Tubarão (lit. "

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") is a Brazilian

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located in southern part of Santa Catarina state. The population, according to the IBGE/2020 estimate was 106,422. It is the main city of the Tubarão River basin region, which comprises 20 municipalities and a population of 350,000 inhabitants.

History

Tubarão was named after a native tribal chief called Tubanharô, which means "ferocious father" in Guaraní language. Thus, it does not have any relation to the word tubarão ("shark" in Portuguese). The first settlement, which later became the city, was founded in 1773 by troopers as a halfway point between Laguna and the uplands.

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was discovered in Tubarão outskirts in the 18th century. The city emancipated from Laguna in 1870. In the following years Italian and

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immigrants came to this region. The Tereza Christina Railway was inaugurated in 1884. One of the worst natural catastrophes in Brazil took place in Tubarão, on March 28, 1974. The Tubarão River waters

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ed about 80% of the urban area. The disaster caused 199 fatalities and left about 45,000 people homeless.

Geography

The city is located 133 kilometers south of

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, the state capital, in the South Brazilian coast plains. Its urban area is crossed by the Tubarão River and, in parallel, the BR-101 federal highway. Some lakes and swamp areas are found in the surrounding areas, although its landscape has been modified several times by human activity. The

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is subtropical (

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). Neighbor cities are Laguna, Capivari de Baixo, Gravatal, Pedras Grandes, Jaguaruna, São Ludgero, Orleans and Treze de Maio.

Economy

The main economy is based on

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(rice plantations),

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industry and

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tiles.

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is also important due to its thermal water resources in Rio do Pouso and Guarda da Margem Esquerda localities.

Notable people

Arts

Luiz Henrique Rosa Luiz Henrique (November 25, 1938 – July 9, 1985), also known as Luiz Henrique Rosa, was a Brazilian musician. Allmusic/ref> He was born in the city of Tubarão and died in Florianópolis. In 1963 luiz Henrique recorded his first LP: ...

(1938–1985) - musician and soccer player * Willy Zumblick (1913–2008) - painter

Literature

* Alberto Cargnin (1925–2007) - romancist and journalist

Sports

* Renan Bressan (1988) - soccer player (

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national) * Zenon (1954) - soccer player * Marquinhos Pedroso - soccer player

Politics

* Heriberto Hülse (1902–1972) - Governor of Santa Catarina 1958–1961

Demography

The main ethnic groups are Portuguese-Azorians, German and Italian descendants and Afro-Brazilians. Tubarão is 12th largest city in the state. The total population (

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/2010) was 97,281. The most illustrious citizen was Willy Zumblick, a

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of German descent. A

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in the downtown area is named after him.

Sport

The local

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teams are Clube Atlético Tubarão and

Hercílio Luz Futebol Clube Hercílio Luz Futebol Clube, often abbreviated to Hercílio Luz, is a Brazilian football club based in Tubarão, Santa Catarina. Founded on 22 December 1918, it was the first Santa Catarina club to compete in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A a ...

, two of the major teams of southern Santa Catarina.

References

External links

City hall site

UNISUL - Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina, local university

Tubarão Touristic site
(in Portuguese)
''Notisul'' - local newspaper
(in Portuguese)
''Diário do Sul'' - local newspaper
(in Portuguese) {{DEFAULTSORT:Tubarao Municipalities in Santa Catarina (state)