History of Balneario de Camboriu

The settlement movement in the region began in 1758 when a few families from Porto Belo were established at the site known as Our Lady of Bonsucesso, later called Barra. Attracted by the fertility of soil and climate, have other families of German origin, from the valley of the Itajaí and Blumenau. Em 1836, chegou ao local Tomás Francisco Garcia com sua família e alguns escravos . In 1836, Thomas came to the place Francisco Garcia and his family and some slaves. Hence the former name of Garcia, which the village was known.

In 1930, the privileged geographical location, it started phase of occupation of the region preferred by swimmers and, two years later, built the first hotel, at the confluence of the central and Atlantic avenues.

In 1964, the district earned autonomy, to commune with the toponymy of Balneario de Camboriu, amended in 1979 to Balneario Camboriu.

There are two versions about the origin of toponymy Camboriu. One of popular origin, due to a sharp bend in the river near the mouth, says, when asked by someone looking for a person, the residents there said "Camba the river," word much used by fishermen in the region. The second version (and more acceptable) is the priest Raulin Reitz: maps and old indicate the name Rio Camboriu there before European settlement in the area of origin, the toponymy Camboriú comes from Tupi, formed by the agglutination of the words: Camboriu-u