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Santa Catarina (pronunciation (help·
info) pron. IPA: ['sɐ̃.ta ka.ta.'ɾi.na] [1]) is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in the country. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island. Neighboring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. It is bounded on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the west it borders the province of Misiones, Argentina. Most of its inhabitants are descendants of Portuguese, German and Italian immigrants. The beaches along the coast of 561 kilometers (348 miles) are a great attraction for tourists visiting the smallest State of the South Region. Florianópolis, the capital, is on an island and is one of the Brazilian cities that receives more foreign tourists. To the south, Garopaba is the preferred destination of surfists looking for good waves. In the mountain region - São Joaquin is the attraction during winter - because of its low temperatures. Blumenau, in the interior of Santa Catarina, is stage for one of the biggest events of the country: the Oktoberfest, traditional beer party originated form Germany, that happens in October. The inheritance of the Italian, German and Portuguese immigrants can be perceived in the architecture and the customs of the State. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Nickname: Location in Brazil Coordinates: , Country Region State Santa Catarina Founded March 23, 1726 Government - Mayor Dario Elias Berger (PMDB) Area - City 436. ...
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There are 27 States of Brazil, or Estados in Portuguese, which are the federal states of Brazil, plus the Federal District which holds the capital city, BrasÃlia. ...
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There are 26 States of Brazil, or Estados in Portuguese, which are the federal states of Brazil, plus the Federal District which holds the capital city, BrasÃlia. ...
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There are 27 States of Brazil, or Estados in Portuguese, which are the federal states of Brazil, plus the Federal District which holds the capital city, BrasÃlia. ...
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There are 26 States of Brazil, or Estados in Portuguese, which are the federal states of Brazil, plus the Federal District which holds the capital city, BrasÃlia. ...
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There are 26 States of Brazil, or Estados in Portuguese, which are the federal states of Brazil, plus the Federal District which holds the capital city, BrasÃlia. ...
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There are 26 States of Brazil, or Estados in Portuguese, which are the federal states of Brazil, plus the Federal District which holds the capital city, BrasÃlia. ...
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Brazil is divided into twenty-six estados (states; singular estado) and one district, the Distrito Federal (Federal District) which contains the capital city, BrasÃlia. ...
Nickname: Location in Brazil Coordinates: , Country Region State Santa Catarina Founded March 23, 1726 Government - Mayor Dario Elias Berger (PMDB) Area - City 436. ...
Santa Catarina Island (Ilha de Santa Catarina) is an island in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. ...
Flag of Rio Grande do Sul See other Brazilian States Capital Porto Alegre Largest City Porto Alegre Area 282,062 km² Population - Total - Density 10. ...
Capital (and largest city) Curitiba Demonym Paranaense Government - Governor Roberto Requião - Vice Governor Orlando Pessuti Area - Total 281. ...
Misiones may refer to: Misiones Province, Argentina Misiones Department, Paraguay This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ...
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Nickname: Location in Brazil Coordinates: , Country Region State Santa Catarina Founded March 23, 1726 Government - Mayor Dario Elias Berger (PMDB) Area - City 436. ...
A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ...
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Nickname: Cidade Jardim (Garden City) Founded September 2, 1850 Government - Mayor João Paulo Kleinübing Area - City 510 km² (196. ...
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Geography
Santa Catarina is in a very strategic position in Mercosur, the South American Common Market. Its position in the map is situated between the parallel 25º57'41" and 29º23'55" of the Southern latitude and between the meridians 48º19'37" and 53º50'00" of Western longitude. Florianópolis, its Capital, is 1.673 km (1039 miles) from Brasilia, 705 km (438 miles) from São Paulo, 1.144 km (710 miles) from Rio de Janeiro and 1.850 km (1149 miles) from Buenos Aires. Motto (Spanish) (Portuguese) (GuaranÃ) Our North is the South • • Pro Tempore Secretariat Montevideo, Uruguay Largest city São Paulo, Brazil Official languages 3 Portuguese Spanish Guaranà Membership 5 Argentina Brazil Paraguay Uruguay Venezuela Leaders - Carlos Ãlvarez Establishment - Declaration of Foz do Iguaçu 30 December 1985 - Treaty of Asunción...
Nickname: Location in Brazil Coordinates: , Country Region State Santa Catarina Founded March 23, 1726 Government - Mayor Dario Elias Berger (PMDB) Area - City 436. ...
