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Gravatal is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5]

Gravatal
Municipality
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Country Brazil
RegionSouth
StateSanta Catarina
MesoregionSul Catarinense
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total11,577
Time zoneUTC -3
Websitewww.gravatal.sc.gov.br

Located in a mountainous area,[6] Gravatal has been a center for relaxation and health treatment for many years. Due to the heated water, that flows out from the soil at 37 °C and it is divided and supplies four local hotels (Termas, Internacional, Cabanas and Termas do Lago) and an aquatic complex.[7] The spring water contains chemicals such as fluorine and lithium.[6]

Approximately 2,000 people live in the region of the city where the spas are located, then in July, the population expands so that up to 50 thousand tourists can visit the area.[7]

The area has tourist walking trails, a lookout, waterfalls, and a religious grotto. There are adventure sports operators who organize outings for rappelling, mountain biking, rafting, canyoning, ziplining, canopy tours, and climbing. The mountain ramp of Morro Seco is also used for hang gliders. Other tourist highlights are the horse drawn carriage tours and the knitwear mills.[6]

Other tourist sights, include the 'Church of São Sebastião'. It was built in 1842 by Azoreans from the nearby city of Laguna, the building also received influence from the Italian immigrants (beginning in 1880) and German immigrants (beginning in 1910), with special mention of the altar, which is the work of German artist and teacher Hugo Berndt.[6]


Culture


800 meters from the centre of the Gravatal, is 'Ecopark Termas' built to promote ideas for sustainable development and well-being. It is a sight with 17,000 m², within 7,500 m² of preserved forest RPPN (private natural heritage reserve), located on Rua Antônio Pedro Mendonça.[8][9]


See also



References


  1. IBGE 2020
  2. "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  3. "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  4. "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  5. "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  6. "GRAVATAL". turismo.sc.gov.br. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  7. Antônio del Tedesco, Luiz (28 November 2018). "Gravatal and neighborhood in SC offer thermal waters, mountains, sea and European air" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  8. "Ecopark Thermal" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  9. "ECOPARK THERMAL". quetalviajar.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 April 2020.


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Граватал (порт. Gravatal) — муниципалитет в Бразилии, входит в штат Санта-Катарина. Составная часть мезорегиона Юг штата Санта-Катарина. Находится в составе крупной городской агломерации Агломерация Тубаран. Входит в экономико-статистический микрорегион Тубаран. Население составляет 12 667 человек на 2006 год. Занимает площадь 168,473 км². Плотность населения — 75,2 чел./км².


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