Araranguá
Araranguá, Brazil | |
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| Nickname: "Cidade das Avenidas"( "City of Avenues" ) | |
 Location inBrazil | |
  Araranguá, Brazil | |
| Coordinates:28°56′06″S49°29′09″W/ 28.93500°S 49.48583°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | South |
| State |  Santa Catarina |
| MesoRegion | MesoRegion Sul Catarinense |
| Microregion | Microregion of Araranguá |
| Founded | May 4, 1728 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | César Antônio Cesa (MDB, 2021 – 2024) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 303,299 km2(117,104 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (2020[1]) | |
| • Total | 68,867 |
| • Density | 0.23/km2(0.59/sq mi) |
| • Ethnic Groups | Portuguese and Italian |
| Time zone | UTC−3(BRT) |
| HDI(2000) | 0.814 –high |
| Climate Type | Temperate |
| Average Temp | 20 °C (68 °F) |
| Website | City’s official website |
Araranguáis a city located in the southern part ofSanta Catarinastate, in the south ofBrazil.It has 68,867 inhabitants and was settled mainly byPortugueseandItalians.Araranguá is known as "A Cidade das Avenidas" ( "The City of the Avenues") because of its wide roads.
History
[edit]Until the 18th century, the city was inhabited mostly byCarijósandKaingangIndians. These ethnics groups disappeared after the arrival of the first Europeans settlers.
On 11 February 1728, was started the opening of the Caminho dos Conventos way that linked Morro dos Conventos ( "Convents Mountain") to Curitiba. This way became used mostly by the tropeiros, who carried cattle fromRio Grande do SultoSão Paulo.Araranguá became a waypoint for those betweenViamão(former capital of Rio Grande do Sul) andLages(in the top of the Planalto Serrano).[2]
The first to arrive in Araranguá region were thePortugueses,who came fromLagunain the beginning of the 19th century. They first settled in the Morro dos Conventos. Later,Italian,German,PolishandSpanishimmigrants and the Africanslavesarrived in the city.[3]In 1816 was inaugurated in the village of Canjicas the first chapel in the region. In 1864 was created the first church within the current city of Araranguá.[4]
The city was founded 3 April 1880, and was named Araranguá after theAraranguá River.The village was promoted to the condition of city in 1921.
Along the 20th century the city underwent some dismemberments. The city of Criciúma emancipated in 1925 followed by Turvo (1948), Sombrio (1953), Maracajá (1967) and Balneário Arroio do Silva (1997).
Climate
[edit]Araranguá was struck by theCyclone Catarinain the night between 28 and 29 March 2004 with winds up to 150 km/h. This event still intrigues scientists.[5]
The city was again struck by at least twotornadoesin the night of September, the 29th of 2009, the first ever recorded in the urban area, although others have been already spotted in rural areas. A school gymnasium collapsed over a house and many windows were broken in some shops, but there were no victims.[6]
| Climate data for Araranguá (1976–2005) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37.0 (98.6) |
34.8 (94.6) |
34.0 (93.2) |
32.6 (90.7) |
34.4 (93.9) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.9 (91.2) |
36.4 (97.5) |
37.2 (99.0) |
32.8 (91.0) |
36.4 (97.5) |
38.0 (100.4) |
38.0 (100.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.6 (83.5) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
26.0 (78.8) |
29.2 (84.6) |
24.8 (76.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.5 (76.1) |
23.9 (75.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
14.2 (57.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
23.8 (74.8) |
19.5 (67.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
11.2 (52.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
10.5 (50.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
12.3 (54.1) |
15.2 (59.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
15.1 (59.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
4.6 (40.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
4.0 (39.2) |
1.6 (34.9) |
1.8 (35.2) |
2.4 (36.3) |
10.0 (50.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
1.0 (33.8) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 119.1 (4.69) |
114.9 (4.52) |
148.9 (5.86) |
78.2 (3.08) |
48.7 (1.92) |
72.8 (2.87) |
66.8 (2.63) |
113.9 (4.48) |
161.6 (6.36) |
108.1 (4.26) |
82.4 (3.24) |
67.0 (2.64) |
1,182.4 (46.55) |
| Averagerelative humidity(%) | 83 | 85 | 81 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 81 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 151 | 111 | 180 | 160 | 153 | 135 | 119 | 125 | 107 | 126 | 167 | 206 | 1,740 |
| Source:Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária(EMBRAPA)[7] | |||||||||||||
Economy
[edit]- Agriculture – production of rice,beans,tobacco andcorn.
- Industry – based onmetallurgy,ceramics,furniture and textiles.
- Commerce
- Tourism
Education
[edit]The city has a campus of theFederal University of Santa Catarina,inaugurated on 10 August 2009. With headquarters in Mato Alto and Jardim das Avenidas, the campus offers 4 undergraduate programs (Computer Engineering, Energy Engineering, Physiotherapy and Information and Communication Technologies) and 4 masters programs (Rehabilitation Sciences, Energy and Sustainability, Physics Teaching and Information and Communication Technologies).
Also located in Araranguá is a campus of theFederal Institute of Santa Catarina,which offers technical courses in Electromechanics, Fashion and Apparel Production, and undergraduate programs in Fashion Design and Physics.
Notable people
[edit]- Juliano(Juliano Gomes Soares) - Brazilian football player
Transportation
[edit]Highways
[edit]Araranguá is accessed by road mainly from theBR-101,an important highway that connects several major Brazilian cities. It lies roughly halfway betweenPorto AlegreandFlorianópolis,the former being 210 km (130 mi) away.
Buses
[edit]The city is served by Viação Cidade[8]for intra-city routes and by União, Pluma, SantoAnjo and Eucatur for inter-city and inter-state routes. Among cities served arePorto Alegre,Florianópolis,CuritibaandSão Paulobesides most of the neighboring cities and cities along those routes.
See also
[edit]List of municipalities in Santa Catarina
References
[edit]- ^IBGE 2020
- ^"Prefeitura de Araranguá".Retrieved19 February2024.
- ^"Santa Catarina - Municípios - Araranguá".Archived fromthe originalon 24 May 2011.Retrieved8 January2009.
- ^"(( Radar Sul )) História da Cidade de Araranguá - Santa Catarina - SC - Brasil".Archived fromthe originalon 12 February 2009.Retrieved8 January2009.
- ^"APOLO11.COM - Furacão Catarina, o primeiro furacão brasileiro".www.apolo11.com.Retrieved19 February2024.
- ^"Município de Araranguá".
- ^"Atlas climático da Região Sul do Brasil: Estados do Paraná, Santa Catarina e Rio Grande do Sul"(PDF).EMBRAPA. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 14 January 2024.Retrieved25 May2024.
- ^"Viação Cidade Ltda".www.viacidade.com.br.Retrieved6 November2023.
External links
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