JOINVILE

city, northeastern Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil, on the Rio Cachoeira adjacent to Boa Vista, near the end of Baa (bay) de So Francisco, at 20 ft (6 m) above sea level. Established as a city in 1887 from the former colony of Dona Francisca, Joinvile has become a modern industrial city. Iron, steel, lead, flour, and cotton manufactured in the city are exported along with large quantities of timber via the port of So Francisco do Sul (42 mi to the northeast) and by highway and railroad to other urban centres in Santa Catarina along the coast. Canadians reforested the Joinvile area during the late 1970s for timber and cellulose (from carnauba palms, pine, and eucalyptus). Tourist attractions include an archaeological museum. Pop. (1980 prelim.) 217,074.