Modelo is a
city
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
in
Santa Catarina, in the
Southern Region of
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 ...
. The area was granted municipality status in 1961, its area being taken from the existing municipality of
São Carlos; Three areas have subsequently been removed to form the new municipalities of
Bom Jesus do Oeste,
Serra Alta and
Sul Brasil.
References
Municipalities in Santa Catarina (state)
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