Bras lia is the capital city of Brazil and is located in the center of the country in a federal district created in the state of Goi s. ...
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The Serra Geral, a southern extension of the Serra do Mar, runs north and south through the state parallel to the Atlantic coast, dividing the state between a narrow coastal plain and a larger plateau region to the west. The Serra Geral is a mountain range in southern Brazil, constituting the southern portion of the Serra do Mar system which runs along Brazils southeastern coast. ...
Guarumbi, part of Serra do Mar in the state of Paraná Serra do Mar (Portuguese for Mountain Range of the Sea) is a 1,500 km long system of mountain ranges and escarpments in Southeastern Brazil, which runs in parallel to the Atlantic Ocean coast, from the state of Esp...
Araucária forest is a typical vegetation of plateau. The Atlantic coast of Santa Catarina has many beaches, islands, bays, inlets, and lagoons. The humid tropical Serra do Mar coastal forests cover the narrow coastal zone, which is crossed by numerous short streams from the wooded slopes of the serras. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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The central part of the state is home to the Araucaria moist forests, dominated by emergent Brazilian pines (Araucaria angustifolia). The drainage of the plateau is westward to the Paraná River, the rivers being tributaries of the Iguaçu, which forms its northern boundary, and of the Uruguay, which forms its southern boundary. The semi-deciduous Paraná-Paraíba interior forests occupy the westernmost valleys of the Iguaçu and Uruguay rivers. The Araucaria moist forests are a subtropical moist forest ecoregion of southern Brazil and northeastern Argentina. ...
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The sun rising over the Paraná River, from the north-east of Rosario, Argentina. ...
Iguaçu WaterFalls Photo by: Daniel Spillere Andrade The Iguazu River (Portuguese:Rio Iguaçu, Spanish:RÃo Iguazú) has its source in the Serra do Mar (Mountains by the Sea) in the Brazilian state of Paraná to finish over a thousand kilometers southeast at the Paraná River, in the...
The Paraná-ParaÃba interior forests, also known as the Alta Paraná Atlantic forests, is a tropical moist forest ecoregion of southern Brazil, northeastern Argentina, and eastern Paraguay. ...
History
 Snow in the Planalto Serrano. European settlement began with the Spanish settlement of Santa Catarina island in 1542. The Portuguese took control in 1675. The captaincy of Santa Catarina was established in 1738. Large numbers of European immigrants, especially from Germany, began arriving in the early 19th century. Immigrants from Italy, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Japan and other parts of Europe later arrived, with one result being an abundance of small, family held farms in the state's interior. In late March 2004, the state was hit by the first ever hurricane recorded in the South Atlantic. Because there is no naming system for such an event in Brazil, Brazilian meteorologists called it Catarina, after the state. Image File history File links Neve_santa_catarina. ...
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Santa Catarina Island (Ilha de Santa Catarina) is an island in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. ...
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Cyclone Catarina was an extremely rare South Atlantic tropical cyclone. ...
Demographics
Ethnic groups According to the IBGE of 2007, there were 5.974.000 people residing in the state. The population density was 62,5 inh./km². The last PNAD (National Research for Sample of Domiciles) census revealed the following numbers: 5.215.302 milion White people (87.3%), 585 thousand Pardo people (9.8%), 161 thousand Black people (2.7%), 11 thousand Asian or Amerindian people (0.2%).[2] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Pomerode is a relatively small city and municipality in the state of Santa Catarina, in southern Brazil. ...
IBGE, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica), is the agency responsible for statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information in Brazil. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
White Brazilians make up 49. ...
In Brazil, the Pardos are a mixture of Europeans, Blacks and Amerindians, varying from light to dark complexion, as used by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in censuses since 1950. ...
Afro-Brazilian or African Brazilian is the term used to racially categorise Brazilian citizens who are black or part-black, yet it is rarely used in Brazil. ...
Asian Brazilian is a Brazilian-born person of Asian descent. ...
The Indigenous peoples in Brazil (provoke indÃa gnas in Portuguese) comprise a large number of distinct ethnic groups who inhabited the countrys present territory prior to its discovery by Europeans around 1500. ...
The majority of the Whites of the state is of German, Italian and Portuguese descent. The Pardos are a mixture of Europeans with the Blacks and Amerindians, varying from light to dark complexion. The Blacks are of African descent. White Brazilians make up 49. ...
