- Vale do Itajaí
Vale do Itajaí also known as "Vale Europeu" (or "European Valley") is a mesoregion located in the Northeastern part of the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. It has about 1.3 million inhabitants and comprises four smaller regions:
Blumenau ,Itajaí , Ituporanga and Rio do Sul. Most of the population is of German and Italian ancestry. [ [http://www.sc.gov.br/conteudo/santacatarina/historia/paginas/08imigrantes.html Governo do Estado de Santa Catarina ] ]Geography
Climate
Vale do Itajaí experiences a
humid subtropical climate . The seasons of the year are distinct, with a well-defined summer and winter, and characteristicweather for fall and spring. Frost is infrequent, but occurs occasionally in the winter. Due to the proximity of the sea, the relativehumidity of theatmosphere is 80% on average. There is significant precipitation which is well distributed throughout the year.Economy
Blumenau The most significant period for tourism is during
Oktoberfest , a traditional Bavarian beer festival, which sold 365.288 tickets at its pavilions in 2005—at which 266.811 liters of beer were drunk. The record for public attendance was set in 1992, when over 1 million tickets were sold.References
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