Campos Novos
| Campos Novos, SC | |||
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| Nickname(s): Granary of Santa Catarina | |||
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 Campos Novos, SC
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| Coordinates: 27°24′07″S 51°13′30″W / 27.40194°S 51.22500°WCoordinates: 27°24′07″S 51°13′30″W / 27.40194°S 51.22500°W | |||
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 Brazil
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| Region | South | ||
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 Santa Catarina
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| Founded | March 30, 1881 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Vilibaldo Erich Schmid (PMDB) | ||
| • Vice Mayor | Jairo Luft (PMDB) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,659.625 km2 (640.785 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 946.7 m (3,106.0 ft) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 35.210 | ||
| • Density | 17.14/km2 (44.4/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) | ||
| HDI (2000) | 0.794 – high | ||
| Website | www.camposnovos.sc.gov.br | ||
Campos Novos is a city in Santa Catarina, in the Southern Region of Brazil. Campos Novos is a pioneer in production of pollen and the biggest grain and oat producer of Santa Catarina. The municipality invests also into fatstock and poultry farming.
Main ethnic origins are Italian, German, Portuguese, Polonese and Drovers.
The Kaingang, an Indigenous people of southern Brazil, were the first inhabitants of the region.
The construction of the railway São Paulo - Rio Grande do Sul and the passages of the cattle drovers in the region mobilized many immigrants. Those migrations caused the creation of many villages at the Rio de Peixe river, like Bom Retiro, Capinzal and Videira. The arrival of the Italian and German settlers induced commercial and industrial activities in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Therefore, the city has a rich cultural diversity. It has even a community of descendents of African slaves.
As many of the municipalities in the region, Campos Novos populated from the first attempts of colonialisation in southern Brazil, which began between 1825 and 1830, as the farmer João Gonçalves de Araújo coming from Curitibanos settled down in the region. Shortly afterwards came the gaúchos evaiding the Ragamuffin War. Many farmers originating from Lages settled down as well, attracted by the huge quantity of terra and grassland. Then, the locality welcomed inhabitants coming from the states São Paulo and Paraná on the search of territory for cattle breeding.
In 1854, Campos Novos became a district of the municipality of Nossa Senhora dos prazeres de Lages, today Lages, with a total area of more than 5 000 km², according to provincial law nº 377, of June 16, 1854. Despite the many partitionings, Campos Novos is still one of the biggest municipality of Santa Catarina regarding the surface area.
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