Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte, Northeast Region, Brazil


🇧🇷 Santa Cruz is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil. The City is known for its St. Rita of Cascia Statue, The biggest Brazilian statue. The City is located 115 km from Natal, the largest city and capital of Rio Grande do Norte.

The area of the municipality of Santa Cruz was originally inhabited by the current Tapuia indigenous peoples. From 1831 onwards, Lourenço da Rocha, accompanied by João da Rocha and João Rodrigues da Silva, began the settlement of the place, with an economy based on agropastoral activity, which they soon called «Malhada do Juazeiro» and then «Santa Rita of the Waterfall". Legend has it, a certain one, knowing this tradition, thought the village and sent a cross, made with some branches of this tree. Then, in front of Santa Rita de Cássia, where all the weapons of the population of this order were, being all the weapons of this native order, being there a great order. With this fact, the village had its name changed to «Santa Cruz do Inharé». In 1835, the chapel of Santa Rita de Cássia was built, which further stimulated the growth of the village. An image of the saint, coming from the Cachoeira farm, was donated to the chapel. In the same year, provincial law no. 24, dated 27 March, elevates the village to the status of district, with the name “Santa Cruz da Ribeira do Trairi”. On the 30th of 1914, the state law 372, the village is inferior to the condition of city, having its name changed to «Santa Cruz». At the same time, the district of Tangará was created, passing through the municipality to be constituted by four districts. On December 31, 1958, the districts of Tangará and Trairi were dismembered, which gave rise to the municipality of Tangará, and Campo Redondo. On October 24, 1962, a ruling by the Federal Supreme Court extinguished the municipality of Campo Redondo, which returned to belonging to the municipality of Santa Cruz, but was again dismembered on March 26, 1963. Since then, the municipality of Santa Cruz has preserved its natural divisions. In November 2007, on Monte Carmelo, construction began on a statue dedicated to the patron saint of the municipality, Santa Rita de Cássia.

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Santa Cruz has a population of over 40,295 people. Santa Cruz also forms the centre of the wider Borborema Potiguar District which has a population of over 142,625 people. It is also a part of the larger Agreste Potiguar Region. Santa Cruz is situated 115 km from Natal.

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🇧🇷 São Carlos, Brazil
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See Also: 🇻🇪 Santa Cruz, Aragua State, Central Region, Venezuela | 🇦🇼 Santa Cruz, Aruba | 🇧🇴 Santa Cruz, Bolivia | 🇺🇸 Santa Cruz, California, United States | 🇨🇷 Santa Cruz, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica | 🇵🇹 Santa Cruz, Madeira Autonomous Region, Portugal | 🇵🇭 Santa Cruz, Province of Laguna, Calabarzon, Philippines | 🇵🇭 Santa Cruz, Province of Marinduque, Mimaropa, Philippines | 🇨🇻 Santa Cruz, Santiago Island, Cape Verde | 🇧🇷 Santa Cruz Cabrália, Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil | 🇧🇷 Santa Cruz da Vitória, Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil | 🇧🇷 Santa Cruz das Palmeiras, São Paulo, Southeast Region, Brazil | 🇮🇨 Santa Cruz de La Palma, La Palma, Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | 🇧🇴 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia | 🇩🇴 Santa Cruz de Mao, Valverde Province, Cibao Region, The Dominican Republic | 🇨🇴 Santa Cruz de Mompox, Bolívar Department, Caribbean Region, Colombia | 🇮🇨 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | 🇭🇳 Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Cortés Department, Honduras | 🇨🇺 Santa Cruz del Norte, Mayabeque Province, Cuba | 🇬🇹 Santa Cruz del Quiché, El Quiché Department, Guatemala | 🇧🇷 Santa Cruz do Capibaribe, Pernambuco, Northeast Region, Brazil | 🇧🇷 Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo, São Paulo, Southeast Region, Brazil | 🇧🇷 Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, South Region, Brazil
Antipodal to Santa Cruz is: 143.983,6.217

Locations Near: Santa Cruz -36.0167,-6.21667

🇧🇷 Cuité -36.15,-6.483 d: 33.1  

🇧🇷 Araruna -35.742,-6.558 d: 48.6  

🇧🇷 Currais Novos -36.511,-6.261 d: 54.9  

🇧🇷 Nova Cruz -35.433,-6.482 d: 70.9  

🇧🇷 Macaíba -35.354,-5.858 d: 83.5  

🇧🇷 Angicos -36.601,-5.667 d: 89  

🇧🇷 São Gonçalo do Amarante -35.329,-5.793 d: 89.5  

🇧🇷 Parnamirim -35.261,-5.906 d: 90.4  

🇧🇷 Guarabira -35.493,-6.85 d: 91.1  

🇧🇷 Ceará-Mirim -35.433,-5.633 d: 91.5  

Antipodal to: Santa Cruz 143.983,6.217

🇬🇺 Hagåtña 144.746,13.467 d: 19204.6  

🇬🇺 Tamuning 144.767,13.483 d: 19202.5  

🇬🇺 Guam 144.8,13.5 d: 19200.3  

🇬🇺 Dededo 144.836,13.515 d: 19198.2  

🇲🇵 Saipan 145.753,15.189 d: 18998.9  

🇮🇩 Jayapura 140.72,-2.529 d: 18977.3  

🇵🇼 Ngerulmud 134.627,7.487 d: 18972.6  

🇮🇩 Mulia 137.985,-3.716 d: 18725.3  

🇮🇩 Ilaga 137.617,-3.967 d: 18680.2  

🇵🇬 Mount Hagen 144.22,-5.865 d: 18671.4  

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