In Brazil, the Pardos are a mixture of Europeans, Blacks and Amerindians, varying from light to dark complexion, as used by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in censuses since 1950. ...
The European peoples are the various nations and ethnic groups of Europe. ...
Afro-Brazilian or African Brazilian is the term used to racially categorise Brazilian citizens who are black or part-black, yet it is rarely used in Brazil. ...
The Indigenous peoples in Brazil (provoke indÃa gnas in Portuguese) comprise a large number of distinct ethnic groups who inhabited the countrys present territory prior to its discovery by Europeans around 1500. ...
Afro-Brazilian or African Brazilian is the term used to racially categorise Brazilian citizens who are black or part-black, yet it is rarely used in Brazil. ...
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The state of Santa Catarina received 3% of European immigrants established in Brazil.[3] The European peoples are the various nations and ethnic groups of Europe. ...
Urbanization: 81.6% (2004); Population growth: 1.9% (1991-2000); Houses: 1.801.951 (2005). Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Theoretical Human population increase from 10,000 BC – 2000 AD. Population growth is the change in population over time, and can be quantified as the change in the number of individuals in a population per unit time. ...
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Source: PNAD.
Santa Catarina's demographics History European settlement Santa Catarina is one of the Brazilian states that exhibits the most signs of recent European immigration. The vast majority of the population are descendants of European settlers.
Portuguese
The Portuguese started arriving in the 1750s, mainly from the Azores islands, and colonized the coast. In the late 18th century, half of Santa Catarina's population was Portuguese-born. These Portuguese established many important towns of the State, such as Florianópolis, the capital. Motto (Portuguese for Rather die free than in peace subjugated) Anthem (national) (local) Capital Ponta Delgada1 Angra do HeroÃsmo2 Horta3 Largest city Ponta Delgada Official languages Portuguese Government Autonomous region - President Carlos César Establishment - Settled 1439 - Autonomy 1976 Area - Total 2,333 km² (n/a) 911 sq mi...
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Germans
Germans started arriving in 1828. They were peasants that were attracted to Brazil to get their own lands, since Germany was overpopulated and many people had no lands to work. German immigration was very low, until the 1850s, when waves of Germans started arriving in Southern Brazil. To stimulate the development of the German colonization in Southern Brazil, the Brazilian government created many German colonies. These colonies were ethnically Germanic areas, where people from many parts of Germany settled. Initially, these colonies were rural lands, where the immigrants were able to cultivate their own lands. Many of these German colonies had a great development and became big towns, such as Blumenau and Joinville, the largest city in Santa Catarina. Nickname: Cidade Jardim (Garden City) Founded September 2, 1850 Government - Mayor João Paulo Kleinübing Area - City 510 km² (196. ...
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 Joinville, the largest city of Santa Catarina. Germans had been isolated in rural communities for decades. They did not have much contact with other people of Brazil, and for generations they were able to speak German and keep their German traditions in Brazil. This situation changed in the 1930s, when Brazil declared war against Germany in 1942, and the German immigrants were required to learn Portuguese and to follow a Brazilian way of life. Nowadays, the German influence in the State of Santa Catarina is still very strong and visible. Many towns, especially the small ones, still retain many aspects of the German culture, such as Pomerode, a small town where 90% of the population are of German-Brazilian heritage and most of the inhabitants speak German fluently or the Oktoberfest of Blumenau and many other towns in the region. The architecture also shows German influence, which is also evident in people's customs and food. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...
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Pomerode is a relatively small city and municipality in the state of Santa Catarina, in southern Brazil. ...
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. ...
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Italian settlers started arriving in Santa Catarina in 1875 and immigrated in large numbers until the 1910s. They were peasants from Northern Italy and established themselves in ethnically Italian colonies close to the coast. In the beginning, the Italian settlement had failed, because many Italians died of tropical diseases or left the colonies to find better conditions. However, in Vale do Tubarão region (southern Santa Catarina), Italian immigrants found cooler weather and better lands, and the colonies prospered. Many Italians worked in the coal industry and, unlike the German immigrants, they did not dedicate themselves very much to agriculture. As they were not isolated in rural colonies, Italian immigrants were quickly integrated into the Brazilians of Portuguese descent, that were living there since the 18th century. Nowadays, a great deal of italian descendents in the state have a double citizenship, mainly in the southern region, around Criciúma. 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
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Northern Italy comprises of two areas belonging to NUTS level 1: North-West (Nord-Ovest): Aosta Valley, Piedmont, Lombardy, Liguria North-East (Nord-Est): Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Veneto, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Emilia-Romagna Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and Aosta Valley are regions with a...
