Rio do Sul is a
municipality
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of
Santa Catarina in the
South region of
Brazil
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One of the postcards of the city is the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. Other important buildings are Ponte dos Arcos, a former railway station and German-style buildings. Also in town is the Itajaí-Açu river (a confluence of Itajaí do Sul and Itajaí do Oeste).
History
Rio do Sul was elevated to municipality status as of state Law # 1,708 of October 10, 1930, with territory taken from
Blumenau
Blumenau is a city in Vale do Itajaí, state of Santa Catarina (Brazil), Santa Catarina, in the South Region, Brazil, South Region of Brazil. It is away from the state capital of Florianópolis.
The city was founded by the German chemist an ...
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Climate
The Region is classified as having a temperate, humid climate. The annual median temperature is 18 °C (maximum of 34 °C, in the summer and minimum -2 °C in the winter). In the winter of 2013, snow was recorded in the municipality, which is very uncommon.
Floods
Rio do Sul has a history of frequently occurring floods, as in the city there are three rivers- Itajaí-Açu, Itajaí do Norte and Itajaí do Oeste. The most destructive floods ever recorded were 1983 and 1984; there was also a more recent case in September 2011, where the water level went over 13 m.
Education
The city of Rio do Sul is the most responsible for the education of children, the largest number of schools facing children and teenagers is administrative and public access. But a lower number of private schools meet the demands of the school age population. Among the main elementary and secondary schools ar
Colégio Dom Bosco Colégio Sinodal Ruy BarbosaInstituto Maria Auxiliadora COC and
UNIDAVI. In public education, there are two main state colleges: Henrique da Silva Fontes and Paulo Zimmermann.
There are also educational centers geared directly towards the labor market a
SENAIan
SENAC which offer professional courses for high-schoolers.
The universities operating in the region are UNIDAVI, which was founded in Rio do Sul in 1966 and FAMESUL Uniasselvi, IFC - Federal Institute of Santa Catarina, the only public university in the city.
See also
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List of municipalities in Santa Catarina
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Santa Catarina (SC), located in the South Region of Brazil. Santa Catarina is divided into 295 municipalities, which are grouped into 20 microregions, which are grouped into 6 mesoregions.
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References
{{Santa Catarina Municipalities
Municipalities in Santa Catarina (state)