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

Blumenau
Itajai-Acu river seen frae the surroondins o Garcia's stream mooth; ceety centre at left
Itajai-Acu river seen frae the surroondins o Garcia's stream mooth; ceety centre at left
Banner o Blumenau
Banner
Official seal of Blumenau
Seal
Eik-name(s): 
Cidade Jardim ("Garden Ceety") an Alemanha Tropical ("Tropical Germany")
Location in the state o Santa Catarina and Brazil
Location in the state o Santa Catarina and Brazil
Coordinates: 26°55′08″S 49°03′57″W / 26.91889°S 49.06583°W / -26.91889; -49.06583Coordinates: 26°55′08″S 49°03′57″W / 26.91889°S 49.06583°W / -26.91889; -49.06583
KintraBrazil
RegionSouth
StateSanta Catarina
Foondit2 September 1850
Govrenment
 • MayorNapoleão Bernardes (2013-2016)
Area
 • Total510 km2 (200 sq mi)
Elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Population
 (2007 est.)[1]
 • Total309,214
 • Density594.83/km2 (1,540.6/sq mi)
Time zoneGMT-3
Website[1]

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

eedit

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[2] 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.[3]

Ethnic composition

eedit
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.[4]

Releegion

eedit
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.[5]

Geografie an environment

eedit
 
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

eedit
Blumenau
Climate chart (explanation)
JFMAMJJASOND
 
 
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

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

eedit

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[6] and Azul Brazilian Airlines[7] affer for its passengers free bus transfers atween Navegantes an Blumenau at regular times.

Tourism

eedit

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

eedit

Blumenau haes 2 destricts an 33 neebourheids:

Famous inhabitants

eedit
 
Actress Vera Fischer is frae Blumenau.

Sister ceety

eedit

See an aw

eedit

References

eedit
  1. IBGE – Estimativas 2007 / Contagem da População 2007
  2. Blumenau Archived 2013-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil". Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano. Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived frae the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
  4. Sistema IBGE de Recuperação Automática - SIDRA
  5. População residente por cor ou raça e religião/Município = Blumenau - SC/Cor ou raça = Total/Ano = 2000.
  6. "Local Transportation-Navegantes". Gol Airlines. Archived frae the original on 25 Januar 2011. Retrieved 27 Mairch 2011.
  7. "Ônibus Executivo/Blumenau-Aeroporto de Navegantes" (in Portuguese). Azul Brazilian Airlines. Archived frae the original on 22 Mairch 2011. Retrieved 27 Mairch 2011.

Freemit airtins

eedit