Blumenau vs Penza

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Blumenau is a city in Vale do Itajaí, state of Santa Catarina, in the South Region of Brazil. It is 130 km (81 mi) away from the state capital of Florianópolis. The city was founded by the German chemist and pharmacist Hermann Bruno Otto Blumenau, who arrived on a boat via Itajaí-Açu River accompanied by seventeen other Germans.

It has a cultural agenda focused on parties based on the daily life and habits of European immigrants, with emphasis on German heritage, including the second largest Oktoberfest in the world, which takes place during 17 days in October.

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Penza (Russian: Пе́нза, IPA: [ˈpʲɛnzə]) is the largest city and administrative center of Penza Oblast, Russia. It located on the Sura River, 625 kilometers (388 mi) southeast of Moscow.

As of the 2010 Census, Penza had a population of 517,311, making it the 38th-largest city in Russia.

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