Place:Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil

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NameChapecó
Alt namesChapecósource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Passo Bormannsource: Family History Library Catalog
Passo dos Índiossource: Family History Library Catalog
Xapecósource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeCity
Coordinates27.233°S 52.683°W
Located inSanta Catarina, Brazil
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Chapecó is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina, in the Southern Region of Brazil. Being a major industrial, financial and educational center, it is a major producer of industrialized food products. Considered a medium city, with a population estimated at 224,013 inhabitants, it is among the four most important cities in the state. It belongs to the Meso-region of Western Santa Catarina and to the Microregion of Chapecó.

Distant 550 km from the state capital, Florianópolis, it is Headquarters of the Metropolitan Region of Chapecó, and exerts significant influence not only in the Catarinense West but also in the Northwest Rio Grande do Sul and Southwest of Paraná, from an economic, cultural, or political point of view.

Chapecó became known worldwide through its association football club Chapecoense and the aftermath of LaMia Flight 2933 which killed 71, including most of the team's roster and staff.

With the titles of "Brazil's agribusiness capital" and "Brazil's business tourism capital", the planned town constructed in the form of a chess grid also has universities attracting students from all over Brazil. The main educational institutions are UFFS, UCEFF, UNOCHAPECÓ, UNOESC and UDESC.

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