Florianópolis [SEP] named after
. There are also the Santa Catarina Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology (Instituto Federal de Santa Catarina), and two campuses of the Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (State University of Santa Catarina), among other institutions of higher and professional education.
Etymology.
The name Florianópolis was meant to be a tribute to Marshal Floriano Peixoto, the second President (1891–1894) of the Republic of the United States of Brazil and from Greek term "polis", meaning "city". Until 1893,
Florianópolis Formation
The Florianópolis Formation () is a geological formation of the Santos Basin offshore of the Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina. The predominantly sandstone formation with interbedded shales and siltstones dates to the Early Cretaceous period; Albian epoch and has a thickness in the type oil well of .
Etymology.
The formation is named after the city of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina.
Description.
The Florianópolis Formation is thick in the type oil well, and consists of reddish,