One of the postcards of the city is the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. Other important buildings are Ponte dos Arcos, a former railway station and German-style buildings. Also in town is the Itajaí-Açu river (a confluence of Itajaí do Sul and Itajaí do Oeste).[2][3][4][5]
Rio do Sul was elevated to municipality status as of state Law # 1,708 of October 10, 1930, with territory taken from Blumenau.
Geographyedit
Climateedit
The Region is classified as having a temperate, humid climate. The annual median temperature is 18 °C (maximum of 34 °C, in the summer and minimum -2 °C in the winter). In the winter of 2013, snow was recorded in the municipality, which is very uncommon.
Floodsedit
Rio do Sul has a history of frequently occurring floods, as in the city there are three rivers- Itajaí-Açu, Itajaí do Norte and Itajaí do Oeste. The most destructive floods ever recorded were 1983 and 1984; there was also a more recent case in September 2011, where the water level went over 13 m.
Educationedit
The city of Rio do Sul is the most responsible for the education of children, the largest number of schools facing children and teenagers is administrative and public access. But a lower number of private schools meet the demands of the school age population. Among the main elementary and secondary schools are Colégio Dom Bosco, Colégio Sinodal Ruy Barbosa, Instituto Maria Auxiliadora, COC and UNIDAVI. In public education, there are two main state colleges: Henrique da Silva Fontes and Paulo Zimmermann.
There are also educational centers geared directly towards the labor market as SENAI and SENAC, which offer professional courses for high-schoolers.
The universities operating in the region are UNIDAVI, which was founded in Rio do Sul in 1966 and FAMESUL Uniasselvi, IFC - Federal Institute of Santa Catarina, the only public university in the city.
^"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.
^"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.
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municipality, state, santa, catarina, south, region, brazil, santa, catarina, brazilmunicipalityflagseal, santa, catarina, brazillocation, brazilcoordinates, 650country, brazilregionsouthstatesanta, catarinamesoregionvale, itajaigovernment, mayorjosé, thoméare. Rio do Sul is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil Rio do Sul Santa Catarina BrazilMunicipalityFlagSealRio do Sul Santa Catarina BrazilLocation in BrazilCoordinates 27 13 S 49 39 W 27 217 S 49 650 W 27 217 49 650Country BrazilRegionSouthStateSanta CatarinaMesoregionVale do ItajaiGovernment MayorJose ThomeArea Total100 702 sq mi 260 817 km2 Elevation1 115 09 ft 339 88 m Population 2020 1 Total72 006 Density720 sq mi 280 km2 Time zoneUTC 3Area code47Websitewww wbr riodosul wbr sc wbr gov wbr brOne of the postcards of the city is the Cathedral of St John the Baptist Other important buildings are Ponte dos Arcos a former railway station and German style buildings Also in town is the Itajai Acu river a confluence of Itajai do Sul and Itajai do Oeste 2 3 4 5 Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Climate 2 2 Floods 3 Education 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editRio do Sul was elevated to municipality status as of state Law 1 708 of October 10 1930 with territory taken from Blumenau Geography editClimate edit The Region is classified as having a temperate humid climate The annual median temperature is 18 C maximum of 34 C in the summer and minimum 2 C in the winter In the winter of 2013 snow was recorded in the municipality which is very uncommon Floods edit Rio do Sul has a history of frequently occurring floods as in the city there are three rivers Itajai Acu Itajai do Norte and Itajai do Oeste The most destructive floods ever recorded were 1983 and 1984 there was also a more recent case in September 2011 where the water level went over 13 m Education editThe city of Rio do Sul is the most responsible for the education of children the largest number of schools facing children and teenagers is administrative and public access But a lower number of private schools meet the demands of the school age population Among the main elementary and secondary schools are Colegio Dom Bosco Colegio Sinodal Ruy Barbosa Instituto Maria Auxiliadora COC and UNIDAVI In public education there are two main state colleges Henrique da Silva Fontes and Paulo Zimmermann There are also educational centers geared directly towards the labor market as SENAI and SENAC which offer professional courses for high schoolers The universities operating in the region are UNIDAVI which was founded in Rio do Sul in 1966 and FAMESUL Uniasselvi IFC Federal Institute of Santa Catarina the only public university in the city See also editList of municipalities in Santa CatarinaReferences edit IBGE 2020 Divisao Territorial do Brasil in Portuguese Divisao Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica IBGE July 1 2008 Retrieved December 17 2009 Estimativas da populacao para 1º de julho de 2009 PDF in Portuguese Estimativas de Populacao Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica IBGE August 14 2009 Retrieved December 17 2009 Ranking decrescente do IDH M dos municipios do Brasil in Portuguese Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano Programa das Nacoes Unidas para o Desenvolvimento PNUD 2000 Retrieved December 17 2009 Produto Interno Bruto dos Municipios 2002 2005 PDF in Portuguese Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica IBGE December 19 2007 Retrieved December 17 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rio do Sul amp oldid 1179699639, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
