Brusque

Brusque is a municipality in northeastern Santa Catarina in southern Brazil, stretching along the Itajaí-Mirim river. The settlement sits in a green valley between gentle hills, with residential neighborhoods spreading from the historic center to newer districts on the surrounding slopes.

A group of immigrants from Germany arrived in the 1860s and cleared the land along the river to farm and establish small workshops. The settlement gradually grew from a colonial outpost into a regional trading center for textiles and manufactured goods.

The original name referred to the Itajaí river, while today's name honors a 19th-century governor. Streets in the center show half-timbered houses and bakeries still selling apple strudel and Black Forest cake.

The city lies near the Atlantic coastal region and is well connected by regional highways to larger cities like Blumenau and the coast. Visitors should note that the area often receives rain, so a light jacket is useful.

In the late 1980s, the municipality tested electronic voting machines in an official ballot for the first time in Brazil. A few years later, the city installed public computers in civic libraries that were among the first on the continent.

Location: Santa Catarina

Inception: August 4, 1860

Elevation above the sea: 21 m

Shares border with: Botuverá, Camboriú, Canelinha, Gaspar, Guabiruba, Itajaí, Nova Trento

Website: https://brusque.sc.gov.br

GPS coordinates: -27.09778,-48.91778

Latest update: December 12, 2025 23:16