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Why speaking German was prohibited in the 1940s and the catastrophic consequences of immigration to southern Brazil for Indigenous groups: part two of our documentary DW reporter Guilherme Becker travels to Blumenau in the federal state of Santa Catarina This town was founded in the jungle in 1850 by Hermann Blumenau a pharmacist from the Harz region in Germany The city quickly became a symbol for German immigration to Brazil Blumenau hosts the world’s second-largest Oktoberfest every year But one thing is distinctly missing in Blumenau: Remembrance of the Indigenous groups that lived here before the colonizers came a people who were almost entirely wiped out in bloody conflicts with the settlers Becker visits an Indigenous community living in a remote area archaeologist and historical anthropologist Walderes Pripra explains what the colonization meant for the Indigenous peoples of the Laklãnõ-Xokleng She also speaks about her efforts to revive Indigenous cultures and languages Becker also goes looking for answers on why his family of German origin no longer speaks German and the role the National Socialists played in this He also looks at the consequences of that period for his family — especially his grandmother Ida who emigrated to Brazil with her foster parents in 1925 where he finds out more about Jewish people fleeing to Brazil and the support they received after the National Socialists seized power in Germany Becker meets the Brazilian nurse Thaiana Santos She works at the Charite University Hospital as one of many skilled workers that Germany is now actively recruiting — just like 200 years ago when German immigrants were being recruited by what was then the Brazilian Empire uncovering new ideas and explaining cultural phenomena that shape our history Where can we find their exciting projects Actress Edith Gaertner was the granddaughter of the city’s founder in 1924 she received bad news regarding her family so she returned home to live out the rest of her days she built a botanical garden that hosts a variety of native trees and a cemetery for the 50 cats she raised there You can find nine tombstones and various cat statues of her beloved cats Gaertner donated the land to the city before she died in 1967 The cemetery and the gardens are located behind the Colonial Family Museum A billionaire heiress' menagerie of animals were lovingly laid to rest on the grounds of her former estate A small poultry graveyard in the courtyard of a popular Key West watering hole and fish are laid to rest at the second-oldest pet cemetery in the U.S This quaint New Jersey graveyard is an eternal resting place for thousands of beloved pets The final resting place for an internet icon A sprawling beachfront burial ground for Aruba's departed pets The patron saint of cats founded this stunning Romanesque church in the 7th century an enormous feline has watched over this London neighborhood The festival will take place from October 9 to 27 with several attractions already confirmed Tickets for the Spaten VIP box are already on sale for national shows featuring Pedro Sampaio (10/11) and Kamisa 10 (10/26) – also through ElevenTickets the organization has already confirmed the presence of PolkaRock from Argentina; the official band of Oktoberfest in Munich the Oktoberfestband Die Kirchdorfer; the German band Troglauer Buam; and VoxxClub The Secretary of Tourism and Leisure and President of Vila Germânica Park highlights the importance of advance ticket sales for Oktoberfest “Advance sales not only facilitate participant access but also ensure a more organized and secure experience for everyone visitors contribute to efficient crowd management ensuring everyone can enjoy the festival,” he emphasizes The expectation is that the 39th edition of the festival will surpass previous years in attendance and profitability once again establishing itself as the largest German festival in the Americas The 19 days of celebrating German culture will feature lots of music The good vibes will fill the German park and be contagious – and Imply® will be there making moments more technological and efficient for everyone The partnership between Oktoberfest and ElevenTickets Imply® has been very successful in previous years – a success that is expected to continue for the 39th edition of the celebration Imply® has been providing high-performance solutions for Oktoberfest Blumenau integrating ticket sales across various channels and operational support services with hundreds of professionals involved “Our goal is to ensure that each edition of Oktoberfest is a memorable celebration We combine technology and services to optimize organizer management and provide the best experiences for visitors we are excited to launch an exclusive e-commerce platform where licensed Oktoberfest Blumenau products will be available for Brazil and the world,” highlights Imply® CEO Tironi Paz Ortiz one of the biggest novelties is the licensing of the Oktoberfest Blumenau brand to Imply® and Ispartner companies the festival will have official products such as mugs and other souvenirs produced and sold with a new standard of quality and creativity The ElevenTickets Imply® platform offers various integrated tools to optimize management and customer experiences at this great event Visitors will benefit from digital-first solutions designed to streamline flows and deliver the best experiences Managers will have precise and centralized information about the entire operation simply present the smartphone with the QR Code received from the online purchase to validate access at Vila Germânica Park Tickets will also be available at physical sales points at the box offices Imply® develops technological solutions and offers specialized consulting to optimize management and public experience along with extensive experience in large-scale events and premium attractions Count on our specialists to choose the ideal technologies to innovate your event or attraction Learn more: Platform ElevenTickets – Tickets, Access, Cashless – Imply® Technology 1.111 - RST 287 Km 105 | Santa Cruz do Sul | RS - Brazil imply@imply.com (+55) 51 2106-8000 If you're unhappy with your product in any way Simply email us at shop@goodbeerhunting.com SHIPPINGAll orders will be processed and shipped in about a week's to ten days time This isn't always perfect (we're not Amazon) so if you have a rush please email us ahead at shop@goodbeerhunting.com to make sure we can pull it off in time Your email or personal information will never be shared or sold to anyone Longreads and photographic journeys documenting our ongoing worldwide adventures in beer When my girlfriend asks me if I want the last coxinha teardrop-shaped Brazilian croquette and I take a bite I turn up the volume to our Gal Costa playlist and settle into the drive.  about 25 miles inland from the Atlantic coast in southern Brazil Our Google Maps application routes us through a maze of farmland and dense patches of Atlantic Forest—the humid coastal jungle that competes with the Amazon for biodiversity Calls of capuchin monkeys and parakeets ring out through the forest Our slow pace along the glimmering Itajaí Açu River suddenly ends with a rush of passing motorbikes We turn the music back on and pick up our pace.  the city of 360,000 appears in the distance spreading out over the hills along the Itajaí Açu riverbank Newly built high-rises dwarf a mixture of concrete apartments and two-story complexes with weathered Bavarian facades.  We park our car near a graffiti-covered river steamer This same rusty boat and others like it once transported waves of German and Prussian immigrants to this area in the late 19th century Those same people brought their love of brewing with them.  For two blocks along Rua Paraguai, we hear our own footsteps and nothing else. In the distance, faint voices and barroom clatter grow louder. The smell of fermenting wort and French fries lingers in the air. We take in a deep, thirsty breath and step into Omas Haus Brewpub.  Greeting us with a warm smile and handshake is owner Gustavo Kielwagen who explains that the meaning behind his brewery’s poetic-sounding name is completely literal.  and old bottles cover the walls of the taproom Kielwagen takes us inside through a maze of malt containers and fermentation tanks producing around 26 barrels per month.  I’m sweating profusely and so are the fermentation tanks The humidity is unbearable sometimes.” I ask what the typical winter is like Omas Haus is a small but significant player here in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina roughly 460 miles southwest of Rio de Janeiro When most of Blumenau’s breweries were making predictable beers in just a handful of styles it started turning out terroir-driven beers namely from Malteria Blumenau and Maltes Catarinense the team uses Brazilian hops and ambient yeasts isolated from the area’s citrus peels As he explains the ingredients in his Brazilian Farmhouse Ale “We make truly Brazilian beer with Brazilian malts The state of Santa Catarina is the birthplace of the Catharina Sour—tropical-fruit-infused kettle-soured Wheat Ales—so I try a version made with dragon fruit Kielwagen pours us a Double Barrel Dark Sour Grand Cru that’s been aged in American and French Oak Then he offers the team’s signature Brazilian Farmhouse Ale and another made from wild Brazilian yeast The beers blow me away with their complexity you have to visit our friends at Levteck in Florianópolis They’re the ones isolating the yeasts that we and a lot of other breweries use.” I ask Kielwagen about the design on the Omas Haus label A stenciled tree with a face—reminding me of the trippy carved buddha head encased in gnarled tree roots I saw a decade ago in Ayutthaya It’s a jaboticaba.” The tree produces hundreds of dark purple edible berries every year and is the symbol of the brewery and the fruitful nature of his grandmother’s house We’re going to grill the best steaks in the city.” We part ways with the team at Omas Haus and check in with our hosts, Martha Lanser Bloemer and Leonardo Tedesco, on the other side of town. The couple live near Vila Germânica the German-themed commercial park that hosts the second largest Oktoberfest in the world.  “You have to come back during Oktoberfest,” says Lanser Bloemer “My great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather also produced their own beer hundreds of thousands of people arrive for weeks of debauchery aside from locals walking dogs or chatting about neighborhood gossip outside their homes “What I love about my city is that I can walk by myself even when I’m alone Blumenau and greater Santa Catarina State are far from the stereotypical party-till-dawn atmosphere of Rio de Janeiro there are a couple dozen places nearby; some of them are pretty hidden you can drive 40 minutes one way and get to the woods and mountains and go 40 minutes the other way to get to beautiful beaches,” says Tedesco.  The rivers and steep terrain that make Blumenau’s geography special also make it deadly it has been periodically devastated by floods and 2008—isolated the city for weeks and caused billions of dollars in damages It was after the 1984 flood that the first Oktoberfest was held by city officials to draw tourists to improve the city’s damaged economy.  After our hosts part with us for the evening aside from colorful birds playing in the tree canopy above us On Saturday morning we wake up early, eat ripe maracuja, aka passion fruit, and get in the car. Google Maps takes us on another detour, through dirt roads and steep winding passes. We cross the historic Salto Bridge and drive to one of the city’s largest producers, Cerveja Blumenau where we meet brewer Alexandre Mello.  A poster of a capybara mascot hangs proudly above photos of the crew Cerveja Blumenau is one of the largest craft breweries in Santa Catarina State producing on average 1,300 to 1,700 BBLs per month Brewing craft beer is relatively new to Brazil people have been making beer for 200 or 300 years here but the homebrewing part is only about 15 years old,” says Mello Cerveja Blumenau is known for a dependable American Lager as well as traditional German styles like Märzens and Pilsners Its labels are related to historical figures and events: Macuca takes its name from the first train to arrive in the city in the early 20th century It earned a gold medal at the International Beer Challenge in 2017.  Mello reveals that Cerveja Blumenau didn’t start out as the brewery it is today It started in 2015 as a team of contract brewers who made beer for other companies it sent samples of its Hop Lager and an American IPA to the Brussels Beer Challenge.  because we had a lot of free marketing because everybody was talking about that,” he says This type of packaging saved a lot of breweries from closing during the pandemic,” he says craft breweries relied on plastic bottles to sell and distribute to clients “They’re still popular even after the pandemic.”   I look over at plastic bottles stacked and ready to enter the flash pasteurizer “We have to pasteurize our beers here in Brazil it’s very easy for unpasteurized beer to spoil here.”  He leads us from the large industrial fermentation tanks of the main brewery into a section of small tanks its Craft Lab brand is made to appeal to Brazil’s growing number of beer fanatics and the brewers themselves.  