Germany and Italy after the Contestado War (1912–1916). Geography Campos Novos is 370 km west of Florianópolis, the capital of Santa Catarina. It is at the crosspoint of the federal highways BR-470 and BR-282 and the state highways SC-455 and SC-458. Campos Novos has a central bus station with connections to Curitiba, Joinville, Chapecó and many other cities. The next airports are in Chapecó (XAP) 155 km, Lages (LAJ) 145 km, Concórdia (SSCK) 95 km, Videira (SSVI) 55 km, Joaçaba (SSJA) 40 km. The municipality is divided into following 7 districts since 2007: Campos Novos Bela Vista Dal`Pai Espinilho Ibicuí Leão Tupitinga Economy/industry Campos Novos is the biggest grain producer of Santa Catarina. Many farmers are joined in cooperatives. There are also livestock and poultry farming. The Occident's highest dam of that type with a height of 202 m (663 ft) is 30 km (20 mi) from the city center. It was built from August 2001 to July 2006 by Enercan. The 3 installed Francis Turbines have a power of 880 megawatts. The Campos Novos Dam produces 3,310,404 MWh per year. Tourism The museum Fundação Cultural Camponovense (Campos Novos cultural foundation) better known as Casa da Cultura (house of the culture) exposes the historic archive of Dr. Waldemar Rupp and the Testament from 1877, related to the history of the community in the 19th century. The church São João Batista on the Lauro Müller square is decorated by wooden sculptures and beautiful stained glass. 22 km from the city center is the Ibicui district, better known as Corredeira, where descendants of African slaves live. There is also the cemetery Invernada dos Negros. References External links Municipalities of Santa Catarina - in Portuguese information from FECAM - in Portuguese Municipalities in Santa Catarina (state)