Brusque is a city in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. It was founded in 1860, by 55 German immigrants.
Brusque | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Brusque | |
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| Nickname: Tissue City | |
 Location in Santa Catarina | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | South |
| State |  Santa Catarina |
| Founded | August 4, 1860 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ari Vequi (MDB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 284.749 km2 (109.942 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 137,689 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| Postal Code | 88350-000 |
| Area code | + 55 (47) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.795 – high[3] |
| Website | brusque |
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.[4]
Sports
The official football team is Brusque Futebol Clube, founded on October 12, 1987.[5]
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 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
- Ederson Tormena - Footballer
- Brandão - Footballer
- Luciano Hang - Businessman
References
External links
- (in Portuguese) Brusque page
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