Brusque, Santa Catarina

Brusque
Municipality
Downtown Brusque

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Nickname(s): Tissue City

Location of Brusque
Country  Brazil
Region South
Founded August 4, 1860
Area
 • Total 283,445 km2 (? sq mi)
Elevation 21 m (69 ft)
Population (2009)
 • Total 119 719
 • Density 360,8/km2 (9,340/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3 (BRT)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-2 (BRST)
Postal Code 88350-000
Area code(s) + 55 (47)
Website Brusque, Santa Catarina

Brusque is a city in Santa Catarina, Brazil. It was founded in 1860, by 55 German immigrants. The majority of the population are descendants of Germans along with Italians and Poles.

The city was originally called Colônia Itajahy, but on 17 January 1890 it was renamed Brusque after former Santa Catarina province president Francisco Carlos de Araújo Brusque.[1]

Sports

The official football team is Brusque Futebol Clube, founded on October 12, 1987.[2]

Brusque has a strong women's volleyball team in the Brazilian Super League.

Curiosities

Brusque (mid 20th century).

- The city is a pioneer in the invention of the voting machine, and the first polling station to use it was also in Brusque (1988).

- First Latin American city to have public computers (1995).

- Headquarters of the first spinning industry of Santa Catarina (1892 - Textile Factory Renaux).

- Headquarters of the only English colony of Santa Catarina (1867).

- The only city in Brazil to use chlorine dioxide to treat water consumed by the population.

Ethnic composition

90% Whites(200.000) 5% Pardos(50.000) 4% Blacks(45.000) 0.5% Native American(1.000) 0.5% Asian(1.000) Original Population: 50% German(250.000) 30% Italian(100.000) 10% Portuguese(50.000) 9% African(95.000) 1% Asian(6.000)

Religions

80% Catolics(250.000) 15% Luterans(100.000) 4% Evangelicals(50.000) 1% Jehovah's Witness(6.000)

Notable natives

References

  1. ↑ "O legado de Francisco Carlos de Araújo Brusque". Prefeitura de Brusque (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Brusque Futebol Clube" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2008-12-07.

Coordinates: 27°05′41.73″S 48°54′53.31″W / 27.0949250°S 48.9148083°W / -27.0949250; -48.9148083

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