Vale do Itajaí
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Vale do Itajaí also known as Vale Europeu (or "European Valley") is a mesoregion located in the Northeastern part of the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. It has about 1.3 million inhabitants and comprises four smaller regions: Blumenau, Itajaí, Ituporanga and Rio do Sul. Most of the population is of German and Italian ancestry.[1]
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Climate
Vale do Itajaí experiences a humid subtropical climate. The seasons of the year are distinct, with a well-defined summer and winter, and characteristic weather for fall and spring. Frost is infrequent, but occurs occasionally in the winter. Due to the proximity of the sea, the relative humidity of the atmosphere is 80% on average. There is significant precipitation which is well distributed throughout the year.
[edit] Economy
The most significant period for tourism is during Oktoberfest, a traditional Bavarian beer festival, which sold 365.288 tickets at its pavilions in 2005—at which 266.811 liters of beer were drunk. The record for public attendance was set in 1992, when over 1 million tickets were sold.
Joinville The city has one of the highest standards of living in Brazil. Its industrial output is the third largest in the Southern States of Brazil - after the large main cities of Porto Alegre and Curitiba.
[edit] Infrastructure
[edit] National airport
Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport. Joinville is one of the largest in the Southern Region. In 2003 Joinville Airport recorded movement of 180 thousand passengers and nearly 10.000 takeoffs and landings. These figures grew in 2004. On March 8, 2004, during commemorations of the city’s 153rd anniversary, Joinville gained a newly upgraded airport. A new passenger terminal opened at Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport, able to handle up to 500 thousand people a year. A new administrative building and control tower were also built. The airport adopted the Aeroshopping concept, which Infraero is implementing at its airports. The number of shops went from 8 to 22. The expectation is that implementation of the airport/shopping center idea will boost the number of jobs generated by the airport by 40%.
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