Florianópolis

Florianópolis is a city Brésil ienne, capital of the State of Santa Catarina since 1823, located on the island of Santa Catarina.

History

Other names of the city

The first name given to the city was “Meiembipe”, name given by the Indians Carijós who lived there before European colonization. With the arrival of Francisco Dias Velho, a colony takes the name of “Nossa Senhora C Desterro”, or simply “Desterro”. After the defeat of the federalistic troops during the Federalistic Revolution (1893-1895), it becomes definitively “Florianópolis”, according to the name Floriano Peixoto, Head of the Brazilian State. The city is also popularly called “Floripa”.

Geography

The municipality of Florianópolis, which includes/understands a continental part and an insular part, recovers 433 km ² for a population of: 406564 inhabitants in July 2006, according to the estimates of IBGE. The major part of the population of the municipality concentrates around the Détroit separating the island from the continent, in the district of the center. The municipality gathers on the whole 12 District S. It is also the center of the metropolitan region of Florianópolis.

Demography

The urban surface of Florianópolis is consisted of the municipalities of Florianópolis, São Jose, Palhoça and Biguaçu which forms a continuous urban core. The Conurbation of these four municipalities gathers: 794204 inhabitants, according to the estimates of the IBGE.

Climatic characteristics

Florianópolis shows climatic characteristics inherent in the southern littoral of the Brésil. The Saison S are marked, with a well defined Hiver and a be, intermediate seasons with caracteric similar. The average of the maximum Température S of the hot months varies between 26 °C and 31 °C and the average of minimal of the cold months between 7,5 °C and 12 °C. The average annual temperature turns around 24 °C. The lowest temperature recorded in the city was of 0 °C and highest of 39 °C. The Gelée S are rare but they can arrive sporadically during the winter. From the proximity of the sea, the relative Humidité of the air is approximately 80% on average. The Précipitations significant and are well distributed throughout the year. Average annual precipitations over the period 1911-1984 were of 1521 Misters It does not have there a dry season, the summer generally presenting greatest pluviometry. Important precipitations take place from January to March, with an average of 160 mm monthly. From April at December, one notes few variations, with an average of 100 mm per month. The lowest values are noted from June to August.

Relief

The island of Santa Catarina has a lengthened and narrow form, with an overall length of 54 km and an average width of 18 km. Its littoral, cut out enough, present of many Handle S, point S, island S, bay S and Lac S. the island is parallel to located the continent, from which it is separated by a narrow channel. Its relief is made of discontinuous mountainous points, whose altitude varies between 400 and 532 Mr. the point highest of the island is the Morro C Ribeirão, with 532 meters of altitude. Parallel to the reliefs, one finds spaces of plains, in direction of the East and towards the North-West of the island. In its part Is, the coast present nombeuses Dune S of sand formed under the action of the winds.

Administrative division

The municipality of Florianópolis is divided into 12 district S.

See also: List of the districts of Florianópolis

Tourism

major tourist Destination in Brazil, the island of Santa Catarina is mainly known for its many beaches very appraisals of the surfers.

See also: List of the beaches of Florianópolis

One can make also there Randonnée S in one of the last areas covered by the Atlantic Forêt (atlântica subdued) which covered in the beginning the near total of the Brazilian Littoral of Nordeste to the Southern area.

In the city even, one can in particular admire:

the Palate Cruz E Sousa, old residence of the governor of the State, shelters a museum today;
the suspended bridge Hercílio Luz, which connects the island to the continent, built between 1922 and 1926;
the government contract;
the metropolitan cathedral;
the place Fifteen of Novembro.

On the island of Santa Catarina, the municipality counts several localities having known to preserve their picturesque side in a style dating from the time of from the Azores colonization of the area, like Santo Antônio de Lisboa and Ribeirão da Ilha.

One finds there also various fortresses, built between 1740 and 1744, by the sergeant Jose da Silva Paes, which ordered the northern and southern accesses of bay located between the island and the continent.

Higher education

The city counts several universities, among which:

UFSC, federal University of Santa Catarina, one of the most re-elected country;
UDESC, University of the State de Santa Catarina;
UNISUL, University of the South of Santa Catarina.

Famous personalities of Florianópolis

Sport

The city comprises two principal clubs of Football, the Figueirense Futebol Clube evolving/moving in 1 {{era}} national division and the Avaí Futebol Clube, evolving/moving in 2 {{E}} national division.

Florianópolis also accommodates one of the major clubs Brazilian of Volley-ball, the Cimed Florianópolis, champion of the Brésil in 2006.

See too

External bonds

Official site of the municipality
Handy guide of Florianópolis
Florianópolis on the official site of the State de Santa Catarina
Given on Florianópolis on the site of the federation of the municipalities of Santa Catarina
historical and administrative Card of Florianópolis in the base of data of the IBGE
Statistical data and economic on Florianópolis - Cidades@IBGE

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