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<!-- This page lists state and national mottos for the worlds independent states and their subdivisions. ... A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is formally recognized by a countrys government as their states official national song. ... Map of Brazil highlighting the state Santa Catarina File links The following pages link to this file: Santa Catarina State Categories: GFDL images ... In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Joinville can refer to Jean de Joinville (1224 - December 24, 1319), one of the great chroniclers of medieval France. ... An official language is something that is given a unique status in the countries, states, and other territories. ... Here is a list of the countries of the world sorted by area. ... Here is a list of the countries of the world sorted by area. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... This is a list of sovereign states and other territories by population, estimates from the year of 2005. ... List of countries/dependencies by population density in inhabitants/km². The figures in the following table are based on areas including inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). ... In economics, purchasing power parity (PPP) is a method used to calculate an alternative exchange rate between the currencies of two countries. ... This is a list of countries of the world sorted by their Gross domestic product (GDP), the value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. ... This is a list of countries of the world sorted by their gross domestic product (GDP) at purchasing power parity (PPP) per capita, the value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year, divided by the average population for the same year. ... The word real has many different meanings: Real is something that exists, in the physical sense. ... ISO 4217 is an international standard describing three letter codes to define the names of currencies established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ... Time zones are areas of the Earth that have adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Daylight saving time (also called DST, or Summer time) is the portion of the year in which a regions local time is advanced by (usually) one hour from its standard official time. ... Coordinated Universal Time or UTC, also sometimes referred to as Zulu time, is an atomic realization of Universal Time or Greenwich Mean Time, the astronomical basis for civil time. ... Coordinated Universal Time or UTC, also sometimes referred to as Zulu time, is an atomic realization of Universal Time or Greenwich Mean Time, the astronomical basis for civil time. ... The following is a list of currently existing Internet Top-level domains (TLDs). ... .br is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Brazil. ... List of country calling codes - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil. Its capital is Florianópolis, which lies on the island named Santa Catarina. Neighboring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. To the west it also borders Argentina. 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, Brasília. ... Florianópolis (also known as Floripa) is the capital city of Santa Catarina State in southern Brazil. ... Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil. ... Other meanings: Paraná, Argentina, Paraná River Paraná is one of the states of Brazil, located in the southern part of the country, bordering Paraguay and Argentina. ...

Geography

The Atlantic Ocean coast has many beaches, islands, bays and inlets. The centre of the is covered with groves of Brazilian pines, the southwest has prairies, and the east and west strips of forests.

Santa Catarina is considered the coldest state in the country of Brazil. It's also the only Brazilian state where it snows, occasionally during the winter, because of its highlands. In the mid 90's, during a rigorous winter, it snowed on its countryside about 2 meters of snow, equivalent to the quantity of snow that falls in the winter of Russia or Canada.

History

The state dates from 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, and other parts of Europe later arrived, with one result being an abundance of small, family held farms in the state's interior. Events War resumes between Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V. This time Henry VIII of England is allied to the Emperor, while James V of Scotland and Sultan Suleiman I are allied to the French. ... Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim August 10 - Building of the Royal Greenwich Observatory began November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ... Events January 1 - Bouvet Island is discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier. ... 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. ... Europe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

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, Brazilian meteorologists called it Catarina, after the state. 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Deaths • 08 Abu Abbas • 20 Queen Juliana • 28 Peter Ustinov • 30 Alistair Cooke More March 2004 deaths Ongoing events EU Enlargement Exploration of Mars: Rovers Haiti Rebellion Israeli-Palestinian conflict Occupation of Iraq Same-sex marriage in... This article is about weather phenomena. ... For other uses, see Atlantic (disambiguation) The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of its surface. ... Cumulus clouds This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... A South Atlantic tropical cyclone is an unusual weather event which occurs below the equator in the southern Atlantic Ocean. ...

Economics

Santa Catarina has one of the highest standards of living in Brazil, and is a major agricultural and industrial center. Cattle breeding and mineral mining are predominant. The state is also home to industrial giants as Embraco and Hering. Founded in 1971 - with the purpose of supplying the Brazilian refrigeration industry which, up until then, relied entirely on imported compressors - EMBRACO began production in 1974. ... The company is part of Cia. ...

Other key cities apart from the captital include Chapecó, Joinville, Blumenau, the site of a major annual Oktoberfest (the 2nd biggest of the world), and the resort town of Balneário Camboriú. 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. ... Joinville can refer to Jean de Joinville (1224 - December 24, 1319), one of the great chroniclers of medieval France. ... Blumenau is a city in Santa Catarina state in southern Brazil. ... Carriage parade, Oktoberfest 2004 Oktoberfest is a two-week beer festival with an amusement park held each year in Munich (München), Bavaria, Germany, during late September and early October. ...

Flag

The central shield in the flag shows the coat of arms of the state. It is located on a green lozenge, which itself is located on red-white-red horizontal stripes. The flag was adopted on October 29, 1953 by law no. 975. Flag of the Brazilian state Santa Catarina. ... October 29 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Minority languages

The minority languages of the state of Santa Catarina can be divided into two distinct groups:

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. ... Guarani was one of the most important tribal groups of South America, having the former home territory chiefly between the Uruguay and lower Paraguay Rivers, in what is now Paraguay and the Provinces of Corrientes and Entre Rios of Argentina. ...

The Extoctone Languages or Immigration Languages: German (Hunsrückisch, Pomeranian/Plautdietsch); Italian (Italian or veneto); others (Polish, etc.) Hunsrückisch is a German dialect spoken in the Hunsrück region of Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz). ... Country of origin Poland and Germany Common nicknames Classification and breed standards The Pomeranian is a breed of dog in the spitz family, named for the Pomerania region of Poland and East Germany, and classed as a toy dog breed because of its small size. ... Plautdietsch, or Mennonite Low German, is a language spoken by the Mennonites, who are ethnically Dutch, but who adopted a East Low German dialect while they were refugees in the Vistula delta area of Royal Prussia (later the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth), beginning in the early-to-mid 1500s. ... Veneto is a region in northeastern Italy, bordering on Lombardy, Trentino-South Tyrol, Austria, Friuli Venezia Giulia, and Emilia-Romagna, between the Alps and the Adriatic Sea. ...

Cities

• Araranguá
• Blumenau
• Chapecó
• Criciúma
• Florianópolis
• Imbituba
• Itajaí
• Itapoá
• Joinville
• Lages
• Laguna
• São José
• São Francisco do Sul
• São Bento do Sul
• Palhoça

Blumenau is a city in Santa Catarina state in southern Brazil. ... 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. ... Criciúma is one of the major cities in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, located 180 km south of Florianópolis, the states capital. ... Florianópolis (also known as Floripa) is the capital city of Santa Catarina State in southern Brazil. ... Joinville can refer to Jean de Joinville (1224 - December 24, 1319), one of the great chroniclers of medieval France. ... Lages is a Brazilian town of the state of Santa Catarina. ... Laguna is a Brazilian city located in the southern state of Santa Catarina, located 120 kilometers south of the states capital, Florianópolis. ... 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... The third-oldest city in the post-Columbian era. ... São Bento do Sul is a small town (pop. ... Palhoça is a city in Santa Catarina, Brazil. ...

External links

• Official homepage (Portuguese)
• Official Hotel Guide; Webhotel.
• Brazilian Embassy in London

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