Sombrio

Sombrio
Municipality

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Sombrio
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 29°06′14″S 49°37′44″W / 29.10389°S 49.62889°W / -29.10389; -49.62889
Country  Brazil
Region South
State Santa Catarina
Mesoregion Sul Catarinense
Founded 1820
Area
 • Total 142.745 km2 (55.114 sq mi)
Elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 26,626
 • Density 190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 889600-000
Area code(s) (+55) 48

Sombrio is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.[1][2][3][4]

Economy

In agriculture, the main products are rice, tobacco and banana. In industry, there are clothing, ceramics, furniture and footwear, and commerce, clothing stores, materials construction, appliance stores, among others.

Tourism

The city of Sombrio has as main tourist sights the Furnas, Morro da Moça, Morro da Santa and the Calçadão Cultural. Its main festive dates are the city's birthday, on December 30th, Festa do Padroeiro on June 13, and Arraialfest, a large party held every two years, usually in the last final of July week. For many years an explanation has been sought for this name, which many do not like because of the sadness and discouragement that the same erroneously seems to contain. In the present case the name connects to the word shadow, remembering rest. Certain fig trees which served as a place where the traveler rested, fleeing from the heat of the heat, shaded people, from which came the name of the city. At that time it was the only way to the city of Viamão and many travelers stopped in the shade of the trees to rest, hence the name of the city, only in 1820 the village that gave rise to Sombrio appeared.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.

Coordinates: 29°06′14″S 49°37′44″W / 29.1039°S 49.6289°W / -29.1039; -49.6289

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