São Martinho is a

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in the

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of Santa Catarina in the Southern region of

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. The municipality contains part of the

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, a protected area created in 1975. The lushly-forested park protects the sources of the Vargem do Braço,

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and D'Una rivers, which supply most of the drinking water for greater Florianópolis and the south coast region. Venerable

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was born there.

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Municipalities in Santa Catarina (state) {{SantaCatarina-geo-stub

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