Brusque is a city in the
state
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* State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
**Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country
**Nation state, a ...
of
Santa Catarina,
Brazil
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. It was founded in 1860, by 55 German immigrants.
The city was originally called Colônia Itajahy, but on 17 January 1890 it was renamed Brusque after former Santa Catarina province president Francisco Carlos de Araújo Brusque.
Sports
The official
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
team is
Brusque Futebol Clube
Brusque Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Brusque, is a Brazilian professional club based in Brusque, Santa Catarina founded on 12 October 1987.
History
The club was founded on 12 October 1987, after Paysandu-SC and Carlos Renaux fuse ...
, founded on October 12, 1987.
Brusque has a strong women's volleyball team in the
Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol.
Curiosities
- The city is a pioneer in the invention of the voting machine, and the first polling station to use it was also in Brusque (1988).
- First Latin American city to have public computers (1995).
- Headquarters of the first spinning industry of Santa Catarina (1892 - Textile Factory Renaux).
- Headquarters of the only English colony of Santa Catarina (1867).
- The only city in Brazil to use
chlorine dioxide
Chlorine dioxide is a chemical compound with the formula ClO2 that exists as yellowish-green gas above 11 °C, a reddish-brown liquid between 11 °C and −59 °C, and as bright orange crystals below −59 °C. It is usually ...
to treat water consumed by the population.
Current ethnic composition:
90% Whites; 5% Pardos; 4% Blacks; 0.5% Native American; 0.5% Asian.
Original Population: 50% German; 30% Italian; 10% Portuguese; 9% African; 1% Asian.
Religions
80% Catholics; 15% Lutherans; 4% Evangelicals;
1% Jehovah's Witness.
Notable people
*
Júlia Bergmann, volleyball player for the Brazilian national team
*
Murilo Fischer - Professional
road bicycle racer
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*
Ederson Tormena - Footballer
*
Brandão - Footballer
*
Luciano Hang - Businessman
Climate
References
External links
Brusque page
Municipalities in Santa Catarina (state)
Populated places established in 1860
German-Brazilian culture
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