Lages

In the beginning of the 17th century, the arrival of the first Europeans established the town. The growing of Lages was due to the opening of roads to reach the fields of Rio Grande do Sul. The people of São Paulo and Minas Gerais were attracted to this region due to the cattle-breeding business with the gauchos. Very primitive documents mention Lages as a stop for horse riders that were traveling from Sorocaba or São Paulo, transporting mules, horses and cattle. Correia Pinto, the founder, was a horse rider, and ran cattle groups from Lages to São Paulo. In 1766, Lages becomes a village. In 1820 it detached itself from São Paulo to be part of the state of Santa Catarina. On May 25, 1860, it was elevated to city status. In 1960, the city's current name was adopted. During the Revolução Farroupilha, Lages belonged to the Juliana Republic. Lages is served by Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport and Planalto Serrano Regional Airport located in the adjoining municipality of Correia Pinto. ==Geography==

Lages is located in the mountain region of the state and is the largest municipality of it. It is the main city of this region, and borders the towns of Otacílio Costa, São Joaquim, and Correia Pinto. The main course of urban water is Carahá River. Climate Lages has a temperate oceanic climate (Koppen: Cfb), with an annual mean temperature of . Winter temperatures can stay below freezing, with occurrence of frost and snow. During the summer, temperatures may reach and droughts may occur. Records Data by INMET shows that the lowest temperature recorded in the city between 1961 and 2017 was on 14 July 2000 and the highest was on 9 January 2006. On 1 October 2001, the city accumulated a record of of precipitation in a period of 24 hours. Previous large accumulations include on 22 October 1979 and on 16 April 1971. With , August 1983 was the month with the most accumulated precipitation. The lowest relative humidity observed was of 20% on 13 November 1971. {{Weather box|width=auto | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm {{cite web {{cite web {{cite web {{cite web {{cite web {{cite web == Neighborhoods ==

Lages contains seventy-two neighborhoods: • Araucária • Área Industrial • Bates • Beatriz • Bela Vista • Bom Jesus • Boqueirão • Brusque • Caça e Tiro • Caravágio • Caroba • CDL • Centenário • Centro • Cidade Alta • Chapada • Conta Dinheiro • Copacabana • Coral • Conte • Cruz de Malta • Dom Daniel • Ferrovia • Frei Rogério • Gethal • Gralha Azul • Guadalupe • Guadalajara • Guarujá • Golin • Habitação • Ipiranga • Jardim Celina • Jardim das Camélias • Jardim Panorâmico • Maria Luiza • Morro do Posto • Morro Grande • Nossa Senhora Aparecida • Passo Fundo • Penha • Petrópolis • Pisani • Ponte Grande(Jardim Cepar)(Avenida Corina Caon) • Popular • Pró-Morar • Restinga Seca • Sagrado Coração de Jesus • Santa Catarina • Santa Cândida • Santa Clara • Santa Helena • Santa Maria • Santa Mônica • Santa Rita • Santo Antônio • São Cristóvão • São Francisco • Salto Caveiras • São Luiz • São Miguel • São Paulo • São Pedro • São Sebastião • Triângulo • Tributo • Universitário • Várzea • Vila Comboni • Vila Maria • Vila Mariza • Vila Nova • Vista Alegre ==Gallery==

Image:CatedralDiocesanaLagesSC.jpg|View of the Catedral Diocesana image:Gralha-azul.jpg|The azure jay (gralha azul) is the city bird == References ==