Our first-hand research took us to several cities within Brazil.
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Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ("River of January") is the second major city of Brazil, behind São Paulo. The city is capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro. The city was once the capital of Brazil (1763–1960) and of the Portuguese Empire (1808–1821). Commonly known as just Rio, the city is also nicknamed A Cidade Maravilhosa - "The Marvelous City."
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Curitiba
Curitiba is the capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, the largest financial center in southern Brazil. A theory about the name "Curitiba" comes from the Tupi words kurí tyba, "many pine" due to the large number of Brazilian Pines. Curitiba officially became a town around 1812, spelling its name as Curityba. An alternative spelling also came up: Coritiba. This spelling looked to become dominant for it was used in press and state documents, but a state decree in 1919 settled the dispute by spelling the city name Curitiba.
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Blumenau
Blumenau is a city in the state of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil. It was founded around 1850. As of 2006, Blumenau had an estimated population of 300,000 people. The main ethnic groups of the city are Germans and Italians. Many people in the rural area of Blumenau still speak German and practice Germanic traditions.
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Florianópolis
Florianópolis (also known by its nickname Floripa) is the capital city of Santa Catarina State in southern Brazil. It is composed of one main island, the Island of Santa Catarina, one continental part and the surrounding small islands.
Florianópolis is one of the three Brazilian states capitals on an island.
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