Florianópolis is the capital of the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, in the southern region of the country. The municipality is made up of the main island, the island of Santa Catarina, the mainland and some surrounding small islands. The city has a population of 500,973 inhabitants, according to estimates for 2019. It is the second most populous municipality in the state (after Joinville) and the 48th in Brazil. The metropolitan region has an estimated population of 1,209,818 inhabitants, the 21st largest in the country. The city is known for having a high quality of life, being the Brazilian capital with the highest score on the Human Development Index (HDI), calculated by the UNDP, of the United Nations.
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The city was originally called Nossa Senhora do Desterro. After the proclamation of the Republic in 1889, Santa Catarina resisted the new government. I wanted to be independent. But the federal troops would not let go and a civil war ensued. The federals' victory took place when Marshal Floriano Peixoto was President of the Republic. Thus, in 1894, Desterro's name was changed to Florianópolis, which means "city of Floriano", in honor of the then Brazilian president during the period of conflict.
Considered by many inhabitants and tourists who visit it as having a unique beauty, endowed with strong traces of the Azorean culture, observed in buildings, handicraft, folklore, cuisine and religious traditions, Florianópolis has in its diversified tourism one of its main sources of income. Among the tourist attractions at present, in addition to the beaches, the locations where the first communities of Azorean immigrants settled, such as Ribeirão da Ilha, Lagoa da Conceição, Santo Antônio de Lisboa and the historic center itself, stand out.
Praça XV de Novembro is the main meeting point of the city. It stands out for its architectural, cultural and behavioral values. This public place exists with remarkable relief since the foundation of Florianópolis, a time when the island was not even called Desterro. It all started through the founder, Francisco Dias Velho, who, at the highest point, established his house and, next to it, built his so-called "prayer house" (the current Metropolitan Cathedral). Added to its interior values, in this main point of the urban center, in addition to the beautiful and famous centenary fig tree, several monuments and hermas that revere events and figures of Santa Catarina and Brazilian history can be seen. Praça XV shows, in its surroundings, historic buildings that often served to host governments that dictated laws to the island and green belly people.
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