Lages, Santa Catarina, South Region, Brazil

🇧🇷 Lages is a Brazilian municipality located in the central part of the state of Santa Catarina, in the region known in Portuguese as "Planalto Serrano". It is located in the mountain region of the state and is the largest municipality of it. It is the main city of this region, and borders the towns of Otacílio Costa, São Joaquim, and Correia Pinto. The main course of urban water is Carahá River. Lages hosts an annual festival called Festa do Pinhão, that is famous throughout the country. Economically, the city is known for its strong cattle breeding and wood processing factories.

History In the beginning of the 17th century, the arrival of the first Europeans established the town. The growing of the Campos de Lajens was due to the opening of roads to reach the fields of the state Rio Grande do Sul. The people of São Paulo and Minas Gerais were attracted to this region due to the cattle-breeding business with the gauchos.

Very primitive documents mention Lajens as a stop for horse riders that were traveling from Sorocaba or São Paulo, transporting mules, horses and cattle. Correia Pinto, the founder, was a horse rider, and ran cattle groups from Lajens to São Paulo.

On November 22, 1766, Lajens was promoted to state from village. In 1820 it detached itself from São Paulo to be part of the state of Santa Catarina. On May 25, 1860, it was elevated to city status. In 1960 the city's name was changed to Lages with a "g" wrongly inserted.

During the Revolução Farroupilha, Lages belonged to the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

Lages is served by Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport and Planalto Serrano Regional Airport located in the adjoining municipality of Correia Pinto.

Geography Lages is located in the mountain region of the state and is the largest municipality of it. It is the main city of this region, and borders the towns of Otacílio Costa, São Joaquim, and Correia Pinto. The main course of urban water is Carahá River.

Neighborhoods Lages contains seventy-two neighborhoods: • Araucária • Área Industrial • Bates • Beatriz • Bela Vista • Bom Jesus • Boqueirão • Brusque • Caça e Tiro • Caravágio • Caroba • CDL • Centenário • Centro • Cidade Alta • Chapada • Conta Dinheiro • Copacabana • Coral • Conte • Cruz de Malta • Dom Daniel • Ferrovia • Frei Rogério • Gethal • Gralha Azul • Guadalupe • Guadalajara • Guarujá • Golin • Habitação • Ipiranga • Jardim Celina • Jardim das Camélias • Jardim Panorâmico • Maria Luiza • Morro do Posto • Morro Grande • Nossa Senhora Aparecida • Passo Fundo • Penha • Petrópolis • Pisani • Ponte Grande

(Jardim Cepar)

(Avenida Corina Caon) • Popular • Pró-Morar • Restinga Seca • Sagrado Coração de Jesus • Santa Catarina • Santa Cândida • Santa Clara • Santa Helena • Santa Maria • Santa Mônica • Santa Rita • Santo Antônio • São Cristóvão • São Francisco • Salto Caveiras • São Luiz • São Miguel • São Paulo • São Pedro • São Sebastião • Triângulo • Tributo • Universitário • Várzea • Vila Comboni • Vila Maria • Vila Mariza • Vila Nova • Vista Alegre.