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Pedras Grandes is a
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...
in Brazilian State of Santa Catarina.


History

Pedras Grandes is a town of Italian
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. In 1877, the first Italian
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arrived from
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. The town thrived on
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minin

The town was elevated to a municipality in 1961. Until then, it was a district of
Tubarão Tubarão (lit. "shark") is a Brazilian Municipalities of Brazil, municipality located in southern part of Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina state. The population, according to the IBGE/2020 estimate was 106,422. It is the main city of th ...
. It is considered the "cradle" of Italian settlement in Southern Santa Catarina.


Geography

Situated at 28º26'09" South and 49º11'06" West, upon River Tubarão. Its population, as of 2020, was estimated at 3,953 inhabitants,IBGE 2020
/ref> of whom 90% is estimated to be of Italian descent. The area of the municipality is 153,81 km2.


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Prefeitura de Pedras Grandes
Municipalities in Santa Catarina (state) {{SantaCatarina-geo-stub