He explains the different yeasts and bacteria that go into Craft Lab’s small-batch styles That style started as a way to show the Brazilian consumer what Weiss beer could taste like “The people at the bars would order a Weiss beer that was sour and think it was bad and send it back,” he says let's create a name that when people read or hear about it they know what to expect.” Catharina Sour became the region’s signature style “I personally like to make Catharina Sour with Brazilian fruits like pequi and other rare fruits you can’t find anywhere else in the world.”  We round the corner and step into a small room where we are surrounded by 65 French and American Oak barrels Cerveja Blumenau’s barrel program focuses on Lambics we have to taste test everything,” he says Mello grabs a glass and pours some beer for us to try which oddly reminds me of a racy Alsatian Riesling with a tannic I ask Mello what makes Brazilian beers stand out.  “We have breweries in the north of Brazil that make beers with regional ingredients that are not known outside of that region provide craft brewers in the country with a new range of flavors to work with.  Mello thinks that the next style to carry the face of Brazil will probably be related to maturing beer in native Brazilian wood barrels Guarana and other tropical and subtropical hardwoods already used in cachaça can add levels of complexity and flavors found nowhere else so we say goodbye to Mello and head back to Omas Haus where Kielwagen explains what he’s grilling followed by the Brazilian essentials: farofa—a side dish of toasted cassava flour—as well as rice It takes us a while to work through the massive In his hand is a fresh hop flower grown on his grandma's porch and subtropical landscapes are far from the climates known for cultivating world-class hops the country’s hop industry is growing fast thanks to Santa Catarina’s demanding craft beer industry and the state’s high-elevation hop farms and Columbus varieties all thrive in the country’s cool highlands estimates that the entire country produced just under 25 tons per year in 2022 Although the beer scene is dynamic and growing things in Brazil aren’t exactly rosy for starting a craft brewery taxes are high compared to other countries and keeping up with the big guys who sell beer at cheaper prices remains a constant challenge “There used to be a lot more local breweries here but the big guys like Heineken and AmBev bought them Brazil had just over 1,000 breweries in operation though that number has probably decreased slightly since the pandemic the state of Santa Catarina is home to 239 breweries we return to our neighborhood and walk off our food The city’s neighborhoods and one-way streets rise along steep hills A mixture of glass office buildings and Bauhaus condos mix with crumbling low German houses swallowed by the encroaching jungle inspired to leave the growing political and economic despair of 19th century Germany and Prussia Hermann Bruno Otto Blumenau and his boatman Ângelo Dias and screams of jacutingas—a South American bird now threatened by extinction—they continued up the river Blumenau assembled a group of 17 Germans who traveled here and built their colony in 1850 Many of the new transplants died due to tropical diseases and the backbreaking work The land was already settled by Indigenous Kaingang they fought against the encroaching Europeans The newly formed local governments relied on hired militants to terrorize the Indigenous peoples from the new colonies.   Blumenau considered the colony to be his personal property until the Brazilian government ruled it unlawful for one citizen to hold that much control Blumenau was kept on as a head administrator the city became an official municipality bearing his name.  After our long walk through the historic center of the city A server brings bottles of beer and a plate of sausages to a rowdy group of customers seated outside There are gift shops selling steins and clothing embroidered with the flags of Germany and Brazil Alpine decorations and German kitsch hang from traditional Fachwerk-style timber-framed houses where we order a Frida Blond Ale by Cerveja Blumenau and a wonderfully refreshing Witbier from Cervejaria Alles Blau A musician in the courtyard plays samba and chart-toppers by Pearl Jam on his guitar A young couple walks by in full lederhosen and dirndl It’s easy to imagine this place during the height of Oktoberfest when Blumenau turns into one of the biggest parties in Southern Brazil we pack up and drive to nearby Florianópolis the island capital of the state of Santa Catarina which is connected to the mainland by two bridges.   At 3 p.m. we arrive at Levteck the producer of liquid yeast for Omas Haus we put on a pair of shoe covers and bonnets Levteck produces everything from standard Lager and Ale yeasts to blends of microorganisms for Flanders Red Ale “We sell to about 400 breweries in all the country We’re the only liquid yeast lab in Santa Catarina and just one of two in all of Brazil that can sell liquid yeast,” Muller says.  Levteck competes with dry-yeast companies in Brazil its biggest challenge is to ship its products to end users within the liquid yeast’s 48-hour expiration window a former assistant at Cerveja Blumenau who isolated local yeasts for his university thesis Muller grabs glasses and invites us to sample some beers some of which are in label-less containers reminiscent of something from one of my high-school lab projects.  fermented with two Brazilian strains of Saccharomyces that were isolated from local lime trees with hints of spice and toasted bitterness; it quickly becomes one of my favorite South American beers “This smells like Bubbaloo,” Muller says in Portuguese The team’s faces light up at the idea of a famous Brazilian chewing gum as a tasting note.  Brigido explains that many of the yeasts came from fruit trees growing right in front of the lab “I picked the fruit and put it right on pure wort and watched it ferment,” he says Those isolation experiments resulted in some 28 new strains I ask if they think there are more yeasts somewhere in the surrounding forest “The lime yeasts were right next to a brewery and lab If we find some yeasts in the forest and go back the next day As I finish the last sip of the delicious Tripel “This one’s a Moscato wort fermented with Lactobacillus buchneri and Brazilian Brettanomyces,” says Dr It’s unlike any beer I’ve ever tried: a fruit-forward nose brimming with tropical floral notes and a finish that reminds me of homemade mochi straight from the steamer.  and Cervejaria Cozalinda called Coza Bella: a Saison base re-fermented in French Oak with Chardonnay wort and Brazilian Brettanomyces A pleasant fruity aroma hits my nose and shifts to warm Then my tastebuds are filled with bright acidity followed by a long-lasting We end with a Christmas beer from Cozalinda fermented with wild local microorganisms in sassafras wood After our tastings in the lab, we go to Ratones Craft Beer, a nearby brewpub that produces its beer using Levteck’s yeast We grab a table and more friends of the Levteck team join us including Ratones’ co-founder Vitor Capella.   “What is the difference between Florianópolis and Blumenau Blumenau is very conservative,” says Muller While Florianópolis breweries dive into their weird side most of Blumenau’s breweries stick to tradition in order to satisfy their consumers.  It seems that Brazil is entering a beer renaissance The country’s brewers are competing internationally and that competitive spirit and demand for excellence is spreading throughout the country old-world focused brewers and those who are hyper-focused on creating new styles from the local wild yeasts and herbs that exist nowhere else on earth allowing the old and the new to coincide and setting up the country to become an open frontier for good beer.  offering a toast to Brazilian terroir.  and Publications that’ll drive you to drink If you have any questions or need help you can email us The world’s second-biggest annual beer festival Jane Whyatt Now here’s a quiz question that will baffle those Klugscheißer (clever-dicks) down the pub Where is the world’s second-biggest annual beer festival The biggest of course is the Munich Oktoberfest Germans always like to be ahead of the game The second biggest beerfest – is it in Las Vegas Apart from the weather – 39C today and with the humidity of a rainforest – most aspects of Blumenau are distinctly German The architecture is dominated by Fachwerk (half-timbered) buildings dating back to the 19th century when the intrepid pharmacist and explorer Dr Hermann Blumenau left his home in Braunschweig and sailed up the Itajaí River with 17 settlers to found a colony They set about building German-type industries the coal mines and the brewery quickly established a familiar Middle European way of life in Santa Catarina province Germans from Pomerania (now Poland) landed nearby and built a rival settlement The native Xokleng people paid a terrible price for the German emigrants’ prosperity Murderous bands of bugreiros (bounty hunters) attacked their villages Official apologies to the victims of German colonialism are on the agenda for the current government President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and chancellor Olaf Scholz have already crossed off Tanzania Namibia and Ghana from their grim bucket-list for former colonial targets that are due an apology it’s not likely that they will visit Blumenau any time soon – unless they plan private trips to savour the Oktoberfest in an atmosphere of traditional Gemütlichkeit (cosiness) with a warm breeze and a whiff of exotic flowers a German former adviser at the São Paulo branch of Commerzbank “I actually liked it better than the Munich Oktoberfest,” he said but in Blumenau there’s more of a carnival atmosphere I don’t think they are just putting on a show for the tourists – this is their culture What I found very weird was… the people who live there speak German the language as it was spoken in the 19th century “My wife – she is Brazilian – found it especially weird And I struggled to understand some of it.” In the theme-park-like German Village there’s a carnival parade Revellers get in for free if they are wearing traditional Bavarian Lederhosen (leather breeches with embroidered braces) or dirndls (low-cut gingham dresses with matching aprons) schnitzel and sausage complete the picture Seasoned drinkers compete to down a chopp em metro (yard of ale) But don’t be fooled – this is a non-alcoholic brew but during the other 49 weeks the German influence remains in evidence endowed a botanical garden and zoo to celebrate the natural history of the region she is best remembered for the memorial to her pets – a cemetery where her 50 cats are interred This year’s Oktoberfest starts on October 8 and more than 500,000 visitors are expected to flood into the town of 360,000 So it pays to book early for tickets and accommodation Breaking Lines: Futurism and the Origins of Experimental Poetry offers a warning about alliances with fascism The city is a prime example of why Pedro Sánchez has cracked down on people from outside the EU buying property in Spain Matheus Pavlak, 19, was found on Sunday at his home in Blumenau, Brazil, after suffering a heart attack, according to the Military Fire Department. His death has left the bodybuilding community reeling as they mourn the “determined and friendly” athlete who entered the sport just five years ago told Globo that his late friend “beat his own mind” in regard to his weight struggles “He always went out of his way to make things happen,” Hennings said Pavlak looked towards a career in bodybuilding "He started training harder in 2019 due to obesity we aligned our training and started aiming for the championship," said his former coach who worked with Pavlak until 2023 when he won the U23 competition "We had a very strong friendship,” explained Hennings “His parents and family have always been and are very dear to me "I still can't believe that this happened to him so quickly and so early,” he continued “I didn't expect to lose such a young friend.” Authorities haven’t released any further details regarding the circumstances surrounding Pavlak’s death he was laid to rest in a private ceremony in Blumenau Chegatti took to Instagram to honor his late student “Today ends in a sad day,” the translated statement reads I was his first coach and I'm very proud to have had the opportunity to take care of him as a son May God comfort the family and take care of our boy.” mas a página que você está procurando não existe Buscamos levar informações com rapidez e credibilidade informando com qualidade os principais acontecimentos da cidade e região Fale com a gente! contato@informativojandaia.com.br © Informativo Jandaia | Desenvolvido por Outside Comunicação Dr Jack Blumenau, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, will take up a 12-month position at the Evaluation Task Force in the Cabinet Office as part of a UKRI Policy Fellowship The unit was set up following the 2020 Spending Review to improve people’s lives by ensuring robust evidence on the effectiveness of policies and programmes sits at the heart of government spending decisions Blumenau spoke about his enthusiasm for this pivotal role "I am delighted to join the Evaluation Task Force and the Cabinet Office as a UKRI Policy Fellow Developing rigorous evidence on the effectiveness of public policy is essential for informing decisions on whether policies