Joaçaba

• Official Name — Joaçaba, Santa Catarina • Mapsize — 250px • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Type2 — State • Subdivision Name — Brazil • Subdivision Name1 — South • Subdivision Name2 — Santa Catarina Santa Catarina • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Dioclesio Ragnini • Established Title — Founded • Established Date — August 25, 1917 • Area Total Km2 — 232.354 • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Total — 30,404 • Population Density Km2 — 105.16 • Timezone — UTC-3 • Utc Offset — -3 • Timezone Dst — UTC-2 • Utc Offset Dst — -2 • Elevation M — 522 • Blank Name — HDI (2000) • Blank Info — 0.866 – high • Website — https: www.joacaba.sc.gov.br

This territory was considered Spanish territory as part of the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494). However, the Portuguese occupied this territory from early on. In 1916, the State of Santa Catarina and its northern neighbor, the State of Paraná, fought for this land, in the so-called Guerra do Contestado ("War of the Contested Land"). Santa Catarina State won control of the region, and since then it has been under its jurisdiction. On August 25, 1917, Joaçaba was established as Cruzeiro, and through its history has also been called Limeira and Cruzeiro do Sul, until federal legislation in 1943 prohibited cities in Brazil from sharing the same name (there is a Limeira in the State of São Paulo). The current name Joaçaba is derived from the Tupi, with the meaning of "crossway." Today, the city is known for its medical center, which brings medical students and patients from all over Santa Catarina, as well as for its university (UNOESC – Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina) which attracts students from all over the country. It is also noted for its Carnaval and the high quality of life for its inhabitants, which was ranked 1st for the state of Santa Catarina and 8th for Brazil. The IDH (HDI) list (Índice de Desenvolvimento Humano – Index of Human Development), provided by the UN, gave Joaçaba the score of "0.953" in a scale of 0 to 1 for the year 2003. The city is served by Santa Terezinha Airport.

Joaçaba is classified as oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb), the average temperature in summer is 28 C. In winter, it reaches 18 C, but rarely 5 C, snow is rare, but frost is common.