Jaraguá do Sul

Jaraguá do Sul (26°29′10″S 49°04′00″W / 26.48611°S 49.06667°W / -26.48611; -49.06667) is a city in the north of the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. The city was founded on July 25, 1876, by engineer and Brazilian Army colonel Emílio Carlos Jourdan and his family. The city was originally named just Jaraguá, but it was later renamed to Jaraguá do Sul due to a city already named Jaraguá in Goiás state.[3]