Criciúma

Criciúma is a city in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. At 28°40′39″S 49°22′11″W, it is located 180 km south of Florianópolis, the state capital and around 900 km south of São Paulo. The city is the center of Brazil's flooring and home materials industry, and is the second-largest such center in the world.

For the plant genus, see Eremocaulon. For the football club, see Criciúma Esporte Clube. For the airport, see Diomício Freitas Airport.
Criciúma
Municipality
Municipality of Criciúma
Flag of Criciúma
Flag
Official seal of Criciúma
Seal
Location in Brazil
Location in Brazil
Criciúma is located in Brazil
Criciúma
Criciúma
Coordinates: 28°40′40″S 49°22′12″W
Country Brazil
RegionSouth
State Santa Catarina
FoundedJanuary 6, 1880
Government
 • MayorClésio Salvaro (PSDB)
Area
 • Total235.628 km2 (90.976 sq mi)
Elevation
46 m (151 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total217,311
 • Density920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2 (UTC-2)
HDI (2010)0.788 – high[2]
Websitecriciuma.sc.gov.br

City data

The city was founded on January 6, 1880, by Italian immigrants. It has an approximate population of 213,000 inhabitants, and an area of 209.8 km². In April 2004, Criciúma was affected by a tropical cyclone, a phenomenon unheard of in recent South Atlantic history, which caused some damage.

It is the Brazilian capital of coal and ceramic tiles, but also very strong in plastic, textiles (jeans), and chemicals.

Criciúma is 24 km inland from the Atlantic ocean (Rincão beach) and around 40 km from the mountains of the interior of Santa Catarina state.

Criciúma is also the name of the city's football (soccer) team, which plays in the national league. They have won several championship titles, including a national championship in 1991 (Copa do Brasil). Their colors are white, black and yellow, symbols of the state mineral resources, mainly coal.

Several small towns lie around Criciúma forming a metropolitan area of 250 thousand people. The most important are: Içara (a major producer of honey), Urussanga, Nova Veneza, Siderópolis, Orleans and Araranguá.

The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Criciúma. Criciuma's cathedral is Catedral São José.

According to IBGE statistics for 2014, it has 211,369 inhabitants, being the main city of the Carboniferous Metropolitan Region, which has about 600 thousand inhabitants, besides being the most populous city of South Catarinense, the seventh largest in the state of Santa Catarina and the 22nd in the Southern Region of Brazil. Under the Unified Health System, the SUS, Criciúma houses more than 252 thousand registered. It is among the 100 municipalities in Brazil with the best Human Development Index (HDI), calculated as 0.788 in 2010, being the 76th most well-rated municipality in the country and the 14th best evaluated in Santa Catarina that year .

The city is an industrial center in several sectors, among them: confection, packaging, ceramic, plastic and disposable, metalworking, extraction of coal, civil construction and graphic material.

With headquarters in Criciúma, Rede Angeloni is the largest supermarket chain in Santa Catarina and the 10th largest in the country, with 27 stores spread throughout Brazil, the largest hypermarket in the network is located in Criciúma. In addition to having 3 malls, in the service sector - health and education - stands out with three hospitals, two 24-hour care units, the University of Extremo Sul Catarinense, Federal Institute of Santa Catarina and seven other colleges.

Known for being the Brazilian Capital of Coal and Ceramic Coating. In its subsoil it harbors one of the largest mineral reserves of the country. The Visitation Mine Octávio Fontana, allows a view of the historical evolution of the extractive wealth of the city. Colonized by Italians, the city also received Poles, Germans, Portuguese and Arabs at various stages of its development.

Among so many popular festivals that take place in the South, one of them is in Criciúma. The Festival of Ethnicities, which in the first editions was named Quermesse for being held in Nereu Ramos Square, next to St. Joseph's Cathedral, brings together all the ethnic traditions of the region and has as main objectives to promote the manifestations and to integrate the colonizers of Criciúma, thus passing on their cultural history.

On November, 30th (2020), an assault occurred in Criciúma, but no-one died.

Transportation

Criciúma is served by Diomício Freitas Airport located in the adjoining municipality of Forquilhinha and Humberto Ghizzo Bortoluzzi Regional Airport located in Jaguaruna.

Education

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Brazil

Criciúma is twinned with:[3][4]

References
  1. IBGE 2020
  2. "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)
  3. "Relações internacionais: Cidades irmãs". santur.sc.gov.br (in Portuguese). Agência de Desenvolvimento do Turismo de Santa Catarina – SANTUR. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  4. "Vice-governador apresenta potencialidades de Santa Catarina para comitiva chinesa". sc.gov.br (in Portuguese). Governo de Santa Catarina. 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
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