should be continued The ETF aims to drive continuous improvement in evaluation in government and I am excited to contribute to that project in addition to providing advice and support to government departments on the design of specific policy evaluations I will also be conducting a research project which investigates how evaluation evidence is used in government and what can be done to increase the influence of such evidence in policymaking." As part of the UKRI Policy Fellowship program Jack Blumenau will work closely with the Evaluation Task Force which is crucial in enhancing the quality of evaluations conducted within the UK government The Fellowship program is part of a broader effort to strengthen the bridge between academia and government fostering collaboration and the exchange of insights and best practices Jack will deepen the foundations of evidence-based policymaking helping make a lasting impact on how government decisions are informed and evaluated in the UK To find out more about Jack’s research, head to his website who are also concerned about the spread of fake news online warning of new attacks met with ministers and governors in Brasília to assess the measures taken to contain the violence Justice Minister Flávio Dino reported 225 people have been arrested in cases related to violent acts or plans to attack schools in just the last 10 days A total of 1,224 cases are being investigated throughout the country and 694 adolescents have been called to testify Dino added that 756 profiles from platforms such as Twitter and TikTok have been eliminated and that Escola Segura (Safe School) — the channel created by the Ministry of Justice to receive complaints — has received 7,473 reports of violence “This shows that we are facing an epidemic […] this allows us to understand the scale: they are not isolated cases It is a structured criminal network,” said Dina Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes linked the insurrection with the scourge of violence at schools claiming they share the same modus operandi since social media has created a “lawless land.” One of the central ideas from the meeting was to tighten regulation online in a bid to prevent hate speech and to root out profiles that allow aggressors to grow a wide supporter base Lula criticized social media platforms for not doing more to stop algorithms from spreading violent hate speech and images “The big companies that make money from disseminating violence are getting richer Some are the richest businesspeople on the planet they have no standards,” said the Brazilian president The Brazilian government was recently upset by the attitude of Twitter executives in Brazil who showed little interest in moderating or removing content likely to encourage violence at schools Meanwhile, the conservative media and opposition leaders are calling for increased security measures at schools said that he “will not transform schools into a maximum security prison.” Brazil’s parliament is currently debating a law that would criminalize fake news and could serve as the grounds to regulate social networks the measures are focused on calming social alarm by creating a more secure school environment The government announced that it will invest 3.1 billion reais ($625 million) to combat attacks in schools with the focus on tracking and removing online calls for violence More than half of that amount may go to infrastructure to reinforce security at schools Teachers will also be offered training courses on how to deal with school violence And more than 200 million reais ($39 million) will go to promoting mental health policies the response on how to address the epidemic has been far from uniform In the state of Santa Catarina — where the deadly attack at the daycare center took place — the governor an ally of former president Jair Bolsonaro promised that he would place at least one armed police officer in each of the region’s 1,053 public schools Sign up for our weekly newsletter to get more English-language news coverage from EL PAÍS USA Edition ¿Quieres añadir otro usuario a tu suscripción ¿Por qué estás viendo esto? cambia tu suscripción a la modalidad Premium Cada uno accederá con su propia cuenta de email lo que os permitirá personalizar vuestra experiencia en EL PAÍS ¿Tienes una suscripción de empresa? 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Puedes consultar aquí los términos y condiciones de la suscripción digital. this week ended the Oktoberfest in Blumenau More than 634 thousand people attended this event which is the second largest Germanic Culture Event in the World and the largest in the Americas The solution integrates the powerful Imply® ElevenTickets omnichannel ticketing platform Tickets were made available through the internet visitors could access the event using their smartphone with the QR-Code tickets were also available at POS’ at the box office Imply® Self-Service Kiosks and through displays with QR Codes at strategic points Already used in the 2018 and 2019 editions the cashless system reached a percentage of 96% of public approval confirming the excellent execution of the service which is one of the largest cashless operations in Latin America the Oktober Karte consumer card could be recharged directly at cashiers The Kiosks distributed at strategic points of the event ensured greater convenience for the public to add balance to the consumer card food consumption in this edition was 562,603 ​​items an increase of 12.37% compared to the last edition Oktoberfest Blumenau had an intelligent access control solution ideal for a high flow of public with ultra-fast validation Oktoberfest Blumenau had ElevenStaff services with more than 350 trained and qualified professionals for in-person and remote assisted operation during the event the management of the event supported several tasks for the success of operations The delivery of an event with the size of Oktoberfest Blumenau with extreme success is proof that high quality services and technologies combined can provide the best experiences and great results As funcionalidades das Tecnologias Eleven360 Imply® são planejadas e operacionalizadas para atender as necessidade de cada evento e atração O principal objetivo é garantir a satisfação do público proporcionando uma experiência inesquecível e segura a proposta é facilitar a gestão e os processos operacionais para maximizar sua performance Os gestores contam com informações precisas e 100% centralizadas de toda operação Gráficos & Monitoramento em tempo real pela internet The 37th edition of the second biggest German party in the world is confirmed! Oktoberfest Blumenau will take place between October 5th and 23rd, 2022, in Blumenau, Brazil. Music, joy, tradition, energy and lots of animation, gathered in a place that represents a little piece of Germany in Brazil. Tickets are available at the website: https://oktoberfest.eleventickets.com Imply® will be responsible for ticket sales cashless payments for food and beverage sales Imply® Eleven 360 Platform offers several integrated tools to optimize the management and customer experiences of this great event Visitors will have digital-first solutions created to facilitate flows and deliver the best experiences And managers will have accurate and 100% centralized information of the entire operation Graphs & Monitoring in real time over the internet The solution integrates the powerful Imply® ElevenTickets  omnichannel ticketing platform, with integrated multiple sales channels. Tickets are now available online at https://oktoberfest.eleventickets.com the visitor simply presents the smartphone with the QR-Code received for the online purchase to validate access to Parque Vila Germanica Tickets will also be available at POS’s at the box office As in previous editions of Oktoberfest Blumenau the purchase of food and beverages will take place through cashless technology Through RFID Smartcards for proximity payments users and operators need not frequently touch banknotes and debit or credit cards with passwords the purchase and recharge of credits can be carried out over the internet or at dozens of Imply® Self-Service Kiosks and Sales Points Oktoberfest Blumenau will have an intelligent access control solution Oktoberfest Blumenau will have ElevenStaff services with trained and qualified professionals for in-person and remote assisted operation during the event event management has support in several tasks for the success of operations Four children have been killed after a hatchet-wielding man scaled the wall of a nursery in Brazil and carried out a shocking attack before turning himself in to police. The 25-year-old man, named locally as Luiz Henrique de Lima, arrived at the pre-school in Blumenau, southern Brazil, on a motorbike before going on a horrifying rampage, attacking the children who were playing in a park behind the school. Local media reported the victims as four-year-old children Bernardo Pabest da Cunha and Enzo Marchesin Barbosa, Bernardo Cunha Machado, aged five, and Larissa Maia Toldo, aged seven.  A fifth child is said to be in a serious condition, while three other casualties were taken to Santo Antonio Hospital. The hospital confirmed that children, aged between 'zero and two-years-old', had arrived for treatment. The tragic attack was carried out at the CEI Cantinho do Bom Pastor pre-school in the Velha neighbourhood of Blumenau at around 9am local time (12:00GMT).  As emergency services rushed to the scene, Henrique de Lima was arrested after turning himself in at a state police station.  Images broadcast on television showed weeping parents outside the private daycare centre, known as the Good Shepherd Center, while motorists were seen racing through red lights to get to the scene. Governor Jorginho Mello confirmed the tragedy and expressed his condolences in a statement: 'It is with great sadness that I receive the regrettable news that the private day care centre Cantinho do Bom Pastor, in Blumenau, has been invaded by an assassin who attacked children and staff.  'Unfortunately four died. I immediately determined the action of our security forces, who are already on the spot. The killer is already arrested. 'I leave here my full solidarity. May God comfort the heart of all families in this moment of deep pain.' Amid rumours on social media of other potential attacks, Blumenau's mayor, Mario Hildebrandt, said the city suspended classes and will declare a 30-day mourning period.  Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva condemned the attack as a 'monstrosity.' 'There is no greater pain than a family that loses children or grandchildren, even more so when it is in an act of violence against innocent and defenseless children,' he wrote on Twitter. 'My thoughts and prayers are with the victims' families... For any human being who has the Christian feeling, a tragedy like this is unacceptable, a behavior, an absurd act of hate and cowardice like this.' The State Board of Criminal Investigations has confirmed it will lead the investigation for the savage attack.  Violence in schools has been increasing in Brazil in recent years. Last week, a 13-year-old boy killed a teacher in a knife attack at a school in Sao Paulo. 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Husband of British mother, 65, who was knifed to death in French village says her affair is a... At least four children dead in Brazil school attackCommenting on this article has endedNewest{{#isModerationStatus}}{{moderationStatus}} This article was written by Kurt Blumenau Wahconah Park: an outdated barn or a precious relic played by students of Amherst College and Williams College on July 1 The game was played under Massachusetts rules considerably different from those we know today This historic game was not played on the site of Wahconah Park.4 But, as part of the yearlong US Bicentennial celebration, teams of Amherst and Williams students gathered at Wahconah Park on May 29, 1976, to replay the historic matchup under the old rules. With a one-hour time limit in effect, Williams won the rematch, 13-12.5 A plaque near the entrance of the park commemorates the 1859 game Finally, between the 1949 and 1950 seasons, the city spent $114,000 for a roofed, concrete-steel-and-iron grandstand seating 2,000, giving the ballpark the look and layout it retains today. “Unlike its predecessor, the new structure should stand up for many years to come,” the Berkshire Eagle predicted, accurately.22 Pro baseball returned to the city in 1941 and 1942, and again from 1946 to 1951, in the Class C Canadian-American (Can-Am) League. Future Hall of Famer Al Rosen, 22 years old, played for the Cleveland-affiliated Pittsfield Electrics of 1946; future Cardinal and Red pitcher Brooks Lawrence passed through town four years later Pittsfield hosted affiliated minor-league ball from 1965 to 1976 and several light stanchions were also on the field of play in the outfield who went 18-0 with a 2.73 ERA in 32 games with the Red Sox in 1965 and compiled a 23-game Eastern League unbeaten streak A news photograph before the 1986 season showed workmen installing a short porch to cut the right-center field distance from 430 feet to 365.30 Apparently, it wasn’t permanent. The Associated Press described the park as “misshapen” in 2002, providing dimensions of about 334 feet down each foul line, 374 to dead center, and, once again, 430 to right-center.31 Wahconah Park’s seating capacity has also fluctuated