Editing Pomerode

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|name                   = Pomerode
|official_name          = Municipality of Pomerode
|settlement_type        = [[Municipalities of Brazil|Municipality]]
|nickname               = A cidade mais alemã do Brasil<br /><small>(The most German city in Brazil)</small>
|motto                  = "Unser Kleines Deutschland"([[German language|German]])<Br />"Nossa Pequena Alemanha"([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]])<br /><small>(Our Little Germany)</small>
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|blank_info             = 0.780  – <span style="color:#090">high</span><ref>{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://www.pnud.org.br/arquivos/ranking-idhm-2010.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233352/http://www.pnud.org.br/arquivos/ranking-idhm-2010.pdf |archive-date=July 8, 2014 |access-date=August 1, 2013 |publisher=[[United Nations Development Programme]] (UNDP)
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'''Pomerode''' ({{IPA|pt|pomeˈɾode|lang}}){{Needs IPA|German|lang=de}} is a Brazilian [[Municipalities of Brazil|municipality]] in the state of [[Santa Catarina (state)|Santa Catarina]], in [[Southern Brazil]]. It is located in the valley of the Itajaí-Açu river, not very far from the city of [[Blumenau]], one of the largest cities in the state.

Pomerode is known as the ''most German city in Brazil'', because the vast majority of its inhabitants are of [[German Brazilian|German]] descent and are [[bilingual]] in [[German language|German]] and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]. The [[East Pomeranian dialect]] of [[Low German]] is also used by the community.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170921125651/https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/sc/p/pomerode/lei-ordinaria/2017/291/2907/lei-ordinaria-n-2907-2017-dispoe-sobre-a-co-oficializacao-da-lingua-pomerana-a-lingua-portuguesa-no-municipio-de-pomerode-sc Lei Nº 2.907, de 23 de maio de 2017] - Dispõe sobre a co-oficialização da língua pomerana à língua portuguesa no município de Pomerode.</ref>

==History and the local language==
Pomerode was founded by [[Pomeranians (German people)|Pomeranians]] in 1861 and is considered the "most typically German of all German towns of southern Brazil".

One very remarkable characteristic about Pomerode is the fact that 90% of its residents speak German.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/oct/02/what-most-emotionally-stable-cities-us|title=What are the most 'emotionally stable' cities in the US?|first=Francesca|last=Perry|date=2 October 2015|work=theguardian.com|access-date=27 June 2016}}</ref> There is also a group of people in the community who speak the [[East Pomeranian dialect]] of [[Low German]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170921125651/https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/sc/p/pomerode/lei-ordinaria/2017/291/2907/lei-ordinaria-n-2907-2017-dispoe-sobre-a-co-oficializacao-da-lingua-pomerana-a-lingua-portuguesa-no-municipio-de-pomerode-sc Lei Nº 2.907, de 23 de maio de 2017] - Dispõe sobre a co-oficialização da língua pomerana à língua portuguesa no município de Pomerode.</ref>

==Ethnic composition==

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#87CEFA; color:white"
| '''Race/Skin color '''
| '''Percentage'''
| '''Number'''
|- align="center"
|[[White Brazilian|White]]
|92.01%
|25,542
|- align="center"
|[[Pardo Brazilian|Pardo]] (Multiracial)
|7.19%
|1,996
|- align="center"
|[[Afro-Brazilian|Black]]
|0.61%
|169
|- align="center"
|[[Asian Brazilians|Asian]]
|0.14%
|38
|- align="center"
|[[Indigenous peoples in Brazil|Amerindian]]
|0.05%
|13
|}
''Source: [[Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics|IBGE]] 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sidra.ibge.gov.br/bda/tabela/listabl.asp?z=cd&o=7&i=P&c=2093|title=Sistema IBGE de Recuperação Automática - SIDRA|work=ibge.gov.br|access-date=27 June 2016}}</ref> ''

==Religion==

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#87CEFA; color:white"
| '''Religion '''
| '''Percentage'''
| '''Number'''
|- align="center"
|[[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]]s
|31.17%
|6,896
|- align="center"
|[[Protestant]]s
|66.39%
|14,690
|- align="center"
|No religion
|0.98%
|217
|- align="center"
|[[Kardecism|Kardecists]]
|0.13%
|29
|}
''Source: [[Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics|IBGE]] 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sidra.ibge.gov.br/bda/tabela/listabl.asp?z=cd&o=7&i=P&c=2094|title=Sistema IBGE de Recuperação Automática - SIDRA|work=ibge.gov.br|access-date=27 June 2016}}</ref> ''

[[Lutheran]]s are 63.76% of the population,  as German Pomerania was traditionally overwhelmingly Lutheran. Over time, some of the Pomeranians converted to Catholicism, and Catholics from the rest of Brazil moved into the town.

==Tourism and economy==
[[File:PomerodeSouthGate.jpg|thumb|260px|right|South gate in Pomerode]]
Pomerode has a long history developing its [[manufacturing industry]] like other cities in the region. It is also located in a very rich [[agricultural]] valley. Additionally, in the last few decades the creation and development of the tourist industry has become a priority. To accomplish that, great efforts are being made to reinforce and celebrate the pioneering roots of the local inhabitants.

The tourist industry of nearby [[Blumenau]] (about {{convert|30|km|0|abbr=on}} away) is very well developed attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors annually to its festivals such as [[Oktoberfest of Blumenau]], the largest one in the world after the original festival in Munich. Naturally, this has generated a very positive impact on the tourist industry of much smaller Pomerode.

In addition to tourism the economy is dependent on industry, which includes knitted clothing, plastic articles, state of the art metal and mechanical industries, garments and cloth, and furniture.

== Notable people ==
* [[Hans Fischer (cyclist)|Hans Fischer]] (1961 in Pomerode – 1988) a Brazilian cyclist, he competed at the [[1980 Summer Olympics|1980]] and [[1984 Summer Olympics]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.pomerode.sc.gov.br Pomerode's official website]. Accessed on April 16, 2006.{{in lang|pt}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20151105000647/http://www.pomerodense.com.br/ Portal Pomerodense]. In Portuguese, interactive map about the city.
*[http://www.world66.com/southamerica/brazil/pomerode Travel Guide: Pomerode]. In English, accessed on April 16, 2006.
*[http://www.pbase.com/winfried/pomerode Pomerode in Pictures]. Visual content, accessed on April 16, 2006.

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