Araquari

Coordinates: 26°23′S 48°43′W / 26.383°S 48.717°W / -26.383; -48.717
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Araquari
Municipality
South Atlantic
.
UTC−3 (BRT)
Websitewww.araquari.sc.gov.br

Araquari is a

The municipality of Araquari was basically colonized by

Azorean immigrants, who arrived at the coast of Santa Catarina between 1748 and 1756. Since then, the Azorean culture rooted up and walked hand in hand with the most diverse cultures, as with the Indigenous peoples in Brazil and Africans
, both important in this region thus creating a cultural and religious mosaic.

Like many coastal cities Araquari has its founding myth linked to the European occupation process in America, in the first phase of the age of discoveries. According to information from the municipal Department of Culture the European foundation of Araquari is set 40 years after the discovery of Brazil in 1500. [citation needed]

The Spanish navigator

Tupi-Guarani. [citation needed
]

In 1658, the first

Carijós, but the actual foundation of the town only happened in 1848, when a Portuguese ship arrived in Paraty under the command of Manuel Vieira de Albuquerque Touvar, who founded a small colony. Another pioneer, Joaquim da Rocha Coutinho, joined him and the two decided to found a village, but failed to reach an agreement on the site. [citation needed
]

The Judge of the District of São Francisco ruled in favor of Rocha Coutinho who built homes on the banks of the river

Parati, surrounding pastures and crops. Both are considered to be the founders of the parish Senhor Bom Jesus do Paraty (Good Lord Jesus of Paraty) in 1854, but still part of the municipality of São Francisco do Sul.[6]

BMW

The first BMW manufactured at the Araquari plant

The town is home of a

E100 ethanol.[7] BMW produces the 3 Series, X1, X3, X4 and X5 plug-in hybrid PHEV electrified, same as of what is manufactured in Spartanburg, South Carolina.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  3. ^ "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  4. ^ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  5. ^ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  6. ^ Conheça Araquari, History of Araquari Archived 2015-06-14 at the Wayback Machine. araquari.sc.gov.br, retrieved 21 July 2015
  7. ^ BMW Group assembles first car in Brazil. press.bmwgroup.com, retrieved 21 July 2015
  8. ^ https://www.bmwblog.com/2024/04/12/plant-araquari-in-brazil-will-build-the-bmw-x5-phev