Canoinhas vs Ulyanovsk

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Canoinhas is a Brazilian municipality, in the north plateau of the State of Santa Catarina. Its latitude is 26°10'38" South, its longitude is 50°23'24" West, and its altitude is 839 meters. The population was estimated in 2004 at 52,648 inhabitants. The area of the city is 1143.6 square kilometers. The city's economy primarily depends on agriculture and logging.

The city is also known worldwide as the world capital of Erva Mate, a herb used in a traditional drink called chimarrao, the herb Ilex Paraguariensis has been a main export of the region for quite some time. The people of Canoinhas are mainly German-Brazilians, some of the best-known families are the Kellners, the Fucks, the Wolffs, among others.

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Ulyanovsk is a city and the administrative center of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River 705 kilometers (438 mi) east of Moscow. 613,786 (2010 Census); 635,947 (2002 Census); 625,155 (1989 Census).The city, founded as Simbirsk (Симбирск), is the birthplace of Vladimir Lenin (born Ulyanov), for whom it was renamed after his death in 1924, and Alexander Kerensky, the leader of the Russian Provisional Government that was overthrown by Lenin during the October Revolution of 1917.

It is also famous for its writers such as Ivan Goncharov, Nikolay Yazykov and Nikolay Karamzin, and painters such as Arkady Plastov and Nikas Safronov. Ulyanovsk has been designated a UNESCO City of Literature since 2015.

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