What is Joinville?
[[Image:Bandeira de Joinville.svg|right|250px]] [[Image:Brasão de Joinville.svg|right|200px]] '''Joinville''' is a [[city]] in [[Santa Catarina (state)|Santa Catarina]] state in southern [[Brazil]]. It is a major [[industrial]] city. It is the largest city in Santa Catarina. About 550,000 people live in the city, and about 1.3 million people live in the surrounding [[metropolitan area]]. Most of the people are of German, Swiss and Norwegian descent. It is the third largest city in the southern region of Brazil. ==Industry== Joinville is also the third largest industrial center in [[South Region of Brazil|southern Brazil]]. The region produces more than 30% of the total [[GDP]] of the state of Santa Catarina. The largest corporations with headquarters in the city are Amanco, Busscar, Ciser, Datasul, Docol, Döhler, Embraco, Tupy, Lepper, Tigre, Wetzel, Whirlpool, Viqua, Schulz, and Universal Leaf Tobacco. ==Dance festival== Joinville is known as the city of the Princes, [[flower]]s, [[dance]] and [[bicycle]]s. The Joinville Dance Festival is a major event in the month of July - it is recognized as the world's largest dance festival (listed in the [[Guinness Book of Records]]). A subsidiary of the School of Ballet of the [[Bolshoi Theatre]], the only one outside [[Russia]], is highlighted in the training of dancers. ==Airport== The Airport of Joinville (Lauro Carneiro de Loyola) is one of the largest in South Region. It is located 13&nbsp;km from the city center, 110&nbsp;km from airport and 163&nbsp;km from [[Curitiba]] to [[Florianópolis]] Airport. Of Joinville there are several daily flights to São Paulo (Congonhas), through Companies: [[Gol Airlines]], TAM and Azul. {{authority control}} [[Category:Cities in Santa Catarina]]