Araranguá

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official_nameAraranguá, Brazil
nickname"Cidade das Avenidas" ("City of Avenues")
image_skylineVista do alto do Farol do Morro dos Conventos.jpg
image_captionView from Farol do Morro dos Conventos
image_flagBandeira ararangua.jpg
image_sealBrasao ararangua.jpg
image_mapSantaCatarina_Municip_Ararangua.svg
map_captionLocation in Brazil
pushpin_mapBrazil
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_type2State
subdivision_type3MesoRegion
subdivision_type4Microregion
subdivision_name
subdivision_name1South
subdivision_name2Santa Catarina Santa Catarina
subdivision_name3MesoRegion Sul Catarinense
subdivision_name4Microregion of Araranguá
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameCésar Antônio Cesa (MDB, 2021 – 2024)
established_titleFounded
established_dateMay 4, 1728
area_total_km2303,299
population_as_of2020
population_total68,867
population_density_km2auto
population_blank1_titleEthnic Groups
population_blank1Portuguese and Italian
timezoneBRT
utc_offset−3
coordinates
elevation_m13
websiteCity’s official website
blank_nameHDI (2000)
blank_info0.814 – high
blank1_nameClimate Type
blank1_infoTemperate
blank2_nameAverage Temp
blank2_info20 °C
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Araranguá is a city located in the southern part of Santa Catarina state, in the south of Brazil. It has 68,867 inhabitants and was settled mainly by Portuguese and Italians. Araranguá is known as "A Cidade das Avenidas" ("The City of the Avenues") because of its wide roads.

History

Until the 18th century, the city was inhabited mostly by Carijós and Kaingang Indians. 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 from Rio Grande do Sul to São Paulo. Araranguá became a waypoint for those between Viamão (former capital of Rio Grande do Sul) and Lages (in the top of the Planalto Serrano).

The first to arrive in Araranguá region were the Portugueses, who came from Laguna in the beginning of the 19th century. They first settled in the Morro dos Conventos. Later, Italian, German, Polish and Spanish immigrants and the African slaves arrived in the city. 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.

The city was founded 3 April 1880, and was named Araranguá after the Araranguá 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

Araranguá was struck by the Cyclone Catarina in the night between 28 and 29 March 2004 with winds up to 150 km/h. This event still intrigues scientists.

The city was again struck by at least two tornadoes in 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.

|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Araranguá (1976–2005) |Jan record high C = 37.0 |Feb record high C = 34.8 |Mar record high C = 34.0 |Apr record high C = 32.6 |May record high C = 34.4 |Jun record high C = 32.8 |Jul record high C = 32.9 |Aug record high C = 36.4 |Sep record high C = 37.2 |Oct record high C = 32.8 |Nov record high C = 36.4 |Dec record high C = 38.0 |Jan record low C = 15.0 |Feb record low C = 13.4 |Mar record low C = 8.0 |Apr record low C = 4.6 |May record low C = 1.0 |Jun record low C = 4.0 |Jul record low C = 1.6 |Aug record low C = 1.8 |Sep record low C = 2.4 |Oct record low C = 10.0 |Nov record low C = 12.0 |Dec record low C = 11.0 |Jan high C = 28.6 |Feb high C = 28.2 |Mar high C = 27.6 |Apr high C = 26.0 |May high C = 23.7 |Jun high C = 21.0 |Jul high C = 20.8 |Aug high C = 21.6 |Sep high C = 22.0 |Oct high C = 23.4 |Nov high C = 26.0 |Dec high C = 29.2 | year high C = |Jan mean C = 24.5 |Feb mean C = 23.9 |Mar mean C = 22.2 |Apr mean C = 20.0 |May mean C = 16.7 |Jun mean C = 14.2 |Jul mean C = 14.8 |Aug mean C = 15.9 |Sep mean C = 16.9 |Oct mean C = 19.1 |Nov mean C = 21.5 |Dec mean C = 23.8 | year mean C = |Jan low C = 20.8 |Feb low C = 20.5 |Mar low C = 18.1 |Apr low C = 14.9 |May low C = 11.2 |Jun low C = 9.4 |Jul low C = 10.5 |Aug low C = 11.2 |Sep low C = 12.3 |Oct low C = 15.2 |Nov low C = 17.7 |Dec low C = 19.0 | year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 119.1 |Feb precipitation mm = 114.9 |Mar precipitation mm = 148.9 |Apr precipitation mm = 78.2 |May precipitation mm = 48.7 |Jun precipitation mm = 72.8 |Jul precipitation mm = 66.8 |Aug precipitation mm = 113.9 |Sep precipitation mm = 161.6 |Oct precipitation mm = 108.1 |Nov precipitation mm = 82.4 |Dec precipitation mm = 67.0 |year precipitation mm = | Jan humidity = 83 | Feb humidity = 85 | Mar humidity = 81 | Apr humidity = 78 | May humidity = 80 | Jun humidity = 82 | Jul humidity = 85 | Aug humidity = 84 | Sep humidity = 80 | Oct humidity = 80 | Nov humidity = 78 | Dec humidity = 78 | year humidity = |Jan sun = 151 |Feb sun = 111 |Mar sun = 180 |Apr sun = 160 |May sun = 153 |Jun sun = 135 |Jul sun = 119 |Aug sun = 125 |Sep sun = 107 |Oct sun = 126 |Nov sun = 167 |Dec sun = 206 |year sun = | source 1 = Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA){{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240114130030/https://ainfo.cnptia.embrapa.br/digital/bitstream/item/143521/1/Atlas-climatico-da-regiao-Sul-do-Brasil.pdf | archive-date = 14 January 2024 | url = https://ainfo.cnptia.embrapa.br/digital/bitstream/item/143521/1/Atlas-climatico-da-regiao-Sul-do-Brasil.pdf | title = Atlas climático da Região Sul do Brasil: Estados do Paraná, Santa Catarina e Rio Grande do Sul. | publisher= EMBRAPA | access-date = 25 May 2024}}

Economy

  • Agriculture – production of rice, beans, tobacco and corn.
  • Industry – based on metallurgy, ceramics, furniture and textiles.
  • Commerce
  • Tourism

Education

The city has a campus of the Federal 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 the Federal Institute of Santa Catarina, which offers technical courses in Electromechanics, Fashion and Apparel Production, and undergraduate programs in Fashion Design and Physics .

Notable people

  • Mel Fronckowiak - Brazilian actress, writer, and TV host
  • Juliano (Juliano Gomes Soares) - Brazilian football player

Transportation

Highways

Araranguá is accessed by road mainly from the BR-101, an important highway that connects several major Brazilian cities. It lies roughly halfway between Porto Alegre and Florianópolis, the former being 210 km away.

Buses

The city is served by Viação Cidade for intra-city routes and by União, Pluma, SantoAnjo and Eucatur for inter-city and inter-state routes. Among cities served are Porto Alegre, Florianópolis, Curitiba and São Paulo besides most of the neighboring cities and cities along those routes.

References

References

  1. [https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sc/ararangua/panorama IBGE 2020]
  2. "Prefeitura de Araranguá".
  3. "Santa Catarina - Municípios - Araranguá".
  4. "(( Radar Sul )) História da Cidade de Araranguá - Santa Catarina - SC - Brasil".
  5. "APOLO11.COM - Furacão Catarina, o primeiro furacão brasileiro".
  6. "Município de Araranguá".
  7. "Viação Cidade Ltda".

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