Penha is a municipality in
Santa Catarina,
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 ...
. It had a population of 33,284 and an area of 57.752km² as of 2020.
Its two largest attractions are its beaches and
Beto Carrero World
Beto Carrero World theme park located in Penha, Brazil. This park is part of Santa Catarina's signature amusement parks. It is the largest theme park in Latin America occupying divided into 7 different theme areas.
History
Beto Carrero Worl ...
, the largest theme park in
Latin America
Latin America or
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.
Aquiles da Costa is the Mayor of Penha exercising his second consecutive term in the executive office. Maria Juraci Alexandrino is the Vice-Mayor, exercising her first term in the executive office.
Penha was established on July 19th, 1958 as an emancipated city.
Penha has about 19 beaches and 31 kilometers of coastline. In 2022, the Blue Flag Program confirmed that the city kept three of its beaches in the international environmental quality certification: Bacia da Vovó, Praia da Saudade and Praia Grande will have the flag raised
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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External links
Official website
References
Municipalities in Santa Catarina (state)
Populated coastal places in Santa Catarina (state)
Seaside resorts in Brazil
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