over its long history. The park’s occupants as of the 2022 season, the Pittsfield Suns of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League, gave its capacity as 4,500.32 Other listed capacities from the Berkshire Eagle some of which no doubt depended on how many sections of bleachers were in place that year include 1,500 to 1,600 (April 1927); 1,600 (December 1945); “nearly 2,000” (May 1954); more than 4,000 (crowd at the Pittsfield Cubs’ opening day The park owes its best-known feature to its 19th-century origin. Because the field was laid out before the advent of night baseball, the sun sets behind left-center field, blinding modern batters, catchers, and home-plate umpires. At the height of summer, a “sun delay” is sometimes required, with the game pausing, usually for up to 20 minutes, to allow the sun to set.33 the old park by the Housatonic continues to dodge the attacks of time Wahconah Park’s aging grandstand failed a safety inspection and was closed in 2022. The Pittsfield Suns of the Futures Collegiate League played there in 2022 and 2023 using temporary bleachers set up along the first- and third-base lines. The Suns did not return for the 2024 season.84 As of June 2024, the city had made the decision to raze the grandstand and rebuild it in place; a final decision on the design, as well as formal approval, rested with the city’s Parks Commission. A city official estimated that Pittsfield could be ready to bid the project in the winter of 2024-25, which would allow for a spring 2026 opening. However, the city was still working to identify up to $8 million in funding needed to make the project viable.85 This biography was reviewed by Rory Costello and Keith Thursby and fact-checked by Kevin Larkin This biography relied extensively on the research of Kevin Larkin SABR member and western Massachusetts resident who has compiled two books about Wahconah Park’s history The author also referred to Baseball-Reference and Retrosheet for general player as well as articles in the Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield Massachusetts) beyond those specifically cited in the notes 1 The owls are meant to keep pigeons from roosting in the grandstand rafters “Wahconah Chosen for Money’s 5 Best Parks,” Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield 3 U.S. Census Bureau profile of Pittsfield, accessed online February 4, 2022. https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2553960 According to the Census Bureau the city’s population peaked at about 58,000 in 1960 5 Ralph E “Williams Gets Revenge for 1859,” Berkshire Eagle The students also recreated a chess tournament that followed the original game 6 “Wahconah Park Successful Opening Yesterday,” Berkshire County Eagle Some retrospective stories written decades later spell the Albany team’s name as the Gizes 7 “The Opening Game,” Berkshire Eagle 8 “George W Burbank Dies in Easy Chair at His Home,” Berkshire Eagle Burbank’s obituary makes no mention of Wahconah Park but other news articles from the period connect him to the park 9 “Looking Backward,” Berkshire Eagle 10 “Russells,” Berkshire Eagle 11 “Russells,” Berkshire Eagle 12 “Season Will Open May 16,” Berkshire Eagle 13 “Fall from Bleachers Results in Death,” North Adams Transcript 14 Trudy Tynan (Associated Press) “Fans Go Out to Ballgame – For 100 Years,” Los Angeles Times This story misidentifies the original owner as “Charles Burbank.” The amount of money involved in the property transfer also varies from story to story 15 Bob Ryan 16 “Hillies Win Pennant by Staging Great Rally Against Worcester,” Berkshire Eagle 17 “Southpaws Subdue O’Connor Clan,” Hartford Courant “Pittsfield Wins Both Games of Double Bill with Champs,” Berkshire Eagle Subsequent legend has Gehrig’s round-tripper landing in the Housatonic River but game stories do not include this detail 18 “Rushing Work at Wahconah Park to Switch the Position of the Infield,” Berkshire Eagle 19 “Wahconah Park to Be Repaired,” North Adams (Massachusetts) Transcript 20 For instance the Berkshire Eagle reported in April 1947 that new bleachers to seat 3,030 fans were on their way from Illinois Combined with a single remaining section of current bleachers “New Bleachers to be Here for Opening Game,” Berkshire Eagle 21 “Heavy Welfare Load Features Second Year of Charter,” Berkshire Eagle 22 “Wahconah Park Grandstand to be Ready for Wednesday,” Berkshire Eagle 23 “Fun and Faults in Owls’ Night Baseball Game,” Berkshire Eagle 24 John M “Winker Hits 400-Foot Homer with Two on as Electrics Beat Rugmakers 9-3,” Berkshire Eagle Fred Winker later became chief building official in the city of Ormond Beach 25 John M “The Referee’s Sporting Chat,” Berkshire Eagle 26 The blueprint is reproduced on the back cover of Kevin Larkin’s Wahconah Park: Berkshire County’s Field of Dreams the first of two self-published books detailing the park’s long history 27 Brian Sullivan “‘Boomer’ Dominated That Summer of ‘65,” Berkshire Eagle 28 Roger O’Gara “Eastern League President Criticizes Wahconah Fence,” Berkshire Eagle Johnson also said the park needed better outfield lighting and improvements to the visitors’ locker room 29 Ray Lamont “Chestnut Draws Opening-Game Duty,” Berkshire Eagle playing for the Trois-Rivieres (Quebec) Aigles of the Double-A Eastern League 30 “New ‘Short Porch’ at Wahconah Park,” Berkshire Eagle 31 Tynan 32 “Wahconah History,” Pittsfield Suns website, accessed online February 4, 2022. https://pittsfieldsuns.com/wahconah-park/wahconah-history/ 33 Joe Strupp “Wahconah Park Has Historic Atmosphere,” Asbury Park (New Jersey) Press 34 Adrian Wojnarowski “The Ballpark That Couldn’t See Straight,” Fresno (California) Bee 35 Ray Lamont “Sun Sets on Cubs’ Winning Streak,” Berkshire Eagle Spencer was frustrated when his starting pitcher who had recently come off the disabled list had to sit through a 32-minute sun delay in a game the Cubs lost 36 Strupp Jackson played for the Pittsfield Cubs in 1985 and 1986 His 19-season professional career included parts of 12 seasons in the majors 37 Bill Carey “Can Wahconah Park Be Restored?” Berkshire Eagle 38 General Electric was a major employer and corporate citizen in Pittsfield for many decades 39 Kurt Blumenau, “June 26, 1972: Minor League No-Hitter Gets Lost in the Fog,” SABR Games Project. Accessed online February 4, 2022. https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/june-26-1972-second-game-minor-league-no-hitter-gets-lost-in-the-fog/ 40 Another recurring theme in older Berkshire Eagle news stories is that the park was built on a former dump which would help explain settling and poor drainage the paper reported that part of the park had sunk by a foot in the previous two years and was still sinking a 1949 news story reporting on construction work at the park said that pile-drivers found “no bog no bed springs or even beer cans.” “Just Earth at Wahconah Park,” Berkshire Eagle 41 “News of the Week,” Berkshire County Eagle 42 “Wilkinson Is Likely to Head Hillies Again,” North Adams Transcript 43 J.M.F. 44 “Wahconah Park Used as Lake for Casting,” Berkshire Eagle 45 Kirk Scharfenberg “Effort Planned to Speed Wahconah Park Project,” Berkshire Eagle 46 Ryan 47 “Rains Wash Out Circus Here; 3,000 Are Left with Tickets,” Berkshire Eagle 48 “Building of New Athletic Field Must Wait Until ‘76 Mayor Evan Dobelle called the exile of Pittsfield’s high school football teams “extremely embarrassing.” 49 “Cost of Wahconah Park Project Is Estimated at $628,175 In All,” Berkshire Eagle 50 Grier Horner “Wahconah Park Work Set to Begin but Rains Threaten Brewer Washout,” Berkshire Eagle 51 “Mock School-Bus Accident Tests Readiness at BMC,” Berkshire Eagle 52 Associated Press “Temperatures at Record Lows in 20 Eastern Cities,” Los Angeles Times 53 Carey 54 Carey The Berkshire Eagle also reported that its parent company bought the land for the proposed stadium with the intent of presenting it to the city 55 Ryan 56 Tichenor 57 Daniel Okrent, “Just A Little Bit of Heaven,” Sports Illustrated, July 23, 1990: 92. Accessed online February 6, 2002. https://vault.si.com/vault/1990/07/23/just-a-little-bit-of-heaven-pittsfields-wahconah-park-is-baseball-as-it-oughta-be 58 “4 This end-of-decade retrospective provides a high-level summary of Pittsfield’s hotly debated “ballpark wars.” Bouton’s take on his wranglings with Pittsfield officials can be read in his book Foul Ball 59 National Register of Historic Places entry for Wahconah Park 60 “The Hillies Defeat Boston Red Sox – Worcester Wins Two and Bridgeport One,” Berkshire Eagle, September 1, 1921: 8. Hall of Fame pitcher Herb Pennock went the distance for Boston 61 Paige’s last full year in the majors was 1953 for a single start with the 1965 Kansas City A’s 63 John Vander Voort “Wahconah Park Is Practically Empty for Kowolski-Robert Wrasslin’ Scrap,” Berkshire Eagle The misspelling of Kowalski’s name is reproduced from the original headline 64 “4-Man Softball Team to Play 2 Games Here,” Berkshire Eagle 65 John M Wins Decision Over Pennino in Tame Bout Here,” Berkshire Eagle 66 Roger O’Gara “Impressive Wins by Robinson and Spence Thrill Crowd of 1,600,” Berkshire Eagle 67 Photo and caption 68 Seth Rogovoy 69 Benning W 70 Jenn Smith “Dylan Encore Smaller; Fans Still Fervent;” Berkshire Eagle has no record of any performances at Wahconah Park except the two Bob Dylan concerts 71 Duke Goldman “1933-1962: The Business Meetings of Negro League Baseball,” From Rube to Robinson: SABR’’s Best Articles on Black Baseball (Phoenix Arizona: Society for American Baseball Research 72 “Negro Game at Wahconah Is Canceled,” Berkshire Eagle 73 Roger O’Gara “Scouts Weigh Decisions After Opening Workouts,” Berkshire Eagle 74 According to Baseball-Reference Pittsfield teams were affiliated with the Cleveland Indians 75 Bill Mahan Brockton in State Title Game Tonight at Wahconah,” Berkshire Eagle 76 One sample news story about Belanger as a high-school player: Bill Mahan Tagliaferro Star in PHS Win,” Berkshire Eagle 77 Roger O’Gara “Jernigan’s Grand Slam Homer Highlights Pittsfield Victory Push,” Berkshire Eagle The article includes a photo of Belanger in his Elmira uniform with his parents Belanger reached the majors for the first time in August of that year 78 “The Blade [Belanger’s nickname] was the son of a Pittsfield union family and he never forgot the lessons his parents taught him about the General Electric company.” Dan Shaughnessy 79 H.A Is Less Interested in Sociology Than Being Boss,” Berkshire Sampler (Pittsfield 80 Howard Herman 81 Roger O’Gara 82 “Strikeout King Draws a Walk on Riot Charge,” Berkshire Eagle Details of the near-riot can be found on page 12 of the same day’s issue 83 Brian Sullivan “Dowd Remembered for Brave Fight Against ALS https://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/local/dowd-remembered-for-brave-fight-against-als-good-works/article_efa03485-73a6-5b67-97b9-cad83d0b9e4e.html 85 Author’s email interview with Jim McGrath Meet the Staff Board of Directors Annual Reports Inclusivity Statement Contact SABR ⭐ WHY AM I SO SINGLE? – WEST END PREMIERE – FULL CAST ANNOUNCED ⭐ The full cast has been announced for Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss’ all-new, highly anticipated second musical WHY AM I SO SINGLE? The three cast already announced are Jo Foster and Leesa Tulley, who play the leading – and eternally single – besties. They are joined by Noah Thomas, who plays the honest friend we all love and need in our lives. The alternate leads are Jordan Cambridge-Taylor and Collette Guitart. The ensemble cast are Jemima Brown, Josh Butler, Natasha Leaver, Ran Marner, Jamel Matthias, Olivia O’Connor, Joshian Angelo Omaña, Natasha Wilde and Rhys Wilkinson. The swings are Callum Bell, Owen McHugh, Caitlin Redpath, and Ebony Clarke, who is also the Resident Choreographer. This new production from the multi-award-winningwriters of SIX the Musical follows two best friends through the ups, and mostly downs, of their dating lives in the era of Tinder (and Bumble and Grindr and Hinge). This very relatable musicalcomedy is the ultimate show for best mates, serial daters and anyone who’s ever wondered why they’re so single? WHY AM I SO SINGLE? will play the Garrick Theatre, running from 27th August 2024 – 13th February 2025, with tickets on sale now. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Why Am I So Single? (@sosinglemusical) Tickets & more info – www.whyamisosingle.com Over 60% of VCU students are female, according to the university website; however student Kaitlyn Dawson said she doesn’t rely on menstrual product machines in the bathroom because they are “always empty.” While Dawson can’t find products in the public campus restrooms an organization aimed at reducing food insecurity and providing students with free and fresh produce also provides students free hygiene and menstrual products such as pads according to university spokesperson Lisa Mathews-Ailsworth are also provided through donations from other organizations such as RecWell and the Free Store Every product at Ram Pantry is donated and free to students are donated by the Interfaith Campus Ministries Association Disposable products such as pads and tampons are available “I guess they [VCU] could make it more obvious that there’s stuff available,” Dawson said “They should let people know and make it more available if there isn’t.”   