Urupema is a

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in the

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of Santa Catarina in the South region of

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. It has an area of approximately 353 km² and a population of 2,459 inhabitants as of 2020. It is often cited as the coldest city in Brazil.

Early history

The name Urupema (with variations including ''urupemba'', ''arupemba'', ''gurupema'' and ''jurupema'') refers to a

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made of vegetal fiber and used domestically to sieve cornmeal and

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flour and in fishing. The city's first inhabitants were attracted by the abundance of resources provided by the local Paraná pines, a coniferous tree which, at the time, was the main source of food for native populations during fall and winter. Unlike Amerindians in North America who used the fur of bisons and

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, the natives of Brazil did not have any similar large animals available. Urupema became a

on 4 January 1988. Its

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is Saint Anne.

Climate

Urupema has a temperate oceanic climate (

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''Cfb''). Together with

São Joaquim São Joaquim is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina, situated in southern Brazil. It is located at latitude 28° 17' 38" south and longitude 49° 55' 54" west, with an altitude of . Its population in 2020 was 27,139 i ...

, Urubici,

Bom Jardim da Serra Bom Jardim da Serra is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil. It has an area of approximately 935 km². The city is one of the coldest in Brazil and sometimes there is chance of snow. Located at 1,245 ...

and

São José dos Ausentes São José dos Ausentes is a municipality with an average altitude of 1200 meters, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Its population was approximately 3,543 in 2020. It has an area of approximately 1176 km². Pico do Monte Negro is ...

, Urupema is considered the coldest city in Brazil if the maximum average temperature and the number of cold hours are considered. It is also the coldest in terms of absolute minimums together with Bom Jardim da Serra. Snowfall occurs during the winter and less frequently in fall and spring.

References

Municipalities in Santa Catarina (state) {{SantaCatarina-geo-stub

Early history

Climate

See also

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