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In Brazil the largest concentrations of German speakers are in Rio Grande do Sul (where Riograndenser Hunsrückisch was developed), Santa Catarina, Paraná, and Espírito Santo, and large German-speaking descendant communities in Argentina, Uruguay and Chile. In the 20th century, over 100,000 German political refugees and invited entrepreneurs settled in Latin America, such as Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic to establish German-speaking enclaves, and there is a reportedly small German immigration to Puerto Rico.
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Gesangvereine, or German singing societies, were especially visible. Baltimore's Liederkranz, founded in 1836, stated its objective as "improvement in song and in social discourse through the same." The singing societies built concert halls, produced operas, and organized national choral festivals where groups from all over the country gathered to entertain huge audiences. One of America's greatest musical families started with Leopold Damrosch, a German immigrant of 1871 who founded an opera company. His son, Frank, was director of the Juilliard School of Music in New York City, and another son, Walter, was a conductor with the Metropolitan Opera Company and the New York Symphony Orchestra in the early 20th century.
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The Federal Republic of Germany ... called Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland[1] also called Deutschland) is a country in the middle of Europe. It is an important country in international politics. To the north of Germany are the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, and the country of Denmark. To the east of Germany are the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. To the south of Germany are the countries of Austria and Switzerland. To the west of Germany are the countries of France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
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Almost any list of Americans-the roster of a baseball team, a class attendance sheet, a telephone book-includes a large number of German names. Some are not obviously German (Houser, Newman, or Berger), and often even the individual who bears the name is not certain of its origin. Americans of most ethnic backgrounds have intermarried to such an extent that about two-thirds now claim multiple ancestry, and German Americans are no exception.
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The German automotive suppliers are ... expanding their strategic position in North America. Approximately 250 subsidiaries, joint ventures and licensees of German suppliers are now active on the North American market. The number of facilities they operate have more than tripled in the past 10 years. The export of automotive supplies to the U.S. has seen constant growth and is now at a level of more than EUR 3 billion per annum.
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Palatines to America (Pal Am) is a German genealogy society dedicated to the study of ancestors from all German speaking lands. The society takes its name from the fact that some of the earliest German-speaking immigrants to the American colonies came from a region in present-day Germany known as the Palatinate (Pfälz) and were called Palatines (Pfälzers). The founding members of Pal Am all had ancestors from this area of Germany. For more information about the Palatinate region and the Palatines Click here.
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