São Joaquim

São Joaquim is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina, situated in southern Brazil. It is located at latitude 28 ° 17 '38 "south and longitude 49 ° 55' 54" West, with an altitude of 1353 meters. Its population in 2004 was 23,114 inhabitants. Located in the Planalto Serrano, is located 136 km to Tubarão, 81 km and 227 km of Lages in Florianopolis. The city has a large ethnic diversity, composed mainly of descendants of Portuguese, African, German, Italian and Japanese. There is also a large population coming from other states, mainly from Rio Grande do Sul.

The installation of a second town hall was on May 7, 1887 where they were elected as councilors Matheus Ribeiro de Sousa, Marcos Batista de Sousa, José Alves de Sa, Jose Rodrigues de Sousa, Joao de Deus Pinto de Arruda, Aureliano de Sousa e Oliveira (Neto) and Polycarp Jose Rodrigues.

Main economic activities

The town's economy was based on livestock, but became very popular with the cultivation of temperate fruits such as apple, where is produced the best Fuji apple which began in the 1970s with the Japanese colonization. Today, São Joaquim is the largest producer of fruit in the state, with over 1000 small producers. Tourism is also important for the town, considered one of the coldest places in Brazil and having the possibility of snowfalls, something lacking in most of Brazil. The town is also known for its wines, such as Villa Francioni, Quinta da Neve, Pericó and Sanjo, which are reaching international recognition.

Geography and climate

Situated 1,353 meters above sea level, São Joaquim is one of the highest cities in the country, as the altitude of the municipal seat. The climate of the city is subtropical or temperate (Cfb), with cool summers and low winter temperatures - the mercury has already scored -10 °C in the winter of 1991, and the record of the city - the records in Brazil are from -14 °C in the municipality of Caçador, and -17.8 °C (unofficial) in Morro da Igreja (Church Hill), in the neighboring municipality of Urubici. In summer the highest temperature ever recorded was 31.4 °C. Along with Urupema in the state, and São José dos Ausentes in Rio Grande do Sul, it is the coldest city of Brazil, with average annual temperature of 13 °C. The hottest month is January with an average temperature of 17 °C while the coldest month is July with an average of 9 °C. During the months of winter, it is common the occurrence of frost and occasionally in the cold days of more intense rainfall occurring in snow, which however does not appear many times a year and seldom are intense, because its relatively low latitude snowfalls to provide more abundant and more frequently.

See also

• Urubici
• Morro da Igreja

References

External links

• City Hall official website