Santo Amaro da Imperatriz, or simply Santo Amaro, is a
municipality in
Santa Catarina located close to the state capital
Florianópolis
Florianópolis () is the capital and second largest city of the state of Santa Catarina, in the South region of Brazil. The city encompasses Santa Catarina Island and surrounding small islands, as well as part of the mainland. It has a populat ...
and is connected to
Palhoça by
BR-282 in the northeast.
Location
The municipality contains part of the
Serra do Tabuleiro State Park, a protected area created in 1975.
The lushly-forested park protects the sources of the
Vargem do Braço,
Cubatão and
D'Una rivers, which supply most of the drinking water for greater Florianópolis and the south coast region.
There are several farms in the municipality. The only urban zone is situated in
Downtown
''Downtown'' is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's sometimes commercial, cultural and often the historical, political and geographic heart. It is often synonymous with its central business distric ...
Santo Amaro.
Parties and festivals
The Festa do Divino Espírito Santo (Divine Holy Spirit Party) is the main religious celebration of the Florianópolis Region. Festa do Milho (Corn Festival) is another important festival of Santo Amaro.
Economy
Even though Santo Amaro is a small city, important enterprises were founded in the city. Imperatriz Supermarkets was founded in 1974 and is the most profitable supermarket of Santa Catarina. É de Casa Supermarkets is also another important supermarkets network.
Auto Viação Imperatriz is the bus enterprise that drives people to
Águas Mornas,
Palhoça,
São José and
Florianópolis
Florianópolis () is the capital and second largest city of the state of Santa Catarina, in the South region of Brazil. The city encompasses Santa Catarina Island and surrounding small islands, as well as part of the mainland. It has a populat ...
. Imperatriz is also another important enterprise that manufactures
ice-cream.
As Santo Amaro is mainly a rural city, their economy is based on it.
File:Hospital SFA.JPG, Hospital
File:Santo Amaro da Imperatriz, Santa Catarina, Brasil.JPG, Street
File:Foto Sto Amaro.jpg, Church of Santo Amaro da Imperatriz
References
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Municipalities in Santa Catarina (state)