Joinville

Sister cities

• Chesapeake
• Spišská Nová Ves

History

The area surrounding Joinville had been inhabited by the Guarani people for approximately 7,000 years. From 1851 to 1888, the city of Joinville received 17,000 German immigrants. Swiss settlers on 9 March 1851. Immigrants from Norway made up a group of men with several professional qualifications, including carpenters, masons, bakers, agriculturalists, and even a veterinarian and physician. Many of the first Norwegian settlers became ill by dysentery, typhoid, and other illnesses. In the first letter home, dated to July 1851, the author explained that "only" four Norwegians were dead so far: Simon Hansen of Helgeland, Lars C. Steensem of Ytterøy, Hans Petter Luttersen of Horten, and Martin Nordby of Larvik. Between 1851 and 1852, 41 Norwegians left Joinville and seven died. A monument was erected by Rio Cachoeira in the city centre in 2001, in honor of the Norwegian, Swiss, and German settlers.

Geography

Joinville is located in the northeast of the state of Santa Catarina, close to the Atlantic coast, and is crossed by the river Cachoeira. It is not far from the border with the state of Paraná and its capital, Curitiba. The city is surrounded by the municipalities of Garuva, São Francisco do Sul, Araquari, Guaramirim, Schroeder, Jaraguá do Sul and Campo Alegre (this one in the microregion of ). The city contains a port on , which leads to the Atlantic Ocean and provides an important route for exporting manufactured products. In 2006–07 there were public discussions about creating a Baía da Babitonga Wildlife Reserve to manage the mangroves, fishery and aquaculture in the bay. This was defeated by politicians and businesspeople who were concerned about the impact on planned projects including a port expansion. Joinville has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa in the Köppen climate classification data). In some rare cases, Joinville gets hit by South Atlantic cyclones, the most notable being Cyclone Catarina in 2004. Although Joinville lies outside the tropic zone, because of its low altitude and proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, it sees relatively little temperature variation throughout the year, with every month seeing average highs above . *Adhemar Garcia *América *Anita Garibaldi *Atiradores *Aventureiro *Boa Vista *Boehmerwald *Bom Retiro *Bucarein *Centro *Comasa *Costa e Silva *Dona Francisca *Espinheiros *Fátima *Floresta *Glória *Guanabara *Iririú *Itaum *Itinga *Itoupava Açu *Jardim Iririú *Jardim Paraíso *Jardim Sophia *Jarivatuba *João Costa *Morro do Meio *Nova Brasília *Paranaguamirim *Parque Guarani *Petrópolis *Pirabeiraba-centro *Rio Bonito *Rio Velho *Saguaçu *Santa Catarina *Santo Antônio *São Marcos *Vila Cubatão *Vila Nova *Zona Industrial Norte *Zona…