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Joinville () is the largest city in Santa Catarina, in southern Brazil. It is the third largest municipality in the southern region of Brazil, after the much larger state capitals of Curitiba and Porto Alegre. Joinville is also a major industrial, financial and commerce center.

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Joinville is the largest city in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina and serves as a major hub for industry, finance, and commerce in the region. It ranks as the third largest municipality in Brazil's southern region, after the state capitals Curitiba and Porto Alegre.

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Key facts

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Joinville
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Municipality of Joinville
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Municipality
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From the top, clockwise: skyline of downtown Joinville, Memory Station, the National Museum of Immigration and Colonization, Rua das Palmeiras, and Holz Hotel
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Bandeira de Joinville.svg
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Brasão de Joinville.svg
Settlement.nicknames
City of Princes, City of Flowers, Brazilian Manchester
Settlement.motto
"My greatness is identical to that of Brazil"
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SantaCatarina Municip Joinville.svg
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250px
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Location of Joinville
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Country
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Region
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State
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Mesoregion
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Microregion
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South
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Norte Catarinense

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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Founding
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Neighbourhoods
  • Culture
  • Demographics
  • Religion
  • Education
  • Colleges and universities
  • State and Federal
  • Transportation
  • Domestic airport
  • Buses
  • Football
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Joinville () is the largest city in Santa Catarina, in southern Brazil. It is the third largest municipality in the southern region of Brazil, after the much larger state capitals of Curitiba and Porto Alegre. Joinville is also a major industrial, financial and commerce center.

The city has a very high human development index (0.809) among Brazilian municipalities, being 21st nationally, and has one of the highest standards of living in Latin America. One study pointed to Joinville as the second best city to live in Brazil.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Joinville” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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