University public relations did not respond in time after multiple contact attempts about how often menstrual product machines are filled and how much each product costs “University funds aren’t used to purchase anything for distribution by the Ram Pantry at this time everything is on a donated basis,” Mathews-Ailsworth stated in an email such as Planned Parenthood Generation Action at VCU have held menstrual product drives and donated the products to nearby organizations in the Richmond community president of Planned Parenthood Generation Action at VCU said providing free menstrual products is something that the organization has thought about doing and hopes to have a more active role in “It does sound like a good thing that we should definitely become a part of more should have a more actionable role when it comes to that too,” Simpson said teaches a women and global politics course at VCU and believes access to menstrual health products is closely related to education because individuals may have anxiety related to attending classes while menstruating “I actually see this as an important access-to-education issue,” Trisko Darden said “To the degree that the university is able to provide these products on campus we’re actually helping ensure that our students are able to attend classes able to participate in athletics and spend time in the library without having an additional stressor.”  Trisko Darden said if the university were to provide such free products on campus they’d be helping to “level the playing field” for families and individuals by not burdened them with this “additional cost because of their biological sex.”   “What we want to do is have them publicly accessible so that those who need to access them for free can,” Trisko Darden said Ram Pantry does not require people to provide proof of need when obtaining products and food Studies have shown that 84% of teenage girls in the U.S. have either missed school or know somebody who has while menstruating, according to the National Education Association Virginia Code 22.1-6.1 states that all school boards must have free menstrual products such as tampons and pads available in all middle and high school restrooms and in elementary schools “as it deems appropriate.” The code was established in 2020 Richmond Public Schools have installed touchless free menstrual product distributors in all girls bathrooms locker rooms and in some gender-neutral bathrooms according to RPS superintendent Jason Kamras “Teenage girls say that they struggle to be able to afford tampons many say they’ve missed school or know somebody who has,” Hudacsko said The installation cost just under $200,000 between the cost of the dispensers waste receptacles and the initial menstrual products we moved some things around in our budget because it was a priority as we think about menstrual equity,” Hudacsko said In 2019, Senate Bill 1715 reduced the state sales and use tax on all menstrual products to 1.5%. Senate Bill 231 calls for the elimination of these taxes on all menstrual products This bill passed in the state Senate in 2020 but has never made it past the Virginia House of Representatives “Just as we think about access to education access to basic health and wellness things we just knew that this was the right thing to do,” Hudacsko said The CT strives for accuracy. If you believe we have made an error, please contact Dylan Hostetter at editor@commonwealthtimes.org Letters to the editor or editorial content submissions are encouraged by email to Natalie McEwan at opinions@commonwealthtimes.org All content © 1968-2025 The Commonwealth Times No part of The Commonwealth Times may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher This article was originally published by Mennonite World Review | July 6, 2015 | | | | | Center for International Earth Science Information Network The maps discussed in this blog illustrate how biophysical and socioeconomic risk factors—such as terrain and governance—can combine to produce high levels of vulnerability to heavy rainfall The Itajaí River Basin shown in the map above is the largest basin in Brazil’s southern state of Santa Catarina covering 16% of the state’s territory (about 15,500 square kilometers) [1-4] Stretching across the Serra do Mar Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean the Itajaí-Açu and the Itajaí-Mirim Rivers drain this hilly landscape and meet at the coastal port city of Itajaí Over three-quarters of the basin’s population of approximately 1 million people are concentrated in the urban areas located in low-lying areas along the river valleys [2 This regional pattern of urban concentration is revealed by mapping the urban extents derived from nighttime lights satellite imagery (see Figure 1) About 1.5 million people across the state of Santa Catarina were affected by this extreme event: it is estimated that 51,250 people were displaced and 135 lives were lost (mostly due to landslides) [2 Sixty three municípios in Santa Catarina declared a state of emergency 14 municípios declared a state of “public calamity,” and the Port of Itajaí was inoperable for several days [6] Brazil’s federal government declared an emergency plan of more than US$400 million [2] eleven of the 14 municípios that declared a state of public calamity were in the Itajaí region Ilhota had the highest number of fatalities in the region (26 lives lost) The municípios of Blumenau and Itajaí had the most people injured (2,380 and 1,800 people respectively) The municipality of Itajaí experienced the most damage to residences (28,400 damaged homes) Blumenau and Gaspar had the most people left homeless (5,200 and 4,300 people respectively) Blumenau is one of the main industrial cities in the region the local government of Blumenau has failed to implement an effective social housing policy and to prevent occupation of high-risk areas by low-income people [8 unable to afford the cost of formal housing have constructed homes in informal settlements that lack adequate infrastructure These informal settlements often occupy areas along waterways and on steep hillslopes which are highly vulnerable to flooding and landslides.Figure 2 maps Informal settlements in the Itajaí River Basin Morro Coripós is an example of an informal settlement that expanded on a steep hillside in Blumenau despite the awareness of both local experts and local officials of the area’s very high degree of susceptibility to landslides [8] the civil defense successfully alerted and evacuated 48 families from the Morro Coripós community before a landslide destroyed their homes on November 20 Subsequent landslides occurred on November 22 and 23 impacting families and damaging houses in the formal settlements further down the hillslope [8] Condições naturais que tornam o Vale do Itajaí sujeito aos desastres in Desastre de 2008 no Vale do Itajaí: Água Fundação Agência de Água do Vale do Itajaí: Blumenau in Developments in Earth Surface Processes Environmental management planning – considerations about the events occurring in Santa Catarina – Brazil in November 2008 Ação e reação: Intervenções urbanas e a atuação das instituições no pós-desastre em Blumenau (Brasil) 5. Frank, B. and L. Sevegnani, eds. Desastre de 2008 no Vale do Itajaí: Água, Gente e Política http://www.comiteitajai.org.br/portal/index.php/prevencaoenchentes/aguagentepolitica.html Potential vulnerability of the Brazilian coastal zone in its environmental A responsabilidade civil do estado por omissão frende ao desastre This blog is part of the Map of the Month blog series produced by the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) These maps were made by geographic information specialist Erin Doxsey-Whitfield Commentary was written by senior research associate Sandra Baptista with associate research scientist Susana Adamo The first Earth Day in 1970 ignited a movement to stop polluting our planet. This Earth Month, join us in our commitment to realizing a just and sustainable future for our planet. Visit our Earth Day website for ideas Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" Get the Columbia Climate School Newsletter About Contact Media Ask a Question/Suggest a Story ©2024 Columbia University Brazil's 'German' city finds allegiances frayedTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSBLUMENAU Brazil - In this southern Brazil town populated by descendants of German immigrants many soccer fans suddenly became even closer to their European roots as they watched Germany dismantle Brazil 7-1 in a World Cup semifinal Tuesday "I came here to drink beer and root for Brazil," said Louise Franzoi Muller "But when I saw how badly Brazil was losing I decided to switch my allegiance and root for Germany my husband is of German descent and he is extremely happy with the result." Muller was one of about 2,000 people who packed into the Vila Germanica complex to watch the game on two large TV screens drink beer and eat typical German dishes like wurst sausages and hackpeter - raw ground pork with onions and spices Muller said most people at the special early edition of Oktoberfest seemed resigned to the loss and sad "But they are dealing with all that by drinking more beer which helps them realize that it's no use crying that life must go on and that Germany played much better and deserved to win," she said Vila Germanica's architecture resembles houses in a traditional German village and the shops inside sell beer mugs handicrafts and traditional German clothing it hosts an Oktoberfest that attracts upward of 450,000 people said the city's Oktoberfest is the globe's second largest - losing out only to the one held in Munich German immigrants started arriving in Blumenau in 1850 and today 30 percent of the city's 320,000 residents are of German descent Stodiek said that "we in Blumenau attach a lot of value to the culture of our forefathers but like all good Brazilians we will root for Brazil to win the Cup." Associated Press writer Ana Pereira reported this story in Blumenau and Stan Lehman reported from Sao Paulo words: You don’t need to travel north to Germany to find an Oktoberfest complete with steins full of lager and beer maids serving hundreds of thousands of people while wearing dirndls and lederhosen you can go the complete opposite way: all the way down south to Brazil is the location of the third-largest Oktoberfest in the world It’s only smaller than the original in Munich and another north of us in Canada Official statistics from 2015’s Blumenau Oktoberfest show the event drew a crowd of 473,196 people who consumed 599,622 liters of beer That’s the equivalent of 20,275,632 fluid ounces But that all pales to Blumenau’s Oktoberfest peak of 1,010,060 visitors in 1992 let’s talk about what it’s like Blumenau’s Oktoberfest prominence (and fall from prominence) isn’t much of a surprise when history is taken into account. The city was founded on September 2, 1850 by a German pharmacist named Hermann Bruno Otto von Blumenau, the website Oktoberfest Brazil writes Von Blumenau traveled inland from the Atlantic Ocean by boat with 17 German farmers via the Itajaí-Açu River they disembarked and kicked the native people off the land The settlers built the town of Blumenau German-style — pointed-roof haus and all — despite being in the tropical The Germans eventually integrated and took on Portuguese but a natural disaster in 1983 brought back out the people’s German roots the same river responsible for the German population The city was still in need of a pick-me-up the following year and the people reverted to their German ways a full 174 years after the first-ever Oktoberfest in Munich Blumenau organized its own Oktoberfest to “lift the mood and the economy of the city and to celebrate the German identity and culture,” Oktoberfest Brazil writes Whatever the case, the Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest in Canada overtook Blumenau as second place. To be fair, Kitchener-Waterloo was literally named City of Berlin until World War I. Third place isn’t bad, though. Add in the much cheaper cost of Brazil and the warmer climate, and you might reconsider traveling north for a life-changing Oktoberfest experience. we can't find the page that you are looking for Don't let that stop you from visiting some of our other great related content protected by reCAPTCHA.css-trhdh3::after{background-color:#fa9000;}EXPLORE MOREblinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, ‘Blackmail tool’: Hamas rejects Israeli plan to bypass Gaza aid agenciesUN and humanitarian aid groups say Israel proposed ‘dangerous’ ration ‘scheme’ after nine-week siege Francis-era reforms that saw a diverse group of cardinals join the mix make his successor nearly impossible to call the California federal penitentiary has been shut for more than six decades The attack comes as Moscow prepares to welcome foreign leaders from China and Brazil Reports say Israel now eyeing occupation of entire enclave control of aid and possible expulsion of Palestinians A study gives clue to cosmic origin of gold and heavy elements and they were created earlier than we thought Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe says the ‘ongoing’ discussions are ‘still in the early stages’ Attack claimed by Houthis temporarily halts air traffic at Israel’s busiest airport and triggers air raid sirens US president claims that Hollywood is undergoing a ‘very fast death’ despite raking in $30bn in revenues in 2024 You do not have access to www.researchgate.net The site owner may have set restrictions that prevent you from accessing the site The