Lages is a Brazilian
municipality
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located in the central part of the state of
Santa Catarina, in the region known in
Portuguese
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as "Planalto Serrano".
It is located in the
mountain
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region of the state and is the largest municipality of it. It is the main
city
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of this region, and borders the towns of
Otacílio Costa,
São Joaquim
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, and
Correia Pinto
Correia Pinto is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil. It was created in 1982 out of the existing municipality of Lages.
The city is served by Planalto Serrano Regional Airport.
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. The main course of urban water is
Carahá River.
Lages hosts an annual festival called ''
Festa do Pinhão'', that is famous throughout the country.
Economically, the city is known for its strong cattle breeding and
wood processing
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The major wood pro ...
factories.
History
In the beginning of the 17th century, the arrival of the first Europeans established the town. The growing of the ''
Campos de Lajens
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'' was due to the opening of roads to reach the fields of the state
Rio Grande do Sul
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. The people of
São Paulo
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and
Minas Gerais
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were attracted to this region due to the cattle-breeding business with the ''
gaucho
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s''.
Very primitive documents mention Lajens as a stop for horse riders that were traveling from
Sorocaba
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or
São Paulo
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, transporting mules, horses and cattle.
Correia Pinto
Correia Pinto is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil. It was created in 1982 out of the existing municipality of Lages.
The city is served by Planalto Serrano Regional Airport.
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, the founder, was a horse rider, and ran cattle groups from Lajens to
São Paulo
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.
On November 22, 1766, Lajens was promoted to state from village. In 1820 it detached itself from
São Paulo
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to be part of the state of
Santa Catarina. On May 25, 1860, it was elevated to city status. In 1960 the city's name was changed to Lages with a "g" wrongly inserted.
During the
Revolução Farroupilha, Lages belonged to the state of
Rio Grande do Sul
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.
Lages is served by
Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport and
Planalto Serrano Regional Airport
Planalto Serrano Regional Airport is the airport serving Correia Pinto and Lages, Brazil.
It is operated by Infracea.
Airlines and destinations
Access
The airport is located from downtown Correia Pinto and from downtown Lages.
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located in the adjoining municipality of
Correia Pinto
Correia Pinto is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil. It was created in 1982 out of the existing municipality of Lages.
The city is served by Planalto Serrano Regional Airport.
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.
Climate
Lages has a
subtropical highland
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climate (
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: ''Cfb''), with an annual mean temperature of . Winter temperatures can stay below freezing, with occurrence of frost and snow. During the summer, temperatures may reach and droughts may occur.
Records
Data by
INMET shows that the lowest temperature recorded in the city between 1961 and 2017 was on 14 July 2000
and the highest was on 9 January 2006.
On 1 October 2001, the city accumulated a record of of precipitation in a period of 24 hours. Previous large accumulations include on 22 October 1979 and on 16 April 1971.
With , August 1983 was the month with the most accumulated precipitation. The lowest
relative humidity
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observed was of 20% on 13 November 1971.
Neighborhoods
Lages contains seventy-two neighborhoods:
* Araucária
* Área Industrial
* Bates
* Beatriz
* Bela Vista
* Bom Jesus
* Boqueirão
* Brusque
* Caça e Tiro
* Caravágio
* Caroba
* CDL
* Centenário
* Centro
* Cidade Alta
* Chapada
* Conta Dinheiro
* Copacabana
* Coral
* Conte
* Cruz de Malta
* Dom Daniel
* Ferrovia
* Frei Rogério
* Gethal
* Gralha Azul
* Guadalupe
* Guadalajara
* Guarujá
* Golin
* Habitação
* Ipiranga
* Jardim Celina
* Jardim das Camélias
* Jardim Panorâmico
* Maria Luiza
* Morro do Posto
* Morro Grande
* Nossa Senhora Aparecida
* Passo Fundo
* Penha
* Petrópolis
* Pisani
* Ponte Grande
(Jardim Cepar)
(Avenida Corina Caon)
* Popular
* Pró-Morar
* Restinga Seca
* Sagrado Coração de Jesus
* Santa Catarina
* Santa Cândida
* Santa Clara
* Santa Helena
* Santa Maria
* Santa Mônica
* Santa Rita
* Santo Antônio
* São Cristóvão
* São Francisco
* Salto Caveiras
* São Luiz
* São Miguel
* São Paulo
* São Pedro
* São Sebastião
* Triângulo
* Tributo
* Universitário
* Várzea
* Vila Comboni
* Vila Maria
* Vila Mariza
* Vila Nova
* Vista Alegre
Gallery
Image:CatedralDiocesanaLagesSC.jpg, View of the ''Catedral Diocesana''
image:Gralha-azul.jpg, The azure jay (gralha azul) is the city bird
References
External links
Lages City HallFesta do Pinhão official site
{{Santa Catarina Municipalities
Municipalities in Santa Catarina (state)