Oktoberfest Brazil- Blumenau
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A beer festival, Oktoberfest is held in the city of Blumenau in Brazil. It is an important city in the Santa Catarina State, about 139 km from Florianopolis which is the capital. The festival, the largest one in Brazil, lasts 18 days. The festival was first started to help the city to recover from flood in 1984. This year the Oktoberfest will be held from 7 to 24 October. It will be the 27th edition. 
The Oktoberfest is a special festival for the beer lovers who are crazy for it. A huge variety of different flavors of beer can be enjoyed. The prominent features of Oktoberfest are parades and shows, held in central Blumenau, with bands of Germany, Brazil, Austria and other countries playing great music. There will be other attractions – a Biergarten, folk dances, contests and German food. One can buy souvenirs like beer mugs, handicrafts along with German apparel. Millions of people, a maddening crowd of almost 700,000 gather for this festival.
There are only few hotels in Blumenau. Balneario Camboriu is one of favorite destinations for the travelers to stay. It is important to be safe in the Oktoberfest festival because of danger of driving after getting drunk. Oktoberfest is a great festival to enjoy with friends and experience one of the wildest parties with beer and other fun.
