Brusque, Santa Catarina

Brusque
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Country	Brazil
Region	South
State	Santa Catarina
Founded	August 4, 1860
Area
• Total	283,445 km^2 (? sq mi)
Elevation	21 m (69 ft)
Population (2009)
• Total	119 719
• Density	360,8/km^2 (9,340/sq mi)
Time zone	BRT (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	BRST (UTC-2)
Postal Code	88350-000
Area code(s)	47
HDI (2000)	0.842 – High

Brusque is a city of 119 719 inhabitants in Santa Catarina, Brazil. It was founded in 1860, by 55 German immigrants. The majority of the population are descendants of Germans along with Italians and Poles.

The city was originally called Colônia Itajahy, but on 17 January 1890 it was renamed to Brusque after former Santa Catarina province president Francisco Carlos de Araújo Brusque.^[1]

Sports

The official football team is Brusque Futebol Clube, founded on October 12, 1987.^[2]

Brusque has a strong women's volleyball team in the Brazilian Super League.

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.

Notable natives

• Murilo Fischer - Professional road bicycle racer
• Ederson Tormena - Footballer
• Bruno Moritz - Musician
• Brandão - Footballer
• Pacheca - entrepreneur of the transportation and entertainment business.

External links

• (Portuguese) Brusque page

References

1. "O legado de Francisco Carlos de Araújo Brusque". Prefeitura de Brusque (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 January 2016.
2. "Brusque Futebol Clube" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Retrieved 2008-12-07.

Coordinates: 27°05′41.73″S 48°54′53.31″W / 27.0949250°S 48.9148083°W