second largest Oktoberfest in the world outside Germany is exactly where you’d least expect it: Brazil The local German population dusts off their lederhosen annually for this thigh slapping Nestled away in the hills of Southern Brazil this gargantuan Oktoberfest party claims the mantle of second-largest in the world Carnaval and bountiful beaches hosts the biggest Oktoberfest in the world outside of Germany Blumenau attracts around a million visitors to the city every October for a three-week party that is a unique blend of German traditions and the insatiable Brazilian appetite to party Blumenau hosted its first Oktoberfest party in 1984 as a way to raise funds to repair the town after a devastating flood took its toll But Blumenau’s German history runs far deeper than the ‘80s the town was first established by only 17 German settlers in 1850 spearheaded by the delightfully named Dr Hermann Bruno Otto Blumenau Since then the town has grown into a thriving metropolis and German is still taught in schools as a second language This is a town so in touch with its German roots that when Brazil suffered its historically crushing 1-7 loss in the 2014 semi-final against Germany locals were happy to celebrate Germany’s win While this writer personally saw rivers of tears shed over that loss in other parts of the country Blumenau natives were happy to drown their sorrows in the win of a kindred culture The Brazilian flag may fly high all over the city White-walled houses with typical dark lumber cross beams would look more appropriate adorning the illustrated pages of a fairy tale but here they are in all their kitsch glory in Southern Brazil The same spirit of anachronism and creative revelry that morphs into Carnaval annually is awakened in Blumenau every October Parades wind through the city on a daily basis with German descendants and lederhosen-wearing locals yukking it up over steins on enormous floats and hilarious pedal-powered Once the parade winds down and the sun sets A huge purpose-built hall just outside the city centre hosts night-long concerts for festival attendees one is struck by the size and scale of the party at hand There are the traditional long beer hall style tables one expects lighting arrays and huge dance areas akin to those found at arena rock concerts The music exemplifies this blending of Brazilian and German culture Performances range from the typical Bavarian knee-slapping dance numbers all performed in German to dance-along songs that alternate between German and Portuguese and finally contemporary rock and DJ sets to get the beer fizzing While some might worry that the beer at a Brazilian Oktoberfest would be below par Local brewery Eisenbahn is a standout sponsor of the event as their beers outpace all of the mass-produced lagers Brazil has to offer Picking up awards for their dark Dunkel and delicious Kolsch beers Eisenbahn’s brews are to be trusted to the bottom of the stein attendees can expect a range of traditional German fare Sausages and pretzels are de rigueur of course and the spätzle is delicious but there is also a large focus on blended Brazilian cuisine with duck making a strong appearance in many dishes and a wide selection of traditional sweet cakes on offer Another distinctly Brazilian aspect of Blumenau’s Oktoberfest is the inclusion of a beauty pageant and crowning of the Oktoberfest ‘royalty’ in a ‘Princess’ and ‘Queen’ of the event to stand alongside Miss Blumenau While it might be outmoded in much of the world the pageant is just as kitsch as the suspenders feathered caps and lederhosen adorning just about every Oktoberfest attendee in Blumenau duo undergo female gender confirmation surgery Mayla and Sofia always did everything together and their decision to undergo gender confirmation surgery is no exception who grew up in a small town in southeastern Brazil they have made the transition they long dreamed of together “This is the only reported case in the world” of twins who were presumed to be male at birth undergoing female gender confirmation surgery together said Dr Jose Carlos Martins of the Transgender Center Brazil a clinic in the southeastern city of Blumenau Martins performed the five-hour surgery on the twins one day apart joked and shed tears as they talked about their shared journey in a video-conference interview with AFP but I didn’t like my genitalia,” said Mayla Rezende a brunette who is studying medicine in Argentina “I would blow dandelion seeds into the air and wish for God to turn me into a girl,” she said They finish each other’s sentences while sharing stories of how they supported each other through the bullying sexual harassment and violence they were subjected to in childhood and adolescence “We live in the most transphobic country in the world,” said Albuquerck a blonde who is studying civil engineering in Sao Paulo There were 175 trans people murdered in Brazil last year according to the National Association of Transvestites and Transsexuals (Antra) Latin America’s largest country is known for a strong culture of machismo and overt homophobia not least on the part of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro a town of 4,000 people in the state of Minas Gerais They still bear the emotional scars of their difficult childhoods: to this day But they always had the support of their family “Our parents weren’t afraid of what we were they were afraid that people would mistreat us,” said Rezende Their grandfather is the one who paid for their surgeries He auctioned off a property he owned to pay the 100,000-reais ($20,000) bill said it was “a relief” when her twins came out as trans “I don’t even remember thinking of them as boys She recalled taking them to doctors and psychologists as children and that they were suffering,” said the 43-year-old school secretary “I’m upset with myself for never giving them a doll or a dress for not making them happier when they were girls,” she said But the twins said their mother was a rock of support “Whenever someone did something to us in the street the first thing we wanted to do was go home and tell our mom Rezende and Albuquerck - one has their father’s surname the other that of the grandfather who financed their surgeries - were originally planning to go to Thailand for the operation But then Rezende found the Transgender Center Gender confirmation surgery has been covered by Brazil’s public health system since 2011 But only five public hospitals perform the procedure Going through a private clinic enabled the twins to have the surgery sooner I’ve lived in fear of society for too long “I want to help people see that we’re human beings Get the latest news and updates straight to your inbox Indian student held in US for scamming elderly woman Trump threatens 100% tariff on foreign-made films 'Fake monster': Police stop Lady Gaga concert bombing Donald Trump 'not' looking to run for third term BLUMENAU – This Friday was a busy day on the courts of the SESI’s Sports Complex in Blumenau Brazil due to the semi-finals of the 21st World University Handball Championship The first teams to battle for a spot in the finals were the teams of the Czech Republic and Romania in the women’s competition and the teams of the Czech Republic and Portugal in the men’s tournament Third and fourth places will be decided between Brazil and Poland The first game this Friday was played at 10 am local time between Uruguay and Chile (women) with a victory for Chile after a tight game the men’s teams from Chile and Mexico played a fairly even match where both teams were racing the clock to increase the score the teams will play each other face again for the ninth place The match between Chinese Taipei and South Korea (men’s competition) that started at 12 p.m Chinese Taipei won from the Koreans with 32:30 Chinese Taipei tried to close the gap with Korea the whole game and managed to tie the game in the final seconds Chinese Taipei stood out defending 3 shots Turkey and Kuwait battled it out next which resulted in a score of 48:29 in favor of the Team Turkey The negative result was already expected based on Kuwait’s campaign which didn’t manage to get any victory The Czech Republic (women’s tournament) won against Poland by a difference of only 3 goals (30:27) The game between Brazil and Romania (women’s tournament) was even more balanced The Brazilian Men’s Team faced the Czech Republic for the semi-finals which resulted in a victory for the Czechs (30:36) The game between Poland and Portugal ended the competition day A surprising match where the Polish were the favorites but with a Portuguese victory: 26:27 for Portugal The 21st World University Handball Championship is an event by FISU the Brazilian University Sports Federation (CBDU) and the Federal Brazilian Government Culture and Tourism Secretariat from the Government of Santa Catarina and is supported by The State Sports Federation and Blumenau’s City Hall Match Reports Day 6 © International University Sports Federation Rumours abound in Westminster that Theresa May will call a general election by summer as part of plans to force through her Brexit deal. New Statesman reports that several ministers have told their local party associations to prepare for it, and that the Tories are urgently seeking office space in London to free up space at Conservative HQ although it’s worth noting that it did that last time too The latest YouGov MRP constituency modelling – the same method which delivered near-perfect projections of a hung parliament in the 2017 general election – reveals that as it stands the Tories would be unlikely to gain enough seats to give the Prime Minister an effective majority From the 2nd to the 7th of February we asked 40,119 respondents who they would vote for in the event of a general election and the results were modelled by Ben Lauderdale and Jack Blumenau of UCL The most likely outcome according to the model is that the Conservatives would win 321 seats – just four more than their current tally Because Sinn Fein MPs do not take their seats this figure would probably give the Conservatives a working majority but would not be enough to offset the scores of Tory rebels the PM needs to overcome Click to enlarge One of the most likely gains for the Tories is Peterborough a seat which could see a by-election soon as Labour MP Fiona Onasanya was recently imprisoned for perverting the course of justice (but of course by-elections don’t always follow these national trends) The party also stands a good chance of taking Colne Valley but also looks likely to lose Richmond Park and St Albans to the Lib Dems Labour meanwhile are estimated to lose a handful of seats Vulnerable seats highlighted by the model are Nick Clegg’s old constituency of Sheffield Hallam The Liberal Democrats and SNP would each see four further MPs added to their ranks while the model also suggests the independent candidate Claire Wright could take East Devon from the Tories (although such unusual seats are harder to model) In terms of vote share the two main parties see sizeable slumps falling from their 43% figure in 2017 to 39% Labour meanwhile lose almost seven percentage points (Please note that these figures apply only to British constituencies and so would be slightly lower once votes from Northern Ireland were taken into consideration) The smaller parties appear to be the main beneficiaries although part of this increase is because the model allowed respondents to support UKIP and the Greens in all constituencies compared to the 2017 election when the parties only put up candidates in some seats The Liberal Democrats would find themselves netting 11% of votes cast compared to 8% at the last general election Likewise UKIP would experience an increase from 2% to 5% and the Greens from 2% to 4% The Scottish and Welsh nationalists meanwhile see their vote shares remain essentially static Among those who voted for each party in 2017 and would cast their ballot again the Conservatives retain 85% of their previous voters compared to 79% for Labour Most of those who are defecting from Labour are moving to the Lib Dems (8% of those who voted Labour at the last election) or the Greens (5%) Meanwhile many of those who are moving from the Conservatives are going to UKIP (5% of all those who backed the party in 2017) with a smaller number going to the Lib Dems (4%) Given that Labour are losing a lot more votes than the Conservatives these vote shares would represent a swing to the Tories of 1.4% If we were to apply that swing uniformly across all constituencies the Conservatives would gain 16 seats directly from Labour However the model predicts that as things currently stand they would only manage to gain six of these crucial target seats. The main reason for this is a phenomena sometimes referred to as the “sophomore surge” where first time incumbent MPs get a slightly higher voter share than would otherwise be expected This has been a fairly consistent theme in election results for the past 35 years most notably in 2001 when there was a 2% swing against Labour nationally but the Tories only managed to pick up four seats Many Conservatives target seats are in constituencies Labour first gained in 2017 so they will have to battle against this incumbency boost in the 28 seats that Labour gained from the Conservatives in the last election the model is currently showing there would be a small swing to Labour rather than the national swing against Further details of the results can be found