Jaraguá do Sul

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Jaraguá do Sul
View os city from Morro da Boa Vista
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Location in Brazil
Jaraguá do Sul Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 26°29′S 49°04′W / -26.483, -49.067
Country	Brazil
Region	South
State	Santa Catarina
Founded	25 July 1876
Government
- Mayor	Moacir Antônio Bertoldi (PR)
Area
- Total	182 km² (70.3 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population (2006)
- Total	131,786
- Density	247.4/km² (640.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
- Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
HDI (2006) 0.850 – high
Website: Prefeitura Municipal de Jaraguá do Sul

Jaraguá do Sul ( 26°29′10″S, 49°04′00″W) is a city located in the north of the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina.

[edit] History

The city was founded on 25 July 1876 by the engineer and Brazilian Army colonel Emílio Carlos Jourdan and his family. The city was originally named just Jaraguá, but it was later renamed to Jaraguá do Sul due to a city already named Jaraguá in Goiás state.^[1]

[edit] Etymology

Jaraguá means Lord of the Valley in Tupi-Guarani language. It was the name given by the Indigineous population of the city to the Boa Vista Hill (Morro da Boa Vista).^[1] Do Sul means of the south.

[edit] Geography

It borders Campo Alegre and São Bento do Sul to the north; Blumenau, Massaranduba, Pomerode and Rio dos Cedros to the south; Guaramirim, Joinville and Schroeder to the east and Corupá to the west.

The Itapocu River is Jaraguá do Sul's most important river, crossing the city, being Jaraguá River and Itapocuzinho River its main affluents.

[edit] Sports

Malwee/Jaraguá, formerly known as Associação Desportiva Jaraguá, is a successful futsal club, which have won the national league twice. In 2007, the city's arena, named Arena Jaraguá, hosted the final matches of the Grand Prix de Futsal.^[2]

The city's football (soccer) club is Grêmio Esportivo Juventus. The retired goalkeeper Eduardo Roberto Stinghen, nicknamed Ado, was born in the city in 1946.

[edit] Industry

WEG Industries, which is one of the largest Latin American electric motors manufacturers, operates a manufacturing plant in Jaraguá do Sul.

[edit] Schützenfest

The Schützenfest (also known in Brazil as Festa dos Atiradores) is a traditional festival held annually since 1988, celebrated in October in Jaraguá do Sul. It is part of the popular festivals celebrated in that month in Santa Catarina state due to the German colonization in the region.^[3]

[edit] Demographics

[edit] Ethnic groups

The first inhabitants of the city were the indigenous people of the Xokleng and the Kaingang.^[4] Later the following ethnic groups immigrated to the city: Germans, Hungarians, Italians, Poles, and Africans, which were brought to the city as slaves.^[5]

[edit] Population growth

[edit] Suburbs or areas

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• (Portuguese) Jaraguá do Sul City Hall

v • d • e Norte Catarinense mesoregion of Santa Catarina , Brazil mesoregions of Santa Catarina: Grande Florianópolis • Norte Catarinense • Oeste Catarinense • Serrana • Sul Catarinense • Vale do Itajaí Canoinhas Bela Vista do Toldo • Canoinhas • Irineópolis • Itaiópolis • Mafra • Major Vieira • Monte Castelo • Papanduva • Porto União • Santa Terezinha • Timbó Grande • Três Barras Joinville Araquari • Balneário Barra do Sul • Corupá • Garuva • Guaramirim • Itapoá • Jaraguá do Sul • Joinville • Massaranduba • São Francisco do Sul • Schroeder São Bento do Sul Campo Alegre • Rio Negrinho • São Bento do Sul

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