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Criciúma is one of the major cities in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, located 180 km south of Florianópolis, the states capital. ...
Economy The industrial sector is the largest component of GDP at 52.5%, followed by the service sector at 33.9%. Agriculture represents 13.6% of GDP (2004). Santa Catarina exports: aviculture 26.1%, logging 15.4%, compressores 8.5%, cotton 6.8%, vehicles 5.8%, woods 5.1% (2002). The industrial sector is generally defined as manufacturing, construction, mining, agriculture, fishing and forestry establishments. ...
The tertiary sector of industry, also called the service sector or the service industry, is one of the three main industrial categories of a developed economy, the others being the secondary industry (manufacturing and primary goods production such as agriculture), and primary industry (extraction such as mining and fishing). ...
Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Aviculture is the practice of keeping and often breeding pet birds, generally companion parrots, and the culture that forms around it. ...
Logging is the process in which trees are cut down usually as part of a timber harvest which is good for the environment. ...
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Participation in the Brazilian economy: 4% (2004).[4] Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Santa Catarina has one of the highest standards of living in Brazil- comparable to the Iberian Peninsula countries, and is a major industrial and agricultural center. Image File history File links Floripa2006. ...
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Nickname: Cidade Jardim (Garden City) Founded September 2, 1850 Government - Mayor João Paulo Kleinübing Area - City 510 km² (196. ...
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Itajaà is a coastal city in State of Santa Catarina, Brazil. ...
In the northeast of the state, electric-mechanical, textile and furniture industries are stronger; in the west, cattle and poultry breeding, and in the south, ceramics and shellfishes.
The corridor between Joinville, Jaragua do Sul and Blumenau is heavily industrialized - more than 50% of the state's industrial output is concentrated in this small, but very developed area.
Santa Catarina has some of the most beautiful beaches in Brazil - Summer months (Dec-Mar) make the state one of the most sought-after travel destinations in Brazil and South America. Tens of thousands of Argentines and Paraguayans flock to the state's beaches from mid December to late January.
The major cities and their respective fields are:
- 1. Joinville, metal-mechanic; tourism/events; software; commerce.
- 2. Florianópolis, tourism; government; technology; education.
- 3. Blumenau, software, textile and beer.
- 4. São José.
- 5. Criciúma, ceramics.
- 6. Chapecó, cattle and poultry breeding.
- 7. Lages.
- 8. Itajai, seaport.
- 9. Jaraguá do Sul, electric motors and textile.
- 10. Palhoça
- 11. Balneário Camboriú major beach resort.
- 12. Tubarão.
- 13. Brusque, textile.
- 14. São Bento do Sul, furniture.
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Nickname: Location in Brazil Coordinates: , Country Region State Santa Catarina Founded March 23, 1726 Government - Mayor Dario Elias Berger (PMDB) Area - City 436. ...
Nickname: Cidade Jardim (Garden City) Founded September 2, 1850 Government - Mayor João Paulo Kleinübing Area - City 510 km² (196. ...
São José is a city in Santa Catarina, Brazil. ...
Criciúma is one of the major cities in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, located 180 km south of Florianópolis, the states capital. ...
Chapecó is a major city in the western area of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, located 630 km west of Florianópolis, the capital of the state. ...
Lages is a Brazilian town located in the south of the state of Santa Catarina. ...
Itajaà is a coastal city in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. ...
Jaraguá do Sul is a city located in the north of Santa Catarina. ...
Palhoça is a city in Santa Catarina, Brazil. ...
Location of Balneário Camboriú Coordinates: , Country Brazil Region Southern State Santa Catarina Incorporated July 20, 1964 Government - Mayor Rubens Spernau (PSDB) Area - City 46. ...
Nickname: Location in Brazil Coordinates: Country Brazil Region South State Santa Catarina City Emancipation May 27, 1870 Government - Mayor Carlos José Stüpp (PSDB) Area - City 300. ...
Brusque (France): A French commune in the department of Aveyron and the region Midi-Pyrénées. ...
São Bento do Sul is a small town (pop. ...