here featuring a diverse range of survey results From the latest political surveys to in-depth analysis Our senior political specialists apply their expertise to provide projections and keep you up to date Get intelligence from our ever-growing source of consumer data on 29 million+ registered panel members in 55+ markets Public Data Explore YouGov's freely accessible dataElections Discover Key Insights on the UK General Election 2024For Business Helping the world's most recognised brands media owners and agenciesSign in Sign up Public Data Explore YouGov's freely accessible data Discover our public data Elections Discover Key Insights on the UK General Election 2024 The most timely For Business Helping the world's most recognised brands media owners and agencies Get intelligence from our ever-growing source of consumer data on 29 million+ registered panel members in 55+ markets The latest YouGov MRP constituency modelling – the same method which delivered near-perfect projections of a hung parliament in the 2017 general election – reveals that Click to enlarge However the model predicts that as things currently stand they would only manage to gain six of these crucial target seats. The main reason for this is a phenomena sometimes referred to as the “sophomore surge” Further details of the results can be found here has shown concerns to the United Nations about the growth of neo-Nazi groups in the country over the last few years The document classifies the current scenario as “alarming.” the council gathers data from a number of surveys including research by anthropologist Adriana Dias She found that neo-Nazi group cells surged by 270.6 percent in Brazil from January 2019 to May 2021 spreading across all regions of the country The phenomenon is said to have been driven by the spread of hate speech and extremist narratives Brazil had over 530 extremist groups at the beginning of 2022 Their members share a hatred of feminists as well as Jewish The southern state of Santa Catarina is one of the most worrying 63 neo-Nazi cells were mapped in Dias’s research Another survey was carried out by the Fiquem Sabendo agency It shows that 159 inquiries were opened by the Federal Police between January 2019 and November 2020 into condoning Nazism The figure covers less than two years and exceeds the total of 143 investigations opened over 15 years The document highlights that 14,476 anonymous complaints were received in 2021 by the National Cybercrime Center There is also mention of the Jewish Observatory’s survey of anti-Semitic and related events that took place in the country between 2019 and 2022 Some cases were described in which artifacts linked to Nazism were seized as well as decorative articles with images like Hitler's face and the swastika The council also draws attention to the rise in attacks on schools pointing out that in several cases the attacker used neo-Nazi imagery the episode that took place in December 2022 when a 16-year-old student killed four people in schools in Aracruz He was wearing a military uniform and an armband with a Nazi symbol on it the National Human Rights Council is tasked with promoting and defending human rights in Brazil even though it is linked to the Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship elected at a national meeting called by public notice The council expects the report to contribute to discussions at the 55th meeting of the UN Human Rights Council between the end of June and the beginning of July a new edition of the report on global efforts to combat the glorification of Nazism will be presented by India’s Ashwini K.P. special rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism Home E-Paper Traffic Cameras Classifieds Brazil man kills 4 children with hatchet at daycare centerby A man with a hatch­et in­vad­ed a day­care cen­ter Wednes­day in Brazil killing four chil­dren and wound­ing at least five oth­ers The state’s fire­fight­er corps said the as­sailant jumped over one of the cen­ter’s walls to get in­side The dead were be­tween the ages of 5 and 7 The man turned him­self in at a po­lice sta­tion and did not ap­pear to have any con­nec­tion with the school Au­thor­i­ties were search­ing for a mo­tive a po­lice de­tec­tive told tele­vi­sion re­porters in Blu­me­nau Im­ages broad­cast on net­works showed weep­ing par­ents out­side the pri­vate day­care cen­ter called Can­tinho do Bom Pas­tor Amid ru­mors on so­cial me­dia of oth­er po­ten­tial at­tacks said the city sus­pend­ed class­es and will de­clare a 30-day mourn­ing pe­ri­od Hilde­brandt said five wound­ed chil­dren were tak­en to hos­pi­tals School at­tacks in Brazil have hap­pened with greater fre­quen­cy in re­cent years a stu­dent in Sao Paulo fa­tal­ly stabbed a teacher and wound­ed sev­er­al oth­ers in Sao Paulo Brazil has seen at least one past at­tack on a day­care cen­ter That at­tack al­so oc­curred in San­ta Cata­ri­na state That killer used a dag­ger to kill three chil­dren un­der 2 years old and two adults there have been 16 at­tacks or vi­o­lent episodes in schools four of which hap­pened in the sec­ond half of last year ac­cord­ing to a re­port from re­searchers led by Daniel Cara an ed­u­ca­tion pro­fes­sor at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Sao Paulo The re­searchers pre­pared the re­port for the gov­ern­ment of Pres­i­dent Luiz In­á­cio Lu­la da Sil­va “There is no greater pain than that of a fam­i­ly who los­es its chil­dren or grand­chil­dren even more so in an act of vi­o­lence against in­no­cent and de­fense­less kids,” Lu­la wrote Wednes­day on Twit­ter “My thoughts and prayers are the fam­i­lies of vic­tims and the com­mu­ni­ty of Blu­me­nau in the face of the mon­stros­i­ty of what oc­curred.” is fa­mous for its an­nu­al Ok­to­ber­fest fes­ti­val Guardian Media is the premier provider of multimedia solutions and authoritative insight on news TBC Radio Network and The Big Board Company Send us an e-mail here or call us at +1-(868)-225-4465 / +1-(868)-235-5668 a GT race car meant to hit the track at Le Mans All four still exist and are each worth nearly $15 million is owned by the Korean Chairman of Samsung Electronics But there's just one problem: Some records show the car was stolen in 1977 and there's a court order in the U.S There are so many Ferraris out there that are "rare" it's hard to keep track of them. The 330 LMB is one of the rarest, with just four in existence. Powered by a four-liter engine, the 330 LMBs were higher powered versions of the rare 250 GTO. They are among the last front-engined race ready cars to come out of Maranello, which makes them extremely valuable. the car in question is the only one with three carburetors It also doesn't have a competition history and wasn't raced from the factory Tales about cars like this aren't uncommon An irreplaceable classic exchanges hands for decades when a supposed "former owner" comes out of the woodwork to claim that the car is actually his The man who alleges he owns the car provided us with a notarized title and we were able to get confirmation from the FBI and Georgia police that this is indeed an open case bought the 330 LMB in 1974 from Atlanta Ferrari mechanic and dealer Donald Fong — a flamboyant and mythical man in Ferrari circles Blumenau told us the 330 was not his first Ferrari but it was certainly one of the most exclusive that he ever purchased Instead of keeping the car on his own property the car was left with Fong for safe-keeping and he told us that he still elected to keep the car with Fong because they had a number of dealings with each other and Blumenau found Fong to be trustworthy Blumenau was about to learn he was wrong to trust that instinct on March 18th According to a copy of the police report filed in DeKalb County, Georgia, the car was stolen from Donald Fong's shop in March 1977. But here's where things start to get weird. The owner on the police report is listed as Donald Fong The police report shows that the man that was storing the car said he was the owner even though the car appears to have been titled to Blumenau when a car is placed in the care of someone else it is given on consignment so there are no penalties if the car is sold while it is in the caretaker's custody Blumenau assures us that isn't what happened here he alleges the car was part of an elaborate scheme that resulted in Blumenau losing a rare Ferrari and high-dollar investment allegedly worked with Fong to make the car appear stolen when in reality it was sold to a new owner although a search revealed no one with that name with a criminal record A poster on the online Ferrari owners forum Ferrari Chat had possession of the car before it made its way across the country to Fong from California I recall acting as middle-man when a well-known ex-racer/dealer in Orange County then a highly regarded Ferrari mechanic (around Atlanta I was fortunate enough to have the car in my possession for a short while; it combined all the best features of a 250GTO and a Lusso — what a sweet car I have no idea if the money for the car was Don's or that of a customer but I recall that he ended up in jail for selling customers' cars and keeping the money and he "was in jail for another crime." We searched public records and found that Fong served time in prison for embezzlement which would verify the alleged dubious dealings seen by the poster on Ferrari Chat Fong was "car rich and cash poor" and also said there is "hearsay that two other cars were involved in the deal" along with 330 LMB #4619 But it doesn't appear this was Fong's car to sell shows he purchased the car in 1974 and had the title issued in 1975 The bank that loaned him the money for the car no longer exists However, the title means nothing when there is no actual car. Once it left Don Fong, Blumenau says that the 330 then was sent around the globe because of the alleged fraudulent sale by Stephen Brusini who Blumenau says helped Fong steal the car The 330 went to new homes in Chicago, Germany, and the Netherlands, even selling at auction in 1989 for $4.7 million. When it returned to America, it was seen infrequently, occasionally appearing at car shows like Pebble Beach. The car took up residence at the Behring Museum (later renamed the Blackhawk Museum) in Danville and at some point in the '90s it was sold to Kun-Hee Lee While the car was bouncing around the country Blumenau says he tried a number of angles to get the car back Blumenau involved the FBI in the case and they did confirm to Jalopnik that there is a case file for the car (the FBI told us they "don't confirm or deny an investigation unless they charge someone") DeKalb County also confirmed that the case is still "active," although there hasn't been actual "activity" of late The case is actually now civil instead of criminal because the statutes on the criminal charges have expired Blumenau told us that when he was digging and searching subsequent owner Joe Marchetti "threatened him and his family" for being nosy about the car Blumenau directed us to speak to the Blackhawk Museum as he claims they sold the stolen car to Kun-Hee Lee The Blackhawk Museum is an institution that displays cars from all over the world on a rotation The car is listed as being at the Blackhawk Museum in Ferrari Registries but never says that Blackhawk actually owned the car who immediately said "I never owned the car it's a scam and I don't want to get involved." The "It" he refers to appears to be Blumenau's search but Williams was unwilling to go on the record discussing the car Blumenau told us that "Blackhawk are the experts and they certainly wouldn't want their name to be tarnished by being involved with a stolen car." This is where Samsung's Chairman comes into the picture Kun-Hee Lee purchased the car as an investment A number of Asian investors do this to avoid import tariffs and other taxes that would be applied to the cars if transferred to their homes It was apparently easier to keep the car in America and let the value skyrocket has now finally been transferred to South Korea Lee has a bit of a checkered past himself. In 2008, he was sentenced to a suspended three year prison term for allegedly bribing influential figures around South Korea so influential and important is Lee that he ended up being pardoned by the South Korean government for any wrongdoing there is no evidence that Lee was involved with the stealing of the car Given the large gap in time and numerous owners it's likely Lee has no idea of the car's checkered past However, there are also some questions about Blumenau. In 1977, Blumenau was banned from working with the New York Stock Exchange. According to a document from the NYSE Blumenau was discharged from an organization in 1975 and started working at another firm After two years of requesting documents as to why he was removed from his post at Bache & Co and no response the NYSE barred him from employment with any member firm until the documentation was provided Blumenau says that he "can't remember what it was about They were asking and I said 'screw it.' There wasn't any point defending my position Blumenau has made attempts to repossess the car But when they got to Blackhawk to get the car back and Blumenau says it was replaced by something else The only thing remaining of the 330 was the plaque Blumenau provided us with a new title from the state of Florida after he moved there as well as a court order to have the car returned We've confirmed with the court that the order