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 de ...
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
São Carlos (Saint Charles, in English, ; named after Saint Charles Borromeo) is a Brazilian municipality in the interior of the state of São Paulo, 254 kilometers from the city of São Paulo. With a population of 254,484 inhabitants, it is t ...
; Three areas have subsequently been removed to form the new municipalities of
Bom Jesus do Oeste
Bom Jesus do Oeste is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region Southern Region or South Region may refer to:
* Southern Nigeria
* Southern Region (Boy Scouts of America)
* Southern Region, Bauchi, Nigeria
* South Regio ...
,
Serra Alta
Serra Alta is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the states of Brazil, state of Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina in the South Region, Brazil, South region of Brazil.
See also
*List of municipalities in Santa Catarina
References ...
and
Sul Brasil
Sul Brasil is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil. It was created in 1961 by division of the municipality of Modelo.
See also
*List of municipalities in Santa Catarina
This is a list of the municipalities ...
.
References
Municipalities in Santa Catarina (state)
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