- Tubarão
Infobox City
official_name = Tubarão, Santa Catarina
nickname = Cidade Azul ("Blue city in portuguese")
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map_caption = Location in Santa CatarinaBrazil
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = Region
subdivision_type2 = State
subdivision_name = flagicon|BRABrazil
subdivision_name1 = South
subdivision_name2 = flagicon|Santa Catarina Santa Catarina
leader_title =Mayor
leader_name = Carlos José Stüpp (PSDB)
established_title = City Emancipation
established_date =May 27 ,1870
area_magnitude = 1 E8
area_total_km2 = 300.273
area_total_sq_mi = 117.1
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population_as_of = 2006
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population_total = 95339
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timezone =UTC-3
utc_offset = -3
timezone_DST =UTC-2
utc_offset_DST = -2
latd= 28
latm= 28
lats= 00
latNS= S
longd= 49
longm= 00
longs= 25
longEW= W
elevation_m = 7
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website = [http://www.tubarao.sc.gov.br/ Prefeitura Municipal de Tubarão]
footnotes = Tubarão is aBrazil iancity located in southern part of Santa Catarina state. Itcoordinates are 28º28'00" S and 49º00'25"W. The population, according to the 2001 Brazilian Census was 88,470. It is the main city of theTubarão River basin region, which comprises 20 municipalities and a population of 350,000 inhabitants.History
Tubarão was named after a native tribal chief called Tubanharô, which means ferocious father in
guaraní language. Thus, it does not have any relation to the word tubarão (shark in Portuguese language).The first settlement, which later became the city, was founded in 1773 by troopers as a halfway point between Laguna and the uplands.Coal was discovered in Tubarão outskirts in the 18th century. The city emancipated from Laguna in 1870. In the following years Italian and Germanimmigrants came to this region and theTereza Christina Railway was inaugurated in 1884. One of the worst natural catastrophes in Brazil took place in Tubarão, onMarch 28 ,1974 . The Tubarão River waters flooded about 80% of urban area. Theflood made 199 fatal casualties and left about 45,000 people homeless.Geography
The city is located 133 kilometers southward bound
Florianópolis , the state capital, in the South Brazilian coast plans. Its urban area is crossed by the Tubarão River and, parallelly, the BR-101 federal highway. Some lakes and swamp areas are found in the surrounding areas, although its landscape has been modified several times by human acts. Theclimate is subtropical (Köppen climate classification ).Neighbor cities are Laguna, Capivari de Baixo, Gravatal, Pedras Grandes, Jaguaruna, São Ludgero, Orleans and Treze de Maio.Economy
The main economy is based on
agriculture (rice plantations),furniture industry andceramic tiles.Tourism is also important due to its thermal water resources in Rio do Pouso and Guarda da Margem Esquerda localities.Culture
Painting
Willy Zumblick (1913–2008)
Literature
Alberto Cargnin (1925–2007) - "romancist and journalist"
Walter Zumblick (
1908-1989 ) - "historian"Demography
The main ethnic groups are Portuguese-Azorians, German and Italian descendants and Afro-Brazilian. Tubarão is 12th largest city in the state. The total estimated population (
IBGE /2006) was 95,339 people.The most illustrious citizen was
Willy Zumblick , German descendant painter. There is aMuseum in downtown area named after him.External links
* [http://www.tubarao.sc.gov.br/ City hall site]
* [http://www.unisul.br/ UNISUL - Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina, local university]
* [http://www.belasantacatarina.com.br/tubarao/ Tubarão Touristic site] (in portuguese)
* [http://www.notisul.com.br/ Notisul - Local newspaper] (in portuguese)
* [http://www.diariodosul.com.br/ Diário do Sul - Local newspaper] (in portuguese)
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