Oktoberfest of Blumenau
oktoberfest blumenau festival german tradition happens middle october city blumenau santa catarina brazil considered nd biggest german festival america third biggest oktoberfest celebration world original oktoberfest munich take place parque vila germânica germanic village park located bairro da velha district old woman last day oktoberfest blumenau created big flood itajaíaçu river objective recuperating city economy raising morale inhabitant even owner industry commercial building city already planning start festival like original munich flood important event set festival motion since first edition success today attendance year event feature folk dance tanzgruppen shooting match schützenvereine german singing folk costume german cuisine fritz frida typical german character vovó e vovô chopão grandma grandpa chopão big beer official symbolic character event august official cited covid pandemic ground push back date november early october decided go hiatus festival returned october queen oktoberfest chosen every year candidate must compete wearing costume category posture resourcefulness catwalk communication skill beauty friendliness candidate preselection first classified st place elected queen oktoberfest followed st nd princess oktoberfest national competition chopp meter drinker competition take place event rule competitor drink one meter beer ml tulip without drooling taking tulip mouth winner whoever drink least amount time night competition winner end event known fastest time day competition two suit male female oktoberfest blumenau portuguese