Blumenau: the vibe
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The verdict
Mixed · 62Blumenau draws mostly affectionate, nostalgic and festival-driven comments, with locals and returnees raising real concerns about exclusion, sprawl and dull family entertainment.
- German heritage charm
- Oktoberfest festivities
- Scenic, well-kept central areas
- Holiday decorations and atmosphere
- Proximity to Florianópolis and coast
- Feeling of exclusion for newcomers
- Loss of local culture and genericness
- Poor urban planning away from center
- Lack of family entertainment
- Rising population and migration strain
- Homelessness tied to drug use
- Charming German-flavored town worth a visit
- Newcomers may struggle to make friends and find opportunities
- Locals feel the city is losing its identity
- Outlying neighborhoods lag behind the center in quality
- Best experienced during Oktoberfest or as a short stop
Read from 3 videos, 25 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-07; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
The EUROPE of BRAZIL 🇧🇷 (Florianópolis, Balneário Camboriú & Blumenau)
STAY CLASSY VLOG · 113K views · 2022
What viewers said
“Would you travel to Brazil JUST to shop clothing and things?”
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“Finalmente um gringo que vem para o Brasil e não pensa que Brasil é só Rio de Janeiro”
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“Brazil also has the highest community of Japanese, outside of Japan.”
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“I am Spanish but I had a Brazilian girlfriend for almost nine years and I visited that country three times but only around Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. I am not only going to visit that part of the South but I am even considering to live t”
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“I would love to visit Florianópolis……that is the one part of Brazil that I have really wanted to visit and you guys just made it seem even better.”
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“Sou de São Paulo, morei no Rio de Janeiro e a 15 anos moro em Florianópolis. Daqui eu não pretendo sair. Tenho um caso de amor com essa ilha.”
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“homeless people are there, not because they have no family or home, but because of their drug addiction. It is a problem that unfortunately affects many cities in Brazil, drug addiction and alcoholism. It's like Skid Row and heroin addicts,”
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“Santa Catarina is a beautiful mix of Portugal, Germany and Italy. Its awesome, the coast where we have cities like Florianópolis, Balneário Camboriú, Itajaí and Itapema is a region of Portuguese Colonization and then you reach inland Santa ”
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“I am from Florianopolis. Born and raised. The only big issue of Floripa for me it is transportation. Its an island it could be totally connected by boats, because 90%of the island commerce and industry is near the Beaches. I was just there ”
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“I'm amazed by the quality of your videos, congratulations. Glad to see you guys enjoying Santa Catarina!”
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