Brusque, Santa Catarina

Brusque
Municipality
Municipality of Brusque
Flag of Brusque
Flag
Coat of arms of Brusque
Coat of arms
Nickname: 
Tissue City
Location in Santa Catarina
Location in Santa Catarina
Brusque is located in Brazil
Brusque
Brusque
Location in Brazil
Country Brazil
RegionSouth
State Santa Catarina
FoundedAugust 4, 1860
FounderMaximilian von Schneeburg
Named forFrancisco Carlos de Araújo Brusque
Government
 • TypeMayor-council government
 • MayorAndré Vechi (PL)
Area
 • Total
284.675 km2 (109.914 sq mi)
Elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Population
 (2022 Census)
 • Total
141,385
 • Estimate 
(2025)
155,307
 • Density496.654/km2 (1,286.33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (BRT)
Postal Code
88350-000
Area code+ 55 (47)
HDI (2010)0.795 – high
Websitebrusque.sc.gov.br

Brusque is a city in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. It was founded on August 4, 1860, by 55 German immigrants.

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

Sports

Brusque is home to Clube Atlético Carlos Renaux, the first professional football team in the state, founded on September 14, 1913. Currently, their official football team is Brusque Futebol Clube, founded on October 12, 1987.

Brusque has a strong women's volleyball team, Abel Moda Vôlei, in the Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol.

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.

Current ethnic composition: 90% Whites; 5% Pardos; 4% Blacks; 0.5% Native American; 0.5% Asian. Original Population: 50% German; 30% Italian; 10% Portuguese; 9% African; 1% Asian.

Religions

80% Catholics; 15% Lutherans; 4% Evangelicals; 1% Jehovah's Witness.

Notable people

Climate

Climate data for Brusque, Santa Catarina (1976–2005)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 40.4
(104.7)		 41.0
(105.8)		 40.2
(104.4)		 35.6
(96.1)		 33.2
(91.8)		 32.2
(90.0)		 32.0
(89.6)		 35.0
(95.0)		 38.2
(100.8)		 36.6
(97.9)		 39.2
(102.6)		 40.9
(105.6)		 41.0
(105.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.0
(87.8)		 31.1
(88.0)		 30.0
(86.0)		 27.6
(81.7)		 24.7
(76.5)		 22.6
(72.7)		 22.4
(72.3)		 23.1
(73.6)		 23.7
(74.7)		 25.8
(78.4)		 27.8
(82.0)		 29.8
(85.6)		 26.6
(79.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.4
(75.9)		 24.1
(75.4)		 23.2
(73.8)		 20.5
(68.9)		 17.8
(64.0)		 15.7
(60.3)		 15.0
(59.0)		 16.0
(60.8)		 17.6
(63.7)		 19.3
(66.7)		 21.2
(70.2)		 23.0
(73.4)		 19.8
(67.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.6
(67.3)		 19.7
(67.5)		 18.8
(65.8)		 16.3
(61.3)		 13.2
(55.8)		 11.7
(53.1)		 10.7
(51.3)		 12.0
(53.6)		 13.8
(56.8)		 15.3
(59.5)		 16.8
(62.2)		 18.4
(65.1)		 15.5
(59.9)
Record low °C (°F) 10.0
(50.0)		 9.4
(48.9)		 7.8
(46.0)		 4.6
(40.3)		 1.0
(33.8)		 −0.8
(30.6)		 −3.2
(26.2)		 −4.6
(23.7)		 −1.0
(30.2)		 4.0
(39.2)		 6.6
(43.9)		 9.4
(48.9)		 −4.6
(23.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 225.4
(8.87)		 194.6
(7.66)		 156.9
(6.18)		 88.0
(3.46)		 91.3
(3.59)		 97.6
(3.84)		 117.1
(4.61)		 95.9
(3.78)		 126.8
(4.99)		 166.8
(6.57)		 161.3
(6.35)		 188.8
(7.43)		 1,710.5
(67.33)
Source: Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)

References

  1. ↑ "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 March 2026. 2022 Area Total
  2. 1 2 Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). "IBGE 2025".
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "O legado de Francisco Carlos de Araújo Brusque". Prefeitura de Brusque (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Brusque Futebol Clube" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Retrieved 2008-12-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ "Abel Moda Vôlei conquista acesso à Superliga A feminina - A Voz de Brusque" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2026-03-23. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
  7. ↑ "Atlas climático da Região Sul do Brasil: Estados do Paraná, Santa Catarina e Rio Grande do Sul" (PDF). EMBRAPA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.

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