Municipality of Joinville
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Flag of Joinville	Coat of Arms of Joinville
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State:	Santa Catarina
Micro-Region:	Joinville (seat)
Founded:	March 9, 1851
Location:	26.301/26°18'5" S lat. 48.844°50'38" W long.
Area:	1,183.1 km²
Population:	496,051 (2006)
Population density:	around 405.71/km²
Subdivisions:	43
Elevation:	4.5 m
Postal code:	89100-xxx through 89300-xxx
Area/distance code:	(00)55-47
Name of habitants:	Joinvillean
City Hall:	+(00)55-47-3431-3233, 3433-2480 (fax)
Mayor:	Marco Tebaldi
Website:	www.joinville.sc.gov.br
Population Ethnicity
Main ethnic groups:	German, Italian, Swiss and Norwegian origin
Weather
Climate:	Subtropical

Joinville is a city in Santa Catarina State, Southern Region of Brazil. Joinville is Santa Catarina's largest city. In 2006 its population was about 500,000, of whom the majority is of German descent. Joinville can refer to Jean de Joinville (1224 - December 24, 1319), one of the great chroniclers of medieval France. ... Image File history File links Bandeira_joinville. ... Image File history File links Brasao_joinville. ... Brazil is divided into twenty-six estados (states; singular estado) and one district, the Distrito Federal (Federal District) which contains the capital city, Brasília. ... Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil. ... is the 68th day of the year (69th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... These are list of postal codes in Brazil. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... The subtropics are the zones of the Earth immediately north and south of the tropic zone, which is bounded by the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, at latitude 23. ... For other uses, see City (disambiguation). ... Capital Florianópolis Largest city Joinville Demonym catarinense or barriga-verde Government  -  Governor Luiz Henrique  -  Vice Governor Leonel Pavan Area  -  Total 95. ... First group of German immigrants arrived in Brazil, by Ernst Zeuner, 1824 A German-Brazilian (German Deutschbrasilianer or Deutschbrasilianisch, Portuguese teuto-brasileiro or germano-brasileiro) is a Brazilian person of German ancestry/origin (i. ...

The city has an area of 1180km² and its HDI is 0,857, having one of the highest standards of living in Brazil. ^[1] World map indicating Human Development Index (2006). ...

History

The first inhabitants in the region of Joinville were the Tupi-Guarani people. This article is in need of attention. ...

Joinville was founded on March 9, 1851, by German and Swiss immigrants. is the 68th day of the year (69th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Even though it is considered a German-Brazilian city, its name is French (Joinville was named after François-Ferdinand-Philippe-Louis-Marie d'Orléans, prince de Joinville, son of King Louis-Philippe of France, who married Brazilian princess Dona Francisca, in 1843). The city's former name was Dona Francisca, but was changed to Joinville in 1851. First group of German immigrants arrived in Brazil, by Ernst Zeuner, 1824 A German-Brazilian (German Deutschbrasilianer or Deutschbrasilianisch, Portuguese teuto-brasileiro or germano-brasileiro) is a Brazilian person of German ancestry/origin (i. ... François-Ferdinand-Philippe-Louis-Marie dOrléans, prince de Joinville (14 August 1818 - 16 June 1900) was the third son of Louis Philippe, duc dOrléans, afterwards king of the French and his wife Marie Amalie of Bourbon-Sicilies. ... For other uses, see Monarch (disambiguation). ... Louis-Philippe of France (6 October 1773 – 26 August 1850) was King of the French from 1830 to 1848 in what was known as the July Monarchy. ...

A German house in Joinville.

The land where Joinville is located was part of the French and Brazilian Royal Family Wedding gift, even though the Prince of Joinville and his bride have never been to the land, but a Royal Palace was built in their honor around 1870. In 1851, the French prince, after a money crisis, sold almost all his lands in Southern Brazil to the German senator Mathias Schroeder. The senator was member of the Colonizator Society of Hamburg and started to attract thousands of European immigrants to the region. In 1851, the first 118 German and Swiss immigrants arrived, followed by 74 Norwegian immigrants. Until the 1900's, when the Society was finished, almost 30.000 Germanic immigrants arrived in Joinville. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The European peoples are the various nations and ethnic groups of Europe. ... Immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently. ... Language(s) Norwegian Related languages include Danish, Faroese, Icelandic, Swedish, and to a lesser extent, all Germanic languages Religion(s) 83% of the population of Norway are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway [9]. Norway is highly secularized, and only about 10% of the population attend religious services...

Economy

A typical German house in Joinville, built in 1921 by the butcher Otto Schroeder, son of German immigrants.

Joinville's economy is based on industrial activities and commerce. The city is also the center to some of Brazil's largest software companies such as Datasul [1] and Logocenter [2] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 224 KB) pt: Joinville-SC. File links The following pages link to this file: Joinville Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 224 KB) pt: Joinville-SC. File links The following pages link to this file: Joinville Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ...

Joinville is also home to many very well known large corporations in Brazil such as Tupy [3]; Tigre [4]; Embraco [5]; Dohler [6]; Consul [7]; Wetzel [8]; Busscar [9] Ciser [10] and Schulz Compressors [11] to name a few.

