Laguna is a Brazilian municipality located in the southern state of Santa Catarina, 120 kilometers south of the state's capital, Florianópolis, and north east of Porto Alegre. The population is 46,122 in an area of 336.4 km². The elevation is 2 m. The BR-101 coastal highway passes through the municipality.
The city was founded in 1676 by rural people of the capitania of São Vicente. From Wikipedia
