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Barra Velha

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Settled initially by Azorian whale fishermen in 1812, it retains its fishing village characteristics with boats drawn up onto the beach and the daily catch sold directly from them by the fishermen every morning. In the center of downtown a hill rises sharply from the beach which provides views of the
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Barra Velha is home of the annual "Festa Nacional do Pirão", a festival celebrating the Azorian dish "Pirão" having a sauce-like consistency and normally made from fish or shellfish. Held in early September, it attracts over 30,000 visitors annually.
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in the North to the resort town of Piçarras on its Southern border. Additionally, it is the only resort in the area to have a freshwater lake separated from the ocean by an old sand bar, from which it derives its name.
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and county seat of about 30,000 inhabitants in the Northern region of
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lake and town center. A replica of the statute of Christ on
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on BR-101, the principal north–south highway in Southern
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Its nine beaches extend from the 90: 14: 441: 430: 182: 150: 89: 82: 69: 54: 44: 29: 1: 455:mesoregions of Santa Catarina 425:Vale do Itajaí mesoregion of 845: 451: 251:127.8/km (331/sq mi) 108: 77: 68: 40: 28: 16:Place in Southern, Brazil 213:Douglas Elias da Costa ( 35:View of Lake from Summit 354:rises from the summit. 128:26.61556°S 48.68472°W 641:São João do Itaperiú 459:Grande Florianópolis 390:Municipality website 248: • Density 133:-26.61556; -48.68472 667:Chapadão do Lageado 124: /  753:Presidente Getúlio 586:Balneário Camboriú 240: • Total 227: • Total 210: • Mayor 806: 805: 713:Braço do Trombudo 469:Oeste Catarinense 464:Norte Catarinense 309: 308: 836: 788:Trombudo Central 758:Presidente Nereu 446: 445: 435: 434: 419: 412: 405: 396: 377: 372: 334:Located between 305: 302: 300: 298: 296: 200:December 7, 1961 187: 186: 156: 154: 153: 139: 138: 136: 135: 134: 129: 125: 122: 121: 120: 117: 93: 92: 86: 73: 58: 48: 33: 19: 844: 843: 839: 838: 837: 835: 834: 833: 809: 808: 807: 802: 691: 645: 574: 530:Doutor Pedrinho 488: 479:Sul Catarinense 447: 440: 429: 423: 386: 381: 380: 373: 369: 364: 293: 181: 151: 149: 132: 130: 126: 123: 118: 115: 113: 111: 110: 104: 103: 102: 101: 100: 99: 98: 94: 64: 63: 62: 61: 52: 51: 36: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 842: 840: 832: 831: 826: 821: 811: 810: 804: 803: 801: 800: 795: 793:Vitor Meireles 790: 785: 780: 775: 770: 765: 760: 755: 750: 745: 740: 735: 730: 725: 720: 715: 710: 705: 699: 697: 693: 692: 690: 689: 684: 679: 674: 669: 664: 659: 653: 651: 647: 646: 644: 643: 638: 633: 628: 623: 618: 613: 608: 603: 598: 593: 588: 582: 580: 576: 575: 573: 572: 567: 562: 560:Rio dos Cedros 557: 552: 547: 542: 537: 532: 527: 522: 517: 512: 507: 502: 496: 494: 490: 489: 487: 486: 484:Vale do Itajaí 481: 476: 471: 466: 461: 456: 452: 449: 448: 427:Santa Catarina 424: 422: 421: 414: 407: 399: 393: 392: 385: 384:External links 382: 379: 378: 