The six biggest cities in southern Brazil
Southern Brazil is composed of 3 states: Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Paraná. Together, the 3 states have over 28 million people, and also some of the best social and economic indicators in the country.
1. Curitiba (PR) População: 1.828.092 PIB (2006): 32.153.307 mil reais IDH (2000): 0,856 População Metropolitana (2007): 3.172.357 IDH Metropolitano (2000): 0,824 Altitude: 930 m Temperatura mínima registrada (Simepar): -6ºC Temperatura máxima registrada (Simepar): 33,9ºC http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/3...roboavista.jpg http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/808...joaquimamx.jpg www.regionalimoveis.com.br http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/405...irrojuvev2.jpg www.regionalimoveis.com.br http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/4...ndrbonacin.jpg André Bonacin http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/463...unstlicht2.jpg Kunstlicht http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/176...drbonacin2.jpg André Bonacin 2. Porto Alegre (RS) População (2008): 1 430 220 PIB (2006): 30.116.002 mil reais IDH (2000): 0,865 População Metropolitana (2007): 3.959.807 IDH Metropolitano: 0,833 Altitude: 10 m Temperatura mínima registrada: -4ºC Temperatura máxima registrada: 40,7ºC http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/8378/poa29.jpg Ricardo Cosmohttp://img38.imageshack.us/img38/528...rmariodesa.jpg Mario de Santi http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/726...cardoamara.jpg Ricardo Amaral http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/683...alegreguto.jpg Gutooo http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/798...lbertoport.jpg Gilberto Porto Imagem http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/767...orcroquezz.jpg Croquezz 3. Londrina (PR) População: (2008): 505.184 PIB (2006): 6.612.093 mil reais IDH (2000): 0,824 População Metropolitana: 760 mil IDH Metropolitano (2000): 0,813 Altitude: 600 m Temperatura mínima registrada: -4ºC Temperatura máxima registrada: 43ºC http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/4...iesecorgbr.jpg aiesec.org.br http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/505...londrinens.jpg Um londrinense http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/5...uardocampo.jpg Eduardo Campo http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/6...giebelhaus.jpg sagiebelhaus http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/404...tosdelondr.jpg fotos de londrina http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/106...cardocosmo.jpg 4. Joinville (SC) População (2008): 492.1 PIB (2006): 10.684.128 mil reais IDH (2000): 0,857 População Metropolitana (2007): 1,2 milhões IDH Metropolitano (2000): 0,853 Altitude: 4 m Temperatura mínima registrada: -2,9ºC Temperatura máxima registrada: 42ºC http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/2...porjorgeas.jpg http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/7...porzinelli.jpg Zinelli http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/3...sleyangeli.jpg Wesley Angelo Alberto http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/3...esleyangel.jpg Wesley Angelo Alberto http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/1...lexandreas.jpg alexandreas http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/9...orjorgeas2.jpg Jorge 5. Caxias do Sul (RS) População (2008): 405.858 PIB (2006): 8.621.444 mil reais IDH (2000): 0,857 População Metropolitana: 750 mil População Metropolitana: Altitude: 820 m http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/521...rvictorspa.jpg http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/425...germanoscw.jpg Germano Schüür http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/187...rmicacheme.jpg Mica Chemello http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/173...lporaalmir.jpg Almir http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/234...rgermanosc.jpg Germano Schüür http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/111...diellobrun.jpg tadiello bruno Florianópolis (SC) População (2008): 402.346 PIB (2006): 6.588.652 mil reais IDH (2000): 0,875 População Metropolitana: aproximadamente 1 milhão IDH Metropolitano (2000): 0,859 Altitude: 2 m Temperatura mínima registrada: -2ºC Temperatura máxima registrada: 39ºC [CENTER]http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/2...iegoandrsh.jpg diego andrés h. http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/2...duranortiz.jpg mario roberto duran http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/2...brieldutra.jpg gabriel dutra http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/4...rigosoldon.jpg rodrigo soldon http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/8463/murilo78.jpg murilo78 http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/5185/daniloio.jpg danilo I. O. |
Thanks for the post. I have never even heard of 4 of these cities, although Curitiba is very well known in Urban Planning circles for the grand success of the BRT system.
It amazes me how dense Brazilian Cities are, certainly preserves more of the beautiful landscape around them. |
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thanks for the reply ChicagoShawn.
just for info, the populations above are the populations of municipalities, not metropolitan areas. if you consider metro area, Porto Alegre is the largest city (4 million people in the metro) |
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As for you recognizing this area or not, depends when was the last time youve been to Porto Alegre. This area is the 3rd Perimetral Avenue, old Dom Pedro/Carlos Gomes Avenues. here is the exact area shown in the photo... zoom out to localize yourself in relation to other parts of the city :) http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...03441&t=h&z=19 another photo, by Farrapo http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/1...dlzsuphjs8.jpg |
^^^Ah, ok, thanks. I haven't been to Porto Alegre since 2002, so it's been awhile, but I don't think I've been to that area regardless. Thanks for the rest of the pics too!
