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Florianópolis (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 27 35 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -27.5833 decimal degrees |
Long: 048 31 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -48.5167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Ilha de Santa Catarina; linked to mainland by a long bridge; named after Brazilian president Floriano Piexto; industries electrical communication equipment, plastics, perfume and pharmaceuticals. |
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Florianópolis (preferred,C,V,O)
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Destero (C,U)
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Nossa Senhora do Destêrro (C,U)
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Desterro (H,V)
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Destêrro (H,V)
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inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled by Spaniards in 1542 |
city (C) |
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given city status in 1823 |
state capital (C) |
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commercial center (C) |
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industrial center (C) |
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regional capital (C) |
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