Curiosity Vehicles: 2.257.873 (jan./2006); Mobile phones: 3.3 million (2006); Telephones: 1.6 million (2006). Cities: 293 (2006). Santa Catarina (state) has the 2nd biggest Oktoberfest of the world, Munich in Germany is the 1st. Vehicles are non-living means of transport. ...
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Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A city is an urban area, differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ...
Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Education Portuguese language is the official language of schools. But English language and Spanish language are part of the official high school curriculum. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2304 pixel, file size: 1. ...
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina is a public university located at Florianópolis, the capital city of Santa Catarina State in southern Brazil. ...
Portuguese ( or lÃngua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain) and northern Portugal from the Latin spoken by romanized Celtiberians about 1000 years ago. ...
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Colleges and universities - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC);
- Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC);
- Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (UNISUL);
- Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI);
- Universodade do Oeste de Santa Catarina (Unoesc);
- Universidade do Planalto de Santa Catarina (Uniplac);
- Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense (Unesc);
- and many others.
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina is a public university located at Florianópolis, the capital city of Santa Catarina State in southern Brazil. ...
Infrastructure
 Hercílio Luz International Airport, in Florianópolis. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2816 × 2112 pixel, file size: 1. ...
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HercÃlio Luz International Airport (IATA: FLN, ICAO: SBFL), is an international airport located in the city of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. ...
International airport Florianópolis is served by Hercílio Luz International Airport for both domestic and international flights. The traffic has grown significantly at the airport and therefore the city will shortly receive a new airport able to serve 2.7 million passengers a year. The architectural design of the new airport was chosen by a public competition held by Infraero in partnership with the Brazilian Architects Institute (IAB). Among the over 150 original entries, the proposal of São Paulo architect Mário Bizelli was chosen. The construction work will be tendered in 2005 and should be finished in two years. HercÃlio Luz International Airport (IATA: FLN, ICAO: SBFL), is an international airport located in the city of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. ...
Infraero is a Brazilian government corporation created in 1970, that is responsible for administering the main Brazilian commercial airports. ...
Tourism and leisure all year round Santa Catarina is not just a summer destination. The State which was initially known for its beautiful coastline with more than 500 beaches grew to acknowledge that its geographic and cultural diversity was also a big tourist attraction and as a result, tourists can today enjoy contrasting sceneries and climates which are very close to each other – only two hours by car separate paradisiacal beaches from some 2000 meters-high mountains. Image File history File linksMetadata Balnerio_cambori_galleryfull. ...
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Location of Balneário Camboriú Coordinates: , Country Brazil Region Southern State Santa Catarina Incorporated July 20, 1964 Government - Mayor Rubens Spernau (PSDB) Area - City 46. ...
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Itajaà is a coastal city in State of Santa Catarina, Brazil. ...
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Resorts combine a hotel and a variety of recreations, such as swimming pools. ...
Nickname: Location in Brazil Coordinates: , Country Region State Santa Catarina Founded March 23, 1726 Government - Mayor Dario Elias Berger (PMDB) Area - City 436. ...
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Santa Catarina offers a number of products and specialized segments throughout the year: rural tourism, thermal mineral resorts, ecological tourism and adventure sports, historic monuments and sights, religious tourism, Beto Carrero World and Unipraias parks) and the unforgettable beach resort of Balneário Camboriú. Location of Balneário Camboriú Coordinates: , Country Brazil Region Southern State Santa Catarina Incorporated July 20, 1964 Government - Mayor Rubens Spernau (PSDB) Area - City 46. ...
Some of the products can only be sold in the off-season, like the snow spectacle on the Catarinense Mountain Range - the only place in Brazil where it snows every year. This region is the birthplace of rural tourism, has farm hotels with trout fishing in the ice-cold rivers, horse riding, trekking and outdoor sports activities.
Between July and November, the Right whales visit the state's coast – and the number of tourists wishing to see this spectacle has increased year after year.
The big festivities are in October. The main Oktoberfest in Blumenau is Brazil's largest and the world's second largest (after Germany's Munich). For the beer, see Pale lager#Oktoberfestbier. ...
Nickname: Cidade Jardim (Garden City) Founded September 2, 1850 Government - Mayor João Paulo Kleinübing Area - City 510 km² (196. ...
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Joinville is the host city of the July "Joinville Dance Festival", the annual "Festival of Flowers" in November which showcases orchids produced in the region, and several business events in its Convention Center. For other uses, see Joinville (disambiguation). ...
