São Francisco do Sul, Santa Catarina, South Region, Brazil
🇧🇷 São Francisco do Sul is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. It covers an area of 540 km² (208 miles2).
Geography: Location It was founded as a village by the Portuguese in 1658. Despite the date of its foundation, there's a previous record that a famous navigator left Honfleur, Normandy in France by the year of 1503 and arrived at São Francisco do Sul, at the Bay of Babitonga, Jean Binot Paulmier De Gonneville is also recognised by many historians as one of the first, if not the first, Europeans to arrive. It is situated on the northern end of the Island of São Francisco at the entrance to the Babitonga Bay.
São Francisco do Sul is an important part of the Brazilian infrastructure. It provides large bulk shipping facilities and is served by the major container shipping lines connecting with the South American east and west coasts, Africa, Asia, North and Central America, the Caribbean and Europe.
During the past decade, São Francisco do Sul has become a popular tourism destination for South American and international guests. The municipality contains the 6,667 hectares (16,470 acres) Acaraí State Park, created in 2005.
America/Sao_Paulo/Santa_Catarina
São Francisco do Sul has a population of over 53,746 people. São Francisco do Sul also forms one of the centres of the wider Joinville District which has a population of over 1,303,000 people. It is also a part of the larger Norte Catarinense Region.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities São Francisco do Sul has links with:
🇫🇷 Honfleur, France🇧🇷 São Bento do Sul -26.218
🇧🇷 Pato Branco -26.217
🇿🇦 Ekurhuleni -26.21
🇿🇦 Johannesburg -26.205
🇿🇦 Randfontein -26.182
🇧🇷 Barcarena Nova -48.617
🇧🇷 Caldas Novas -48.617
🇧🇷 Florianópolis -48.552
🇧🇷 Santa Catarina -48.5
Locations Near: São Francisco do Sul -48.6333,-26.2333
🇧🇷 Joinville -48.841,-26.301 d: 22.1
🇧🇷 Jaraguá do Sul -49.077,-26.492 d: 52.7
🇧🇷 Itajaí -48.667,-26.9 d: 74.2
🇧🇷 Paranaguá -48.5,-25.517 d: 80.8
🇧🇷 Balneário Camboriú -48.633,-26.983 d: 83.4
🇧🇷 Camboriú -48.633,-26.983 d: 83.4
🇧🇷 São Bento do Sul -49.41,-26.218 d: 77.4
🇧🇷 Blumenau -49.067,-26.918 d: 87.5
Antipodal to: São Francisco do Sul 131.367,26.233
🇯🇵 Amami 129.483,28.367 d: 19713.6
🇯🇵 Nago 127.978,26.592 d: 19675.3
🇯🇵 Uruma 127.85,26.367 d: 19664.2
🇯🇵 Okinawa 127.809,26.409 d: 19660
🇯🇵 Okinawa City 127.793,26.343 d: 19658.6
🇯🇵 Ginowan 127.78,26.279 d: 19657.4
🇯🇵 Urasoe 127.734,26.254 d: 19652.8
🇯🇵 Haebaru 127.717,26.183 d: 19650.9