Blumenau

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Blumenau
Municipality
Municipality of Blumenau
Flag Seal
Nickname(s):  Cidade Jardim ("Garden City") and Alemanha Tropical ("Tropical Germany")
Motto:  Pro Sancta Catharina et Brasilia (Latin)
Location in Santa Catarina
Blumenau Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 26°55′08″S 49°03′57″W / 26.91889°S 49.06583°W / -26.91889; -49.06583
Country	Brazil
Region	South
State	Santa Catarina
Founded	September 2, 1850
Named for	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)[1]
• 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[2]
Website	blumenau.sc.gov.br

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.