Word: blumenauer
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Dates: during 1985-1985
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...much of the time he has clearly been hiding in the clannish fold of South America's German immigrant communities. Brazil is home to more than 3.6 million ethnic Germans; in many areas, the German language is still more prevalent than Portuguese, and towns bear names such as Blumenau, Frederico Westphalen and Novo Hamburgo. Near the Chilean city of Parral, 300 Germans have set up a closed community called Colonia Dignidad. Protected by a high fence, the colony observes its own laws and has been reported to shelter at least two former ranking Nazis...
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