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Blumenau

American  
[bloo-muh-nau] / ˈblu məˌnaʊ /

noun

  1. a city in Santa Catarina state, S Brazil.


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Blumenau, a city of 366,000 people, is famous for its annual Oktoberfest festival.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2023

Authorities were searching for a motive, the police detective leading the investigation, Ronnie Esteves, told television reporters in Blumenau, a city in southern Brazil, near the Atlantic coast.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 5, 2023

Police said the man responsible for the attack in the city of Blumenau has been arrested.

From Reuters ● Apr. 5, 2023

Hering, based in Blumenau, Brazil, is 81 percent more expensive than New York- based Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., the apparel company that owns the Calvin Klein brand.

From BusinessWeek ● Jan. 25, 2011

This colony was emancipated in 1880, but Dr. Blumenau remained on the scene of his former activities until 1884, when he returned to Germany.

From The German Element in Brazil Colonies and Dialect by Benjamin Franklin Schappelle

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