366: 365: 363: 360: 320:Santa Catarina 307: 306: 291: 287: 286: 283: 274: 273: 259: 253: 252: 249: 245: 244: 241: 237: 236: 232: 231: 228: 224: 223: 219: 218: 211: 207: 206: 202: 201: 198: 192: 191: 189:Santa Catarina 179: 173: 172: 167: 161: 160: 147: 141: 140: 106: 105: 96: 95: 88: 87: 81: 80: 79: 78: 75: 74: 66: 65: 59: 53: 49: 43: 42: 41: 38: 37: 34: 26: 25: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 841: 830: 827: 825: 822: 820: 817: 816: 814: 799: 796: 794: 791: 789: 786: 784: 781: 779: 776: 774: 771: 769: 766: 764: 761: 759: 756: 754: 751: 749: 748:Pouso Redondo 746: 744: 741: 739: 736: 734: 731: 729: 726: 724: 721: 719: 716: 714: 711: 709: 706: 704: 701: 700: 698: 694: 688: 685: 683: 680: 678: 675: 673: 670: 668: 665: 663: 660: 658: 655: 654: 652: 648: 642: 639: 637: 634: 632: 629: 627: 624: 622: 619: 617: 614: 612: 609: 607: 604: 602: 599: 597: 594: 592: 589: 587: 584: 583: 581: 577: 571: 568: 566: 563: 561: 558: 556: 553: 551: 548: 546: 543: 541: 538: 536: 533: 531: 528: 526: 523: 521: 518: 516: 513: 511: 510:Benedito Novo 508: 506: 503: 501: 498: 497: 495: 491: 485: 482: 480: 477: 475: 472: 470: 467: 465: 462: 460: 457: 454: 453: 450: 444: 439: 433: 428: 420: 415: 413: 408: 406: 401: 400: 397: 391: 388: 387: 383: 376: 371: 368: 361: 359: 355: 353: 347: 345: 341: 337: 332: 329: 325: 321: 317: 313: 304: 292: 284: 281: 280: 271: 267: 263: 260: 258: 250: 242: 229: 216: 212: 199: 197: 190: 185: 180: 178: 171: 168: 166: 159: 148: 146: 137: 109:Coordinates: 85: 72: 57: 47: 32: 20: 768:Rio do Oeste 763:Rio do Campo 728:José Boiteux 590: 370: 356: 348: 333: 311: 310: 277: 196:Incorporated 687:Vidal Ramos 682:Petrolândia 591:Barra Velha 328:Rio Itapocu 316:resort town 312:Barra Velha 297:.barravelha 262:UTC−3 131: / 97:Barra Velha 23:Barra Velha 813:Categories 773:Rio do Sul 743:Mirim Doce 733:Laurentino 703:Agronômica 696:Rio do Sul 677:Ituporanga 657:Agrolândia 650:Ituporanga 636:Porto Belo 621:Navegantes 550:Luiz Alves 362:References 235:Population 205:Government 119:48°41′05″W 116:26°36′56″S 798:Witmarsum 718:Dona Emma 596:Bombinhas 540:Guabiruba 375:IBGE 2020 352:Corcovado 336:Joinville 257:Time zone 662:Atalanta 631:Piçarras 601:Camboriú 555:Pomerode 520:Botuverá 515:Blumenau 493:Blumenau 170:Southern 738:Lontras 723:Ibirama 616:Itapema 545:Indaial 525:Brusque 505:Ascurra 474:Serrana 290:Website 145:Country 778:Salete 708:Aurora 672:Imbuia 611:Itajaí 606:Ilhota 579:Itajaí 565:Rodeio 535:Gaspar 500:Apiúna 438:Brazil 344:Brazil 340:Itajaí 324:Brazil 282:(2000) 243:29,860 165:Region 158:Brazil 155:  626:Penha 570:Timbó 314:is a 285:0.792 266:UTC-3 177:State 783:Taió 338:and 301:.gov 222:Area 60:Seal 50:Flag 303:.br 299:.sc 295:www 279:HDI 270:BRT 815:: 436:, 322:, 268:, 215:PL 418:e 411:t 404:v 272:) 264:( 217:)

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View of Lake from Summit
Flag of Barra Velha
Official seal of Barra Velha
Location of Barra Velha
Barra Velha is located in Brazil
26°36′56″S 48°41′05″W / 26.61556°S 48.68472°W / -26.61556; -48.68472
Country
Brazil
Region
Southern
State
Santa Catarina (state)
Santa Catarina
Incorporated
PL
Time zone
UTC−3
UTC-3
BRT
HDI
www.barravelha.sc.gov.br
resort town
Santa Catarina
Brazil
Rio Itapocu
Joinville
Itajaí
Brazil
Corcovado
IBGE 2020

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