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Laranjeiras River (Santa Catarina)
The Laranjeiras River ( pt, Rio Laranjeiras) is a river of Santa Catarina state in southeastern Brazil. It is a left tributary of the Hipólito River, which in turn is a right tributary of the Braço do Norte River. The river rises in the São Joaquim National Park. The upper reaches of the Laranjeiras River are fed by streams from the Serra Furada State Park, created in 1980. See also *List of rivers of Santa Catarina List of rivers in Santa Catarina (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin from north to south, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. All rivers in Santa Cat ... References Rivers of Santa Catarina (state) {{SantaCatarina-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hipólito River
Hipólito, Hipolito or Hypólito is a masculine given name and surname related to Hippolyte. People so named include: Given name * Hipolito Arenas (1907–1995), Negro league baseball player * Hipólito or Hippolyte Bouchard (1780–1837), French-born Argentine corsair * Hipólito Boaventura Caron (1862–1892), Brazilian painter and designer * Hipólito da Costa (1774–1823), Brazilian journalist and diplomat considered the "father of the Brazilian press" * Hipólito Fernández Serrano (born 1977), Spanish retired footballer known as Poli * Hipólito Anacarsis Lanús (1820–1888), Argentine entrepreneur * Hipólito Lázaro (1887–1974), Catalan-Spanish opera singer * Hipólito Mejía (born 1941), Dominican politician, President of the Dominican Republic from 2000 to 2004 * Hipólito Peña (born 1964), Dominican former Major League Baseball pitcher * Hipólito Pichardo (born 1969), Dominican former Major League Baseball pitcher * Hipólito Ramos (born 1956), Cuban retired bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Catarina (state)
Santa Catarina (, ) is a States of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, South Region of Brazil. It is the List of Brazilian states by area, 7th smallest state in total area and the List of Brazilian states by population, 11th most populous. Additionally, it is the 9th largest settlement, with List of municipalities in Santa Catarina, 295 municipalities. The state, with 3.4% of the Brazilian population, generates 3.8% of the national GDP. Santa Catarina is bordered by Paraná (state), Paraná to the north, Rio Grande do Sul to the south, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Misiones Province, Misiones to the west. The coastline is over 450 km, i.e., about half of Portugal's mainland coast. The seat of the state executive, Legislature, legislative and judiciary powers is the capital Florianópolis. Joinville, however, is the most populous city in the state. Besides Espírito Santo, Santa Catarina is the only state whose ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 States of Brazil, states and the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese language, Portuguese as an List of territorial entities where Portuguese is an official language, official language and the only one in the Americas; one of the most Multiculturalism, multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass Immigration to Brazil, immigration from around the world; and the most populous Catholic Church by country, Roman Catholic-majority country. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braço Do Norte River
The Braço do Norte River is a river of Santa Catarina state in southeastern Brazil. See also *List of rivers of Santa Catarina References Mapfrom Ministry of Transport A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government ag ... Rivers of Santa Catarina (state) {{SantaCatarina-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Joaquim National Park
São Joaquim National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional de São Joaquim) is a National park in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Location The park is in the Atlantic Forest biome. It covers and area of . It was established by decree on 6 July 1961, and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation. It covers parts of the municipalities of Urubici, Orleans, Grão Pará and Bom Jardim da Serra in Santa Catarina. It was originally set aside to preserve exceptional remnant forests of the Paraná pine, ''Araucaria angustifolia''. It is now also popular for alpinism. The park adjoins the Serra Furada State Park, created in 1980. Temperatures range from , with an average of . The terrain is very rugged and includes canyons, large caves and slopes covered in native forest. Altitudes range from . The park is the source of the main rivers of the state, holding the basins of the Canoas River, Tubarão River and Pelotas River. The cold climate does not support a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serra Furada State Park
The Serra Furada State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual da Serra Furada) is a state park in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. It protects a densely forested mountain region of dramatic beauty in the Atlantic Forest biome. Location The Serra Furada State Park is divided between the municipalities of Orleans and Grão Pará, Santa Catarina. It has an area of . The buffer zone covers , with a perimeter of . The park's name is from a cleft in a sandstone rock about high and wide that can be seen from several kilometers away. The rock is most often viewed from the Morro da Igreja, the site of the air traffic control radar towers for southern Brazil. The park is on the escarpment of the Serra Geral and covers parts of the Serra Geral and Botucatu geological formations. Altitudes vary from . There are steep cliffs in the highest areas and deep valleys created by strong fluvial erosion. There are rounded hills in areas where sedimentary rocks predominate. The park contributes to the sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of Santa Catarina
List of rivers in Santa Catarina ( Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin from north to south, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. All rivers in Santa Catarina drain to the Atlantic Ocean. By Drainage Basin Atlantic Coast * Palmital River ** Três Barras River ** Pirabeiraba River * Cubatão River * Itapoçu River ** Piraí River ** Itapocuzinho River ** Novo River ** Humboldt River * Itajaí-Açu River ** Itajaí-Mirim River ** Luís Alves River *** Baú River ** Garcia River ** Engano River ** Benedito River *** Dos Cedros River ** Itajaí do Norte River *** Dos Indios River **** Da Onça River *** Da Prata River *** Iraputã River ** Itajaí do Oeste River *** Trombudo River *** Das Pombas River *** Taió River ** Itajaí do Sul River *** Perimbó River *** Do Meio River * Camboriú River * Tijucas River ** Do Braço River *** Alto Braço River ** Do Engan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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