Tubarão (lit. "

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") is a Brazilian

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located in southern part of Santa Catarina state. The population, according to the IBGE/2020 estimate was 106,422. It is the main city of the

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basin region, which comprises 20 municipalities and has a population of 350,000.

History

Tubarão was named after a native tribal chief called Tubanharô, which means "ferocious father" in

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language. Thus, it does not have any relation to the word tubarão ("shark" in Portuguese). The first settlement, which later became the city, was founded in 1773 by troopers as a halfway point between Laguna and the uplands.

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was discovered in Tubarão outskirts in the 18th century. The city emancipated from Laguna in 1870. In the following years

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and

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came to this region. The Tereza Christina Railway was inaugurated in 1884. One of the worst natural catastrophes in Brazil took place in Tubarão, on March 28, 1974. The Tubarão River waters

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ed about 80% of the urban area. The disaster caused 199 fatalities and left about 45,000 people homeless.

Geography

The city is located 133 kilometers south of

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, the state capital, in the South Brazilian coast plains. Its urban area is crossed by the Tubarão River and, in parallel, the BR-101 federal highway. Some lakes and swamp areas are found in the surrounding areas, although its landscape has been modified several times by human activity. The

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is subtropical (

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). Neighbor cities are Laguna, Capivari de Baixo, Gravatal, Pedras Grandes, Jaguaruna, São Ludgero, Orleans and Treze de Maio.

Economy

The main economy is based on

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(rice plantations),

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industry and

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tiles.

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is also important due to its thermal water resources in Rio do Pouso and Guarda da Margem Esquerda localities.

Notable people

Renan Bressan Renan Bardini Bressan (; born 3 November 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Born in Brazil, he played for the Belarus national team. Club career FC Gomel Born in Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Bressan began h ...

(1988) - soccer player (

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national) *

Alberto Cargnin Alberto Cargnin (September 5, 1925 – 2007) was a writer, journalist and writer born in Tubarão, Santa Catarina (Brazil), Santa Catarina state. He grow up in the Oficinas tubarao, Oficinas area, and since young age had a great love for the nature ...

, journalist * Zenon (1954) - soccer player * Marquinhos Pedroso - soccer player * Luiz Felipe, football player * Marcel Fortuna, mixed martial artist * Bruno Grassi, football player * Raul Cabral, brazilian football coach * Heriberto Hülse (1902–1972) - Governor of Santa Catarina 1958–1961

Demography

The main ethnic groups are Portuguese-Azorians, German and Italian descendants and Afro-Brazilians. Tubarão is 12th largest city in the state. The total population (

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/2010) was 97,281. The most illustrious citizen was

Willy Zumblick Museu Willy Zumblick em Tubarão. Willy Alfredo Zumblick (September 13, 1913 – April 3, 2008) was a Brazilian painter born in Tubarão, Santa Catarina state. His art expose historical facts, specially from his hometown. Zumblick was born into ...

, a

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of German descent. A

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in the downtown area is named after him.

Sport

The local

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teams are

Clube Atlético Tubarão Clube Atlético Tubarão is a Brazilian football team from Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil, founded on April 14, 2005 as Associação Cultural, Recreativa e Esportiva Atlético Cidade Azul but changed to Club Atlético Tubarão name in 2007, and ...

and

Hercílio Luz Futebol Clube Hercílio Luz Futebol Clube, often abbreviated to Hercílio Luz, is a Brazilian football club based in Tubarão, Santa Catarina. Founded on 22 December 1918, it was the first Santa Catarina club to compete in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A an ...

, two of the major teams of southern Santa Catarina.

References

External links

City hall site

UNISUL - Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina, local university

Tubarão Touristic site
(in Portuguese)
''Notisul'' - local newspaper
(in Portuguese)
''Diário do Sul'' - local newspaper
(in Portuguese) {{DEFAULTSORT:Tubarao Municipalities in Santa Catarina (state)