tourism o Blumenau maintain 4 tour routes coverin different aspects o the ceety. An besides thir, anither attraction is the festival o the municipality. An aw, the Oktoberfest o Blumenau, held ivery October attracts ower a million tourists ivery year.

Carlos Gomes Theater

Diveesions

Blumenau haes 2 destricts an 33 neebourheids:

Vila Itoupava (Destrict) Itoupava Central Itoupavazinha Testo Salto Badenfurt Salto do Norte Salto Fidélis Fortaleza Alta Salto Weissbach Fortaleza

Tribess Nova Esperança Itoupava Norte Boa Vista Itoupava Seca Escola Agrícola Passo Manso Água Verde Velha Velha Central Velha Grande Vila Nova

Victor Konder Ponta Aguda Vorstadt Centro (Downtown) Bom Retiro Vila Formosa Jardim Blumenau Ribeirão Fresco Garcia (Destrict) Glória Valparaíso Progresso

Famous inhabitants

Actress Vera Fischer is frae Blumenau.

• Theo Balden, sculptor an writer;
• Fritz Müller, biologist;
• Vera Fischer, actress;
• Mariana Weickert, model;
• Ana Moser, volleybaa player.
• Rafael Schmitz, Lille OSC fitbaa player.
• Tiago Splitter, Profeesional basketbaa player
• Emílio Henrique Baumgart, airchitect
• Hermann Blumenau, foonder o the ceety
• Evandro Goebel, soccer player
• Christian Maicon Hening, soccer player
• Lindolf Bell, writer
• Dennis Radünz, writer
• Urda Alice Klueger, writer
• João Geraldo Kuhlmann, botanist
• Jean Carlo Witte, soccer player
• Eduarda Amorim, handbaa player
• Ernst Robert Steinbach, co-foonder o the weel kent Lojas Hering
• André Sá, profeesional tennis player

Sister ceety

• Colonia Tovar, Venezuela.
• Badajoz, Spain.

See an aw

• Villa General Belgrano

Freemit airtins

• Ceety haw steid