Tubarão

Tubarão (lit. "shark") is a Brazilian municipality located in southern part of Santa Catarina state. Its coordinates are 28º28′00″ S and 49º00′25″ W. The population, according to the IBGE/2010 Brazilian Census was 97,281. It is the main city of the Tubarão River basin region, which comprises 20 municipalities and a population of 350,000 inhabitants.

Tubarão, Santa Catarina
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Nickname(s): 
Cidade Azul ("Blue city" in Portuguese)
Tubarão, Santa Catarina
Coordinates: 28°28′00″S 49°00′25″W
Country Brazil
RegionSouth
State Santa Catarina
City EmancipationMay 27, 1870
Government
 • MayorJoares Carlos Ponticceli (PP)
Area
 • Total300.273 km2 (117.1 sq mi)
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2018 est.)[1]
 • Total104,937
 • Density340.95/km2 (883.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2 (UTC-2)
WebsitePrefeitura Municipal de Tubarão

Also see Port of Tubarao

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). 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 German immigrants came to this region and the Tereza Christina Railway was inaugurated in 1884. One of the worst natural catastrophes in Brazil took place in Tubarão, on March 28, 1974. The Tubarão River waters flooded about 80% of urban area. The flood made 199 fatal casualties and left about 45,000 people homeless.

Geography
Twilight in Tubarão downtown

The city is located 133 kilometers south of Florianópolis, the state capital, in the South Brazilian coast plains. Its urban area is crossed by the Tubarão River and, in parallel, 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 activity. The climate 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 and ceramic tiles. Tourism is also important due to its thermal water resources in Rio do Pouso and Guarda da Margem Esquerda localities.

Notable people

Arts

Dener Pacheco (1981–2010) - actor and model

Luiz Henrique Rosa (1938–1985) - musician and soccer player

Willy Zumblick (1913–2008) - painter

Literature

Alberto Cargnin (1925–2007) - romancist and journalist

Walter Zumblick (1908–1989) - historian

Sports

Politics

Heriberto Hülse (1902–1972) - Governor of Santa Catarina 1958-1961

Demography
Tubarão's Catholic Cathedral

The main ethnic groups are Portuguese-Azorians, German and Italian descendants and Afro-Brazilian. Tubarão is 12th largest city in the state. The total population (IBGE/2010) was 97,281 people.

The most illustrious citizen was Willy Zumblick, German descendant painter. There is a Museum in downtown area named after him.

Sport

The local association football team is Clube Atlético Tubarão who is the one of the major teams of southern Santa Catarina

See also
  • Aikanã, an indigenous people of the Brazil's Amazonian lowlands, also called Tubarão

References
  1. "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics" (PDF). 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2019. 2018 Estimates of Population
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