Florianópolis the city/island State Capital attracts a large numbers of tourists during the summer months lured by its 42 beaches. Nickname: Location in Brazil Coordinates: , Country Region State Santa Catarina Founded March 23, 1726 Government - Mayor Dario Elias Berger (PMDB) Area - City 436. ...
Santa Catarina has one of the most beautiful coastlines in Brazil, with one very busy beach resort: Balneário Camboriú. Location of Balneário Camboriú Coordinates: , Country Brazil Region Southern State Santa Catarina Incorporated July 20, 1964 Government - Mayor Rubens Spernau (PSDB) Area - City 46. ...
There are also many smaller resort towns, including Itapema, Piçarras, Barra Velha and Penha, home to the famous amusement park "Beto Carrero World". Itapema is a city in Santa Catarina, Brazil. ...
Barra Velha is a resort town and county seat of about 20,000 inhabitants in the Northeastern region of Santa Catarina, Brazil. ...
Joseph De la Penha received grant of most of Labrador from King William III in 1697. ...
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Criciúma is one of the major cities in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, located 180 km south of Florianópolis, the states capital. ...
Football There are two professional football teams in the city. Both of them have 13 Santa Catarina State Championship titles, which is a state record. The derby between them is known as "O Clássico da Capital" ("The Capital's Classic").
Figueirense FC - black and white. Its nickname is Figueira ("Figtree") and it is also known as O Furacão do Estreito ("The Estreito's Hurricane"). Its stadium is the Orlando Scarpelli, located in the Estreito neighborhood, in the continental part of the city. Figueirense is currently playing the Brazilian first division. Figueirense Futebol Clube, also known as Figueirense, is a Brazilian football team in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina. ...
The Estádio Orlando Scarpelli is a football stadium inaugurated on May 27, 1961 in Estreito neighborhood, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, with a maximum capacity of 21,069 people. ...
Avaí FC - blue and white. It is also known as O Leão da Ilha ("The Lion of the Island"). Its stadium is the Aderbal Ramos da Silva, popularly known as Ressacada, located in the Carianos neighborhood, in the south part of the island. Avaí is currently playing the Brazilian national second division. Avaà Futebol Clube (Avaà Football Club) is a football team from Florianópolis (Brazil) which plays the Brazilian Second Division (called Série B). It became nationally known after the tennis player Gustavo Kuerten said that he is an AvaÃs fan. ...
The Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva, usually called Estádio da Ressacada or just Ressacada, is a football stadium inaugurated on November 15, 1983 in Ressacada neighborhood, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, with a maximum capacity of aproximately 19,000 people. ...
But the most famous football team in the state are Malwee from Jaraguá do Sul, the best futsal(indoor football) team in the world with the best futsal player (Falcao) in the world. Jaraguá do Sul is a city located in the north of Santa Catarina. ...
Futsal in Germany Futsal is an indoor version of football (soccer). ...
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Florianópolis is one of the 18 remaining candidates to host games of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, for which Brazil is the only South American bidder. Nickname: Location in Brazil Coordinates: , Country Region State Santa Catarina Founded March 23, 1726 Government - Mayor Dario Elias Berger (PMDB) Area - City 436. ...
The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be held in Brazil[1] and will be the 20th FIFA World Cup. ...
South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...
Tennis Florianópolis is the hometown of tennis star Gustavo Kuerten. Gustavo Kuerten (born September 10, 1976 in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina) is a former World No. ...
Surf The island is generally considered to be blessed with the best and most consistent waves in Brazil, and in early November of each year hosts what is currently South America's only ASP (Association of Surfing Professionals) World Championship Tour professional surfing competition. Brazil has played host to many an ASP tour event over the past 30 years. Former contest sites include Rio de Janeiro, Barra de Tijuca and Saquarema, but the past four years have seen the tour set up shop in Florianopolis. Falling towards the end of the tour, the past few years have seen several ASP world champions crowned in Brazil. In 2004 it was Andy Irons, and in 2005 it was Kelly Slater (who had his 2006 ASP World Title already stitched up by Brazil). Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 287 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) pt: Florianópolis-SC. CC-By-SA (See here my formal authorization) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared...
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Nickname: Location in Brazil Coordinates: , Country Region State Santa Catarina Founded March 23, 1726 Government - Mayor Dario Elias Berger (PMDB) Area - City 436. ...
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This article is about the Brazilian city. ...
Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Minority languages The minority languages of the state of Santa Catarina can be divided into two distinct groups: Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 258 KB) pt: Joinville-SC. (See here the authorization) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Joinville Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the...
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The Autoctone Languages or Indigenous Languages: Kaingang; Guaraní; others... The Kaingang people are spread out over the four southern Brazilian states of São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. ...
Guaranà (local name: avañeẽ ) is an Amerindian language of South America that belongs to the TupÃ-Guaranà subfamily. ...
The Extoctone Languages or Immigration Languages: German (Hunsrückisch, Pomeranian Pommersch/Plautdietsch); Italian (Italian or Venetian), Ukrainian (Ukrainian ; others (Polish, etc.) Hunsrückisch is a German dialect spoken in the Hunsrück region of Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz). ...
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Pommersch is a group of East Low German dialects. ...
Plautdietsch or Mennonite Low German, is a language (or groups of dialects of Low German) spoken in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Honduras, Belize, and Argentina by over 300,000 Mennonites, members of a religious group that fled from Holland and Belgium in the 1500s to escape...
A sign in Venetian reading Here we also speak Venetian Venetian or Venetan is a Romance language spoken by over five million people,[1] mostly in the Veneto region of Italy. ...
In some cities and villages, German and Ukrainian are still the first spoken language.
Main cities - Joinville
- Florianópolis
- Blumenau
- São José
- Criciúma
- Chapecó
- Lages
- Itajaí
- Jaraguá do Sul
- Palhoça
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The Palais du Louvre in Paris, which houses the Musée du Louvre, one of the worlds most famous museums, and most certainly the largest. ...
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Nickname: Location in Brazil Coordinates: Country Brazil Region South State Santa Catarina City Emancipation May 27, 1870 Government - Mayor Carlos José Stüpp (PSDB) Area - City 300. ...
For other uses, see Joinville (disambiguation). ...
Nickname: Location in Brazil Coordinates: , Country Region State Santa Catarina Founded March 23, 1726 Government - Mayor Dario Elias Berger (PMDB) Area - City 436. ...
Nickname: Cidade Jardim (Garden City) Founded September 2, 1850 Government - Mayor João Paulo Kleinübing Area - City 510 km² (196. ...
There are several parishes that have the name São José (Portuguese for Saint Joseph): // In Europe In the Azores São José, a parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada In Portugal São José, a parish in the municipality of Lisbon São José, a parish in the...
Criciúma is one of the major cities in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, located 180 km south of Florianópolis, the states capital. ...
Chapecó is a major city in the western area of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, located 630 km west of Florianópolis, the capital of the state. ...
Lages is a Brazilian town located in the south of the state of Santa Catarina. ...
Itajaà is a coastal city in State of Santa Catarina, Brazil. ...
Jaraguá do Sul is a city located in the north of Santa Catarina. ...
Palhoça is a city in Santa Catarina, Brazil. ...
See also: Nickname: Location in Brazil Coordinates: Country Brazil Region South State Santa Catarina City Emancipation May 27, 1870 Government - Mayor Carlos José Stüpp (PSDB) Area - City 300. ...
Location of Balneário Camboriú Coordinates: , Country Brazil Region Southern State Santa Catarina Incorporated July 20, 1964 Government - Mayor Rubens Spernau (PSDB) Area - City 46. ...
Brusque (France): A French commune in the department of Aveyron and the region Midi-Pyrénées. ...
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São Bento do Sul is a small town (pop. ...
Municipalities of Brazil This article is about the municipalities of Brazil. ...
References Brazilian Portuguese (português do Brasil in Portuguese) is a group of dialects of Portuguese written and spoken by virtually all the 190 million inhabitants of Brazil and by a couple of million Brazilian emigrants, mainly in the United States, United Kingdom, Portugal, Canada, Japan, and Paraguay. ...
European Portuguese (also named Continental Portuguese or Lusitanian Portuguese) is a group of Portuguese dialects spoken in Portugal. ...
IBGE, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica), is the agency responsible for statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information in Brazil. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
is the 199th day of the year (200th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
is the 199th day of the year (200th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
IBGE, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica), is the agency responsible for statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information in Brazil. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
is the 199th day of the year (200th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Notes This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. Encyclopædia Britannica, the eleventh edition The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911) is perhaps the most famous edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. ...
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Brazil is currently divided in five regions, by the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE). ...
