Brusque, Santa Catarina

Brusque is a city in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. It was founded in 1860, by 55 German immigrants.

Brusque
Municipality
Municipality of Brusque
Flag of Brusque
Flag
Official seal of Brusque
Seal
Nickname: 
Tissue City
Location in Santa Catarina
Location in Santa Catarina
Country Brazil
RegionSouth
State Santa Catarina
FoundedAugust 4, 1860
Government
 • MayorAri Vequi (MDB)
Area
[1]
 • Total284.749 km2 (109.942 sq mi)
Elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total137,689
 • Density480/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (BRT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2 (BRST)
Postal Code
88350-000
Area code+ 55 (47)
HDI (2010)0.795 – high[3]
Websitebrusque.sc.gov.br

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

The official football team is Brusque Futebol Clube, founded on October 12, 1987.[5]

Brusque has a strong women's volleyball team in the Brazilian Super League.

Curiosities

- 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

80% Catholics; 15% Lutherans; 4% Evangelicals; 1% Jehovah's Witness.

Notable people

References
  1. "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics" (in Portuguese). 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019. 2018 Area Total
  2. IBGE 2020
  3. "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)
  4. "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.
  5. "Brusque Futebol Clube" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2008-12-07.

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