Two days later we were in the city of Blumenau, after a 12 hours journey by bus. This is a city created by German immigrants to Brazil in the 19th century, and where half of the population is blond with blue eyes. They have a famous Oktoberfest and great food. It's a small city in the state of Santa Catarina, surrounded by beautiful forests, very clean and organised. It's also the place to which part of J.'s family emmigrated decades ago, when the Empire collapsed in 1974.