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D'Una River
The D'Una River ( pt, Rio D'Una) is a river of the state of Santa Catarina, Brasil. Course The D'Una rises in the Serra do Tabuleiro State Park. The lush forests of the park protect the sources of the Vargem do Braço, Cubatão and D'Una rivers, which supply most of the drinking water for greater Florianópolis and the south coast region. The river runs south into the Lagoa do Imaruí, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean beside Laguna, Santa Catarina. See also *List of rivers of Santa Catarina *List of rivers of Brazil This is a list of rivers of Brazil. Alphabetical list of rivers in Brazil A–C * Acari River (Rio de Janeiro) * Acari River (Roraima) * Acauã River * Acre River * Açu River * Açuã River * Acurauá River * Acuriá River * Adela ... References Sources * Rivers of Santa Catarina (state) {{SantaCatarina-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states and the Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas; one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world; and the most populous Roman Catholic-majority country. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of . It borders all other countries and territories in South America except Ecuador and Chile and covers roughly half of the continent's land area. Its Amazon basin includes a vast tropical forest, ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Catarina (state)
Santa Catarina (, ) is a state in the South Region of Brazil. It is the 7th smallest state in total area and the 11th most populous. Additionally, it is the 9th largest settlement, with 295 municipalities. The state, with 3.4% of the Brazilian population, generates 3.8% of the national GDP. Santa Catarina is bordered by Paraná to the north, Rio Grande do Sul to the south, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Argentine province of Misiones to the west. The coastline is over 450 km, i.e., about half of Portugal's mainland coast. The seat of the state executive, legislative and judiciary powers is the capital Florianópolis. Joinville, however, is the most populous city in the state. Besides Espírito Santo, Santa Catarina is the only state whose capital is not the most populous city. South of the Tropic of Capricorn, situated in the planet's southern temperate zone, the state has a humid subtropical climate (''Cfa'') in the east and west and an oceanic climate (''Cfb' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serra Do Tabuleiro State Park
Serra do Tabuleiro State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual da Serra do Tabuleiro) is a state park in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. It protects a mountainous area near the city of Florianópolis, covered in Atlantic Forest, which is an important source of drinking water. It also protects some coastal islands. The park is used for scientific research, education and eco-tourism. Location The Serra do Tabuleiro State Park is named after the Serra do Tabuleiro, a tabular mountain that is a prominent feature. The Serra do Tabuleiro is one of Santa Catarina's Eastern Mountain Ranges, others being the Mar de Morros and part of the Serra do Mar. It covers an area of in the municipalities of Florianópolis, Palhoça, Santo Amaro da Imperatriz, Águas Mornas, São Bonifácio, São Martinho, Imaruí and Paulo Lopes. It includes the islands of Fortaleza/Araçatuba, Andrade, Papagaio Pequeno, Três Irmãs, Moleques do Sul, Siriú, Coral, Cardos and the south tip of Santa Catarina Island. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vargem Do Braço River
The Vargem do Braço River ( pt, Rio Vargem do Braço, also known as ''Rio Vargem do Cedro''Rio Vargem do Braço at GeoNames and ''Rio Pilões'') is a river of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Course The Vargem do Braço River rises in the lushly-forested , a protected area created in 1975. The Serra do Tabuleiro, with altitudes above , is the largest mountain in the east-central portion of the state. The river is the ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cubatão River (south Santa Catarina)
The Cubatão River is a river of Santa Catarina state in southeastern Brazil. The sources of the river are in the Serra do Tabuleiro State Park, a mountainous region to the south west of Florianópolis covered in lush rain forest. The river supplies water to the greater Florianópolis region. It enters the Atlantic to the south of the suburb of Palhoça. See also *List of rivers of Santa Catarina References Mapfrom Ministry of Transport A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government age ... Rivers of Santa Catarina (state) {{SantaCatarina-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laguna, Santa Catarina
Laguna is a Brazilian municipality located in the southern state of Santa Catarina, 120 kilometers south of the state's capital, Florianópolis, and north east of Porto Alegre. The population is 46,122 (2020 est.) in an area of 336.4 km². Elevation is 2 m. The BR-101 coastal highway passes through the municipality. The city was founded in 1676 by rural people of the ''capitania'' of São Vicente. In 1714, the locality was recognized as a municipality, and in 1847 it received the status of city. It was the capital of the short-lived Juliana Republic in 1839. The city's flag is a tricolor with yellow, white and green, and has a coat of arms in the middle. A pod of bottlenose dolphins resident in the sea off Laguna drive fish towards fishermen who stand at the beach in shallow waters. Then one dolphin rolls over, which the fishermen take as sign to throw out their nets. The dolphins feed on the escaping fish. The dolphins were not trained for this behavior; the collaboratio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of Santa Catarina
List of rivers in Santa Catarina ( Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin from north to south, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. All rivers in Santa Catarina drain to the Atlantic Ocean. By Drainage Basin Atlantic Coast * Palmital River ** Três Barras River ** Pirabeiraba River * Cubatão River * Itapoçu River ** Piraí River ** Itapocuzinho River ** Novo River ** Humboldt River * Itajaí-Açu River ** Itajaí-Mirim River ** Luís Alves River *** Baú River ** Garcia River ** Engano River ** Benedito River *** Dos Cedros River ** Itajaí do Norte River *** Dos Indios River **** Da Onça River *** Da Prata River *** Iraputã River ** Itajaí do Oeste River *** Trombudo River *** Das Pombas River *** Taió River ** Itajaí do Sul River *** Perimbó River *** Do Meio River * Camboriú River * Tijucas River ** Do Braço River *** Alto Braço River ** Do Engan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of Brazil
This is a list of rivers of Brazil. Alphabetical list of rivers in Brazil A–C * Acari River (Rio de Janeiro) * Acari River (Roraima) * Acauã River * Acre River * Açu River * Açuã River * Acurauá River * Acuriá River * Adelaide River (Brazil) * Água Amarela River * Água Boa do Univini River * Água Branca River * Água Fria River (Braço Menor) * Água Fria River (Tocantins River) * Água Quente River (Maranhão) * Água Quente River (Paraná) * Da Água Morta River * Aguapeí River (Mato Grosso) * Aguapeí River (São Paulo) * Lajeado Agudo * Aiari River * Aiuruoca River * Ajarani River * Alalaú River * Alambari River (Tietê River) * Alambari River (Turvo River) * Alcântara River * Alcobaça River (Brazil) * Da Aldeia River * Aldeia Velha River * Alegre River (Espírito Santo) * Alegre River (Goiás) * Alegre River (Maranhão) * Alegre River (Mato Grosso) * Alegre River (Paraná) * Alegre River (Rio de Janeiro) * Almada River * Das Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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