Lages is a Brazilian

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located in the central part of the state of Santa Catarina, in the region known in Portuguese as "Planalto Serrano". It is located in the

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region of and is also the largest municipality of Santa Catarina. It is the main

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of this region, and borders the towns of Otacílio Costa,

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, and

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. The main course of urban water is Carahá River. Lages hosts an annual festival called ''

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'', that is famous throughout the country. Economically, the city is known for its strong cattle breeding and

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factories.

History

In the beginning of the 17th century, the arrival of the first Europeans established the town. The growing of Lages was due to the opening of roads to reach the fields of

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. The people of

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and

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were attracted to this region due to the cattle-breeding business with the ''

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s''. Very primitive documents mention Lages as a stop for horse riders that were traveling from

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, transporting mules, horses and cattle.

, the founder, was a horse rider, and ran cattle groups from Lages to

. In 1766, Lages becomes a village. In 1820 it detached itself from

to be part of the state of Santa Catarina. On May 25, 1860, it was elevated to city status. In 1960, the city's current name was adopted. During the

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, Lages belonged to the

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. Lages is served by Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport and

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located in the adjoining municipality of

Geography

Lages is located in the mountain region of the state and is the largest municipality of it. It is the main

of this region, and borders the towns of Otacílio Costa,

, and

. The main course of urban water is Carahá River.

Climate

Lages has a temperate oceanic climate (

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: ''Cfb''), with an annual mean temperature of . Winter temperatures can stay below freezing, with occurrence of frost and snow. During the summer, temperatures may reach and droughts may occur.

Records

Data by INMET shows that the lowest temperature recorded in the city between 1961 and 2017 was on 14 July 2000 and the highest was on 9 January 2006. On 1 October 2001, the city accumulated a record of of precipitation in a period of 24 hours. Previous large accumulations include on 22 October 1979 and on 16 April 1971. With , August 1983 was the month with the most accumulated precipitation. The lowest

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observed was of 20% on 13 November 1971.

Neighborhoods

Lages contains seventy-two neighborhoods: * Araucária * Área Industrial * Bates * Beatriz * Bela Vista * Bom Jesus * Boqueirão * Brusque * Caça e Tiro * Caravágio * Caroba * CDL * Centenário * Centro * Cidade Alta * Chapada * Conta Dinheiro * Copacabana * Coral * Conte * Cruz de Malta * Dom Daniel * Ferrovia * Frei Rogério * Gethal * Gralha Azul * Guadalupe * Guadalajara * Guarujá * Golin * Habitação * Ipiranga * Jardim Celina * Jardim das Camélias * Jardim Panorâmico * Maria Luiza * Morro do Posto * Morro Grande * Nossa Senhora Aparecida * Passo Fundo * Penha * Petrópolis * Pisani * Ponte Grande
(Jardim Cepar)
(Avenida Corina Caon) * Popular * Pró-Morar * Restinga Seca * Sagrado Coração de Jesus * Santa Catarina * Santa Cândida * Santa Clara * Santa Helena * Santa Maria * Santa Mônica * Santa Rita * Santo Antônio * São Cristóvão * São Francisco * Salto Caveiras * São Luiz * São Miguel * São Paulo * São Pedro * São Sebastião * Triângulo * Tributo * Universitário * Várzea * Vila Comboni * Vila Maria * Vila Mariza * Vila Nova * Vista Alegre

Gallery

Image:CatedralDiocesanaLagesSC.jpg, View of the ''Catedral Diocesana'' image:Gralha-azul.jpg, The azure jay (gralha azul) is the city bird

References

External links

Lages City Hall

Festa do Pinhão official site
{{Santa Catarina Municipalities Municipalities in Santa Catarina (state)