Brusque is a city in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. It was founded in 1860, by 55 German immigrants.
Brusque | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Brusque | |
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| Nickname: Tissue City | |
 Location in Santa Catarina | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | South |
| State |  Santa Catarina |
| Founded | August 4, 1860 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ari Vequi (MDB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 284.749 km2 (109.942 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 137,689 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| Postal Code | 88350-000 |
| Area code | + 55 (47) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.795 – high[3] |
| Website | brusque |
The city was originally called Colônia Itajahy, but on 17 January 1890 it was renamed Brusque after former Santa Catarina province president Francisco Carlos de Araújo Brusque.[4]
Sports
editThe official football team is Brusque Futebol Clube, founded on October 12, 1987.[5]
Brusque has a strong women's volleyball team in the Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol.
Curiosities
edit- The city is a pioneer in the invention of the voting machine, and the first polling station to use it was also in Brusque (1988).
- First Latin American city to have public computers (1995).
- Headquarters of the first spinning industry of Santa Catarina (1892 - Textile Factory Renaux).
- Headquarters of the only English colony of Santa Catarina (1867).
- The only city in Brazil to use chlorine dioxide to treat water consumed by the population.
Current ethnic composition: 90% Whites; 5% Pardos; 4% Blacks; 0.5% Native American; 0.5% Asian. Original Population: 50% German; 30% Italian; 10% Portuguese; 9% African; 1% Asian.
Religions
edit80% Catholics; 15% Lutherans; 4% Evangelicals; 1% Jehovah's Witness.
Notable people
edit- Júlia Bergmann, volleyball player for the Brazilian national team
- Murilo Fischer - Professional road bicycle racer
- Ederson Tormena - Footballer
- Brandão - Footballer
- Luciano Hang - Businessman
Climate
edit| Climate data for Brusque, Santa Catarina (1976–2005) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 40.4 (104.7) |
41.0 (105.8) |
40.2 (104.4) |
35.6 (96.1) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
35.0 (95.0) |
38.2 (100.8) |
36.6 (97.9) |
39.2 (102.6) |
40.9 (105.6) |
41.0 (105.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.0 (87.8) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
27.6 (81.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
27.8 (82.0) |
29.8 (85.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.4 (75.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
17.8 (64.0) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
17.6 (63.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
19.8 (67.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.6 (67.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
13.2 (55.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
12.0 (53.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
15.5 (59.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
4.6 (40.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
6.6 (43.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 225.4 (8.87) |
194.6 (7.66) |
156.9 (6.18) |
88.0 (3.46) |
91.3 (3.59) |
97.6 (3.84) |
117.1 (4.61) |
95.9 (3.78) |
126.8 (4.99) |
166.8 (6.57) |
161.3 (6.35) |
188.8 (7.43) |
1,710.5 (67.33) |
| Source: Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)[6] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics" (in Portuguese). 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
2018 Area Total
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "O legado de Francisco Carlos de Araújo Brusque". Prefeitura de Brusque (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "Brusque Futebol Clube" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- ^ "Atlas climático da Região Sul do Brasil: Estados do Paraná, Santa Catarina e Rio Grande do Sul" (PDF). EMBRAPA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
External links
edit- (in Portuguese) Brusque page
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