Abelardo Luz | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Coordinates: | -26.5647°N -52.3283°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Santa Catarina |
Subdivision Type2: | Mesoregion |
Subdivision Name2: | Oeste Catarinense |
Established Date: | 1958 |
Leader Title: | Prefect |
Leader Name: | Dilmar Antonio Fantinelli |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 953.58 |
Elevation M: | 760 |
Population As Of: | 2020[1] |
Population Total: | 17,960 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Abelardo-Lusenses |
Timezone1: | BRT |
Utc Offset1: | -3 |
Abelardo Luz is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Santa Catarina. Until 1958 it was part of the municipality of Xanxerê. It is the birthplace of Brazilian former football player Paulo Roberto Falcão.
The municipality contains the Mata Preta Ecological Station, a fully protected area created in 2005.