Brazil is divided into twenty-six estados (states; singular estado) and one district, the Distrito Federal (Federal District) which contains the capital city, BrasÃlia. ...
The Brazilian Federal District (in Portuguese, Distrito Federal) is set apart for BrasÃlia, the capital of Brazil. ...
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Flag of Acre See other Brazilian States Capital Rio Branco Largest City Rio Branco Area 152 522 km² Population - Total - Density 557 526 3. ...
Flag of Amapá See other Brazilian States Capital Macapá Largest City Macapá Area 142 816 km² Population - Total - Density 477 032 3. ...
Capital (and largest city) Manaus Demonym Amazonense Government - Governor Eduardo Braga - Vice Governor Omar José Abdel Aziz Area - Total 1. ...
Capital (and largest city) Belém Demonym Paraense Government - Governor Ana Júlia Carepa - Vice Governor Odair Santos Corrêa Area - Total 1. ...
Flag of Rondônia See other Brazilian States Capital Porto Velho Largest City Porto Velho Area 238,512. ...
Flag of Roraima See other Brazilian States Capital Boa Vista Largest City Boa Vista Area 225,116. ...
Tocantins is one of the states of Brazil. ...
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Capital (and largest city) Maceió Demonym Alagoano Government - Governor Teotônio Vilela Filho - Vice Governor José Wanderley Neto Area - Total 27. ...
Capital (and largest city) Salvador Demonym Baiano Government - Governor Jacques Wagner - Vice Governor Edmundo Pereira Santos Area - Total 564. ...
Flag of Ceará See other Brazilian States Capital Fortaleza Largest City Fortaleza Area 148,016 km² Population - Total - Density 6,500,000 43. ...
Maranhão is one of the states of Brazil in the north-eastern region. ...
Flag of ParaÃba See other Brazilian States Capital João Pessoa Largest City João Pessoa Area 56. ...
Capital (and largest city) Recife Demonym Pernambucano Government - Governor Eduardo Campos - Vice Governor João Lyra Neto Area - Total 98. ...
Capital (and largest city) Teresina Demonym Piauiense Government - Governor Wellington Dias - Vice Governor Wilson Martins Area - Total 251. ...
Capital (and largest city) Natal Demonym Potiguar or Norte-rio-grandense Government - Governor Wilma de Faria - Vice Governor Iberê Paiva Ferreira de Souza Area - Total 52. ...
Flag of Sergipe See other Brazilian States Capital Aracaju Largest City Aracaju Area 21,994 km² Population - Total - Density 1. ...
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Capital (and largest city) Goiânia Demonym Goiano Government - Governor Alcides Rodrigues - Vice Governor Ademir Menezes Area - Total 340. ...
Capital (and largest city) Cuiabá Demonym Mato-grossense Government - Governor Blairo Maggi - Vice Governor Silval da Cunha Barbosa Area - Total 903. ...
Capital (and largest city) Campo Grande Demonym Sul-mato-grossense or Mato-grossense-do-sul Government - Governor André Puccinelli - Vice Governor Murilo Zauith Area - Total 357. ...
The Southeast Region of Brazil is composed by the states of EspÃrito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. ...
Motto Trabalha e Confia (Portuguese) Work and Trust [in God] Capital Vitória Largest city Vila Velha Demonym Capixaba or Espiritossantense Government - Governor Paulo Hartung - Vice Governor Ricardo Ferraço Area - Total 46. ...
Capital (and largest city) Belo Horizonte Demonym Mineiro Government - Governor Aécio Neves - Vice Governor Antônio Augusto Junho Anastasia Area - Total 588,528. ...
Flag of Rio de Janeiro See other Brazilian States Capital Rio de Janeiro Largest City Rio de Janeiro Area 43,696. ...
Motto Pro Brasilia Fiant Eximia (Latin) For Brazil Great Things Are Done Anthem Bandeirantes Anthem Capital (and largest city) São Paulo Demonym Paulista Government - Governor José Serra - Vice Governor Alberto Goldman Area - Total 248. ...
The Southern Region of Brazil is one of the five administrative regions of Brazil. ...
Capital (and largest city) Curitiba Demonym Paranaense Government - Governor Roberto Requião - Vice Governor Orlando Pessuti Area - Total 281. ...
Flag of Rio Grande do Sul See other Brazilian States Capital Porto Alegre Largest City Porto Alegre Area 282,062 km² Population - Total - Density 10. ...
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