is valid the resources to get a car like this back are not cheap and timing means that there are few chances to get everyone in the right place And Blumenau says that every time they got close "someone would tip off the owners and the car would disappear." While Blumenau told us that even Interpol is involved it is going to be very tough to get a car back from what is one of the richest men in the world and one of the most powerful men in all of South Korea We have reached out to Samsung and they say it's been forwarded to the "appropriate party" who will contact us soon though we haven't heard back as of publication time AVBOB celebrates a milestone by rewarding its members on a large scale BRASILIA - A 25-year-old man burst into a preschool in southern Brazil and killed four children with a hatchet-like weapon before turning himself in to police an attack President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva condemned as "monstrous." also wounded four other children at the private preschool said police and government officials in the state of Santa Catarina He then rode a motorcycle to a state police station and handed himself in Dozens of people gathered outside the preschool whose external wall is covered in bright paintings of children and butterflies Emergency workers and police had set up a security cordon the grief-stricken father of five-year-old Bernardo He told journalists how Bernardo and a friend had been hopping like bunnies when he dropped him off at school in the morning "I just thank God for every moment I spent with my son," he said through tears Brazilian media carried images of small bodies covered in white sheets on the preschool's playground and a sobbing mother leaving the building carrying her son said she had described a horrific scene when he spoke with her she went to the playground and saw the (victims) She was in a state of shock," he told journalists The attacker mainly struck his victims in the head emergency official Diogo de Souza Clarindo told journalists ages three and five -- were in stable condition Authorities said the attacker was a Santa Catarina resident with at least four prior arrests police chief Ulisses Gabriel told a news conference President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva condemned the attack "There is no greater pain than a family that loses children or grandchildren even more so when it is in an act of violence against innocent and defenseless children," he wrote on Twitter "My thoughts and prayers are with the victims' families and the community of Blumenau in the face of this monstrous attack." He later held a minute's silence for "the victims of this barbarity" before an event at the presidential palace This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Brazil’s gambling scene has achieved new heights The advent of high roller casinos in Brazil has dramatically transformed the country’s gambling landscape a wave of high-stakes games has swept across the nation appealing to a niche market of elite players who are not afraid to take big risks for big rewards the city whose vibrant cultural and historic fabric is celebrated at Omunicipioblumenau.com.br As one of Brazil’s most dynamic economic hubs it is uniquely positioned to become a future center for high-stakes gambling But what lies behind this rise of high roller casinos and what could it mean for Blumenau and Brazil at large customized for those who don’t shy away from risk has made it an appealing choice for many top-tier players worldwide Brazil has a long but complicated history with gambling Legalized gambling reached its zenith in the mid-20th century with the construction of the grand Casino da Urca frequently compared to Monte Carlo’s famous establishments legislation in 1946 outlawed games of chance pushing the burgeoning casino industry into shadow Brazil couldn’t suppress the allure for long Advancements in technology and loopholes in the law have given rise to an online gambling scene perfectly suited to high rollers Brazil has quickly become an enticing market for international online casinos Known mainly for its robust textile industry and charming Oktoberfest celebrations this city could very well be at the cusp of a major breakthrough in the gambling industry Blumenau’s prosperous economy and youthful tech-savvy population make it a promising ground for modern digital casinos tech industry makes it a perfectly ripe environment for online high roller casinos Much like their counterparts in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro Blumenau’s young professionals might just be the new wave of high rollers ready to bet their stakes on the virtual tables The advent of high roller casinos could provide Brazil with much-needed economic benefits such as job creation and tax revenue it could diversify the entertainment scene appealing to international tourists with a taste for high-risk responsible governance of this exciting yet potentially perilous industry is important It is necessary to draw well-defined legislative boundaries—even more so in the realm of online gambling These measures will ensure that the country profits while the welfare and safety of the players are upheld The rise of high roller casinos in Brazil poses exciting possibilities for the gambling scene By leveraging its economic strengths and tech capabilities Blumenau could take advantage of this trend sparking growth in new industries that attract a diverse range of residents and visitors Despite the obstacles and mixed public sentiment surrounding gambling in the country Brazil seems poised to become a significant player in the high stakes online gaming industry As the country navigates this ever-evolving landscape it will be interesting to see how this new-form entertainment unfolds within this culturally rich country’s landscape descreva aqui o erro encontrado ou sua sugestão de melhoria: Already registered on our BusinessLIVE or TimesLIVE websites Forgot your password? SowetanLIVE© are registered trademarks of Arena Holdings (Pty) Ltd Use of this website constitutes acceptance of our terms and conditions and privacy policy Daniel Petry was a teenager when he came into the limelight in 2007 for killing a 12-year-old boy over a little internet scam The boys loved playing video games together Daniel had a history of violent outbursts at the slightest provocation due to mental conditions He murdered his friend after a small video game disagreement Read also Where is Paul Flores now after being attacked at Coalinga prison Daniel Felipe Petry is a convicted Brazilian murderer He went viral worldwide for abusing and killing a boy called Gabriel Blumenau Kuhn on July 23rd Daniel Petry suffered from psychiatric challenges growing up but he only attended a few sessions and abandoned the treatment Petry loved online gaming, television and the internet. He spent most of his time playing games and watching TV. The boy would skip lessons to play video games with friends. His mum is Nova Trento. Information about his father is not available to the public. Read also Jill Halliburton Su's story: What happened and who was found guilty Gabriel Kuhn and Daniel Petry were close friends. They met through an online game called Tibia and spent time together because they lived in the same neighbourhood in Santa Catarina Gabriel once borrowed 20,000 Brazilian Real (BRL) from Daniel (around 1.75 USD at that time) to buy virtual currency for Tibia. When Daniel asked for the electronic currency Gabriel had promised, he withheld it and disconnected him from his virtual contacts. On July 23rd, 2007, Daniel called Kuhn's mother, Nova Trento, in frustration at 9:30 am. She told him that she was not at home and her son was in the house alone. Daniel visited Kuhn's home that morning. Gabriel hesitated to open the door until Daniel assured him that he only came to iron out their disagreement over the online game. Read also Meet Kyle Deschanel: The interesting story of a man who led a double life Gabriel Kuhn leaning on a tree. Photo: @CrimesReaisSource: TwitterWhen Daniel got into the house, he locked the door and ruthlessly assaulted and molested Kuhn. When Gabriel threatened to tell his parents about the molestation, Daniel strangled him with gaming system cables from the house while beating him till he lost consciousness. Petry thought Gabriel was dead and tried to hide the body in the attic. Since it was heavy, Daniel began to cut the legs off using a knife from the kitchen and a saw from the garage. After one or two strokes of sawing, Kuhn regained consciousness and began to scream in agony. Daniel kept sawing harder and faster until he cut Gabriel's legs off. By this time, Kuhn had lost consciousness again due to shock. He died sometime later when Petry chopped his torso in half. He beat the body a few more times and carved Tibia's symbols into Kuhn’s chest. Daniel dumped the body under a hallway crawl space and left the legs next to the hacksaw in the corridor. Read also Gabriel’s brother found his brother’s body when he got home and cried out for help People in the neighboUrhood contacted the authorities Investigators examined the scene and found Daniel and Kuhns' virtual arguments when they logged onto Gabriel’s video game console They registered the device as definitive evidence Daniel was arrested after admitting to committing the murder but denied assaulting him sexually Gabriel Kuhn's autopsy revealed that he was s*odomized severally Daniel told Judge Pereira that he punished Gabriel for conning him and would follow him to hell to hold him accountable He received a 3-year jail term and was admitted to the Juvenile delinquency centre Daniel was 16, while Gabriel Kuhn was 12. Several Tibia players worldwide condemned the murder, sent their condolences, and protested against the reduced number of years Daniel got. Read also Daniel Petry was released from the juvenile correction camp in 2010 after completing his 3-year-jail sentence Some theories claimed Daniel might have sexually abused Kuhn long before the murder day he might have killed the boy to silence him The public believes Daniel does not have a social media account. Rumours suggested that he became a lawyer and lives in Brazil as a free man. Other reports claimed in 2022 that he got US citizenship when people confused São Paulo resident, Marcos Daniel Petry, to be him. During his sentencing, Daniel was 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 meters) tall and weighed around 208 lbs (94 kg). He served a 3-year jail term and was released in 2010. The public cannot tell his whereabouts in 2022 because he vanished from the spotlight and it seems he is not on social media. Read also John Egbert: 10 things you didn't know about the Homestuck character Gabriel Kuhn and Daniel Petry's murder case attracted global attention while others feel the jail term was not enough punishment for Daniel READ ALSO: Carson Peters-Berger: Lily Peter's tragic story and whereabouts Tuko.co.ke shared an article on Carson Peters-Berger Lily visited her aunt and never returned home Her body was found in the woods near Carson's home the cops arrested and charged Carson Peters with murder the ban was lifted because of an unusual element of the former Nazi’s past The shadow of World War II hung over Ian Fleming’s 007 novels and the books contain allusions to the horrors of the Third Reich The franchise’s connections to the war would become more prominent when it made the jump to the silver screen Imposing, memorable villains have been part of the Bond franchise from the very beginning. According to the book, Nobody Does it Better: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of James Bond the producers of Goldfinger wanted Orson Welles to play the titular villain Goldfinger was played by German actor Gert Fröbe whose acclaimed performance in the film would set the tone for several subsequent Bond villains Fröbe was a former member of the Nazi Party though he had performed a selfless act that set him apart from almost all other Nazis Fröbe joined the Nazi Party in 1929 at the age of 16 and left the party in 1937. According to The New York Times Fröbe hid a Jewish man named Mario Blumenau and his mother from the Nazis during the war Blumenau said Fröbe was likely responsible for saving him and his mother an impactful article in the Daily Mail shined a light on Fröbe’s Nazi past According to the Los Angeles Times the Daily Mail quoted Fröbe as saying “Naturally I was a Nazi.” Fröbe claimed the newspaper quoted him incorrectly ”What I told an English reporter during an interview was that during the Third Reich I had the luck to be able to help two Jewish people although I was a member of the Nazi Party.” However the Daily Mail article did some temporary damage to the Bond franchise In response to the article, Israel banned Goldfinger for months. However, Blumenau came forward with his story. Afterward, Israel overturned the ban. Fortunately for the producers of Goldfinger, the ban didn’t stop Goldfinger from becoming a hit. According to Box Office Mojo Goldfinger earned over $51 million at the box office — an impressive take for the 1960s Fröbe appeared in a number of other notable 1960s films He had roles in Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was based on a novel by Fleming While numerous actors appeared in the 007 film multiple times Fröbe never again acted in the franchise — though his performance as Goldfinger left an indelible mark.