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Brazil has a lot of cities. Some big ones too!
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thats our secret to "store" 190 million people :D
btw, although there is a "gap" between cities like Porto Alegre and Curitiba to the others (1.5 million to 500k), there must be at least some 25 cities between 350k and 100k... maybe more than 25. Cities on my state, alone, that didnt appeared on the list above (and are above 100k) 3 Pelotas 343.167 http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/1...lotas09mt8.jpg by Farrapo 4 Canoas 329.903 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...34-942-020.jpg http://www.associ.org.br/ 5 Santa Maria 266.822 http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/5541391.jpg by Gerson Gerloff, @Panoramio 6 Gravataí 266.230 7 Viamão 257.844 8 Novo Hamburgo 255.945 http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/8975215.jpg by Edilson Martens, @Panoramio 9 Alvorada 211.276 10 São Leopoldo 210.145 http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/1697315.jpg by Emir Santos @panoramio 11 Rio Grande 195.582 12 Passo Fundo 185.882 http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/2118708.jpg by Nadir Tomasini Junior @Panoramio 13 Uruguaiana 127.138 http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/6542522.jpg by Alisson_0 @panoramio 14 Sapucaia do Sul 126.085 15 Santa Cruz do Sul 121.168 http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/5358390.jpg by EQMarcioF @panoramio 16 Bento Gonçalves 118.000 http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/SUC40012.jpg http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/SUC40057.jpg by Eduhaus 17 Cachoeirinha 117.203 18 Bagé 115.755 Erechim... only 97k, but a worthy density :) http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2674/...3fa6661a_b.jpg by Vitor Rossi, from Zardo Digital,hosted on Panoramio by another guy. |
These photos are fascinating, Trantor. Thanks for displaying them!
Porto Allegre looks especially cool. |
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Yeah, Erection looks amazing, especially for a population of only 97,000 people. I live close to a couple of cities here in Canada with very similar populations to Erection and they look way smaller.
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I dont think Erechim sounds like Erection :haha:
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Okay, so which parts of Brazil have the largest German population?
I'm seeing some German names in those Southern cities |
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well, I guess São Paulo has most GERMANS. as for GERMAN DESCENDANTS (;)), mainly Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul states... but remember that while cities with german names were usually settled by germans, not all german cities have german names... quite far from it in fact... I would say 80% of german settled cities have portuguese names. The city of Santa Cruz do Sul for example... it was settled by germans and outputs a tremendous amount of blue eyed blonde model girls each year... but the name... not german at all! :) With Italian settled cities, its even harder to discover by looking at the names. Erechim is italian settled for example. Alas, since german and italian immigration happened in the 19th century, obviously, descendants are not restricted to such cities... Porto Alegre was founded by azorians in the beginning of the 18th century, but there are plenty of blonde people in the streets and german influence in the city. |
I like that first pic of Porto Alegre; all those lush fingers of land jutting out into the bay, and then one of them is covered with a huge city, cool.
And the setting for Florianopolis is beautiful. Thanks for sharing your finds with us Trantor. |
thanks for the reply exIthacan.
But Porto Alegre is not on a bay. Well, at least I dont think that is called a bay. those "fingers" are fluvial islands, part of the Jacui River Delta. The delta then creates the lake around Porto Alegre, which is called Guaíba. It was called a river years ago, but geographers say its a lake, not a river. The Guaiba Lake soons flushes into the huge Lagoa dos Patos (Ducks Lagoon), which is the largest lagoon (not lake) in the world. just zoom out of Porto Alegre, at GoogleMaps, and you will understand what I mean here is a link zoomed into Porto Alegre downtown... zoom out http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=-...45447&t=h&z=15 |
^ I wasn't sure what kind of body of water it is so I just said bay because I couldn't come up with something more appropriate. And I know the city occipies quite a large area (metro over 4 million), but I liked the illusion the picture provided. Thanks for the interesting pics, and you know I like Brazil.
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nah, no problem pal. I was just explaining because for someone who doesnt know details of the geography of the city, it may really seem its the ocean in the back.
As for the size of the city, I know you know its large. I thought you meant downtown was in a finger like strip of land. As least I WOULD THINK so, by looking at the photo, if I didnt know the city. But its just the angle (2nd photo of POA shows it). On the other hand, the downtown area WAS narrower in the past. The big park behind downtown was entirely water till the 50s... I hope there was no misunderstanding. I like when people explain to me the geography of their cities. I like getting "localized" and understand the place :) this photo from magazine Novo Século (scanned by Xinah Gui POA (SSC)) show how narrower was downtown area in the 40s http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...osantigas9.jpg and here, during the construction of the... well, I dont know the english name for it haha. [IMG]http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q..._antiga_03.jpg[/IMG] |
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