The city has one of the highest standards of living in Brazil. Its industrial output is the third largest in the Southern States of Brazil - after the large main cities of Porto Alegre and Curitiba. This article is about Porto Alegre, Brazil. ... Nickname: Motto: A cidade sorriso (The smiley city) Location of Curitiba Country Region State Paraná Founded 29 March 1693 Incorporated 1842 Government  - Mayor Carlos Alberto Richa (PSDB) Area  - City 430. ...

Joinville is also the fourth most populated city in the Southern region of Brazil - by the end of the decade it should replace Londrina (PR) as the third largest city in the South of Brazil.

Tourism

Joinville is famous for its strong German-influenced culture. The city retains many aspects of the German culture, in its architecture, in the local dishes, parties and in the way of life of its inhabitants, known as workaholics.

The view of Joinville.

Joinville is the host city of the "Joinville Dance Festival", which is the world's largest dance event, held every year during the month of July. Joinville is the only city outside of Moscow to have a school of the Bolshoi Ballet, the renowned Russian Ballet Company. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 522 pixel Image in higher resolution (1784 × 1164 pixel, file size: 290 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Santa Catarina (state... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 522 pixel Image in higher resolution (1784 × 1164 pixel, file size: 290 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Santa Catarina (state... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... The Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow houses the world renowned Bolshoi Ballet, which has been home to some of the worlds greatest ballet dancers, including Anna Pavlova, Vaslav Nijinsky, Rudolf Nureyev, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Natalia Makarova. ...

The Royal Palace, built in the mid-19th century, nowadays is a museum about the German immigration to Brazil. It has furniture and costumes dating back to the mid 19th century. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Neighborhoods

Vila Nova is a neighborhood located in the northwest of the city Joinville, it is famous because of the plantations of rice. ...

Sporting clubs

• Joinville Esporte Clube (abbreviation: JEC)

Joinville Esporte Clube, or Joinville as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Joinville in Santa Catarina, founded on January 29, 1976. ...

Famous sons and daughters of Joinville

• Fritz Alt, sculptor.
• Mário Avancini, sculptor.
• Eduardo Fisher, swimming champion.
• Mauricio Gugelmin, former Formula One and ChampCar driver
• Juarez Machado, world renowned artist.
• Ana Claudia Michels, Brazilian fashion model
• Antônio Mir, artist.
• Márcia Narloch gold medal winner in the women's marathon at the 2003 Pan American Games
• Fausto Rocha Junior, actor.
• Luiz Henrique Schwanke, artist.
• Tiago Splitter, drafted by the San Antonio Spurs as the 28th pick in the 2007 NBA Draft.
• Taiza Thomsen - Miss Brasil 2003
• Michael Ulmann, software engineer.

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Other

• Joinville has numerous elementary and middle schools, one large private university Univille, a branch of the Public Santa Catarina State University UDESC [12] and several independent colleges.

• The city of Joinville is home to a Catholic bishop, several Lutheran churches [13] and [14] (one of the largest communities in Brazil), a Botanical Garden and Zoo, parks, and several beaches are a half an hour drive away from the city. It is also home to several museums.

• The architecture of the city is typically German, as well as the orderly way of life.

• The city is known locally as Chuville, meaning "rain-ville" for the abundant precipitation, but officially nicknamed Cidade das Flores, "city of flowers".

• Three main Shopping Centers [15] [16] [17] and several large supermarkets make the local commerce very active and a regional center of commerce for the Northeast of Santa Catarina state.

• Joinville also has a newly renovated airport with several connecting flights to all the main Cities in the Southern & Southeastern regions of Brazil.
• Joinville is also part of the Federal Railroad Network - its main route is towards the São Francisco do Sul seaport.

• The seaports of São Francisco do Sul (40 km) and Itajaí (90 km) handle the local industries exports. Joinville exports textiles, automotive parts, air conditioners, refrigerators, electrical compressors, buses, amongst many other products.

• The city´s also home for two of the largest software companies in Brazil.

• The current re-elected State Governor was Mayor of Joinville 3 times - the city plays a major role on State politics because of its large electorate college.

External links

• http://www.an.com.br ( daily main newspaper online- Portuguese)
• http://www.joinville.com (The main Website - Portuguese/English soon)
• http://www.joinvilleonline.com.br (Links about Joinville - Portuguese)
• http://www.joinville.sc.gov.br (local government - Portuguese)
• http://www.freelancer.com.ar/joinville-hoteles.htm (Hotels in Joinville, photos) (English) (Spanish)
• http://www.promotur.com.br (tourism - Portuguese)
• http://www.joinvilleconvention.com.br/ (Convention & Visitors Bureau - in Portuguese)
• http://www.citybrazil.com.br/sc/joinville/ (in Portuguese)
• http://www.sinduscon-joinville.org.br/ ( real estate association - great aerial view of the city)
• Joinville (in German)

• Maps and aerial photos for 26°19′13″S 48°50′37″W / -26.3204, -48.8437Coordinates: 26°19′13″S 48°50′37″W / -26.3204, -48.8437
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Links to universities and private colleges in Joinville

• ACE - Assosciação Catarinense de Ensino
• FCJ - Faculdade Cenecista de Joinville
• Ielusc - Instituto Superior e Centro Educacional Luterano Bom Jesus
• IESville - Instituto de Ensino Superior de Joinville
• SOCIESC
• UDESC - Centro de Ciências Tecnologicas
• UNIVILLE
• UTESC

Aerial Views of Joinville

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