Pomerode is probably one of the most German towns in Brazil.
This is immediately apparent as soon as one enters the town through the arched gateway.
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Pomerode isnt the only German town in Brazil.
There are a lot of Germans living in the southern part of the country.
Immigration continued well into the 20th century, with another major influx occurring immediately after the First World War.
As a rule they rear from ten to fifteen children in each family.
Southern Brazil is now called Greater Germany, and the Germans exercise there a commercial and financial supremacy.
For a good part of the 20th century, the Brazilian government did not encourage people to speak German.
During the days of Getulio Vargas’s presidency, speaking German was actively repressed and prohibited.
Today, German is part of the curriculum in local schools.
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