A Part of our History of
Rotary in Brazil
Prepared by the district and not verified
by Rotary Global History
The District 4650 was created in 1944.
In 1997 there was a re-distribution with the creation of District 4651, through the dismemberment of clubs in the
Southeast region and southern state of Santa Catarina.
The District 4650 has been reduced to 50 clubs located in the North / Northeast State, with the limits to the South River
Itajaí-Açu, west with BR-116, with the North State of Parana and east by the Atlantic Ocean.
Currently, the district has 52 clubs, distributed around 34 cities with a total of 1,161 members.
The first club in Santa Catarina was the Rotary Club de Joinville which was established on 26 October 1934, which was sponsored
the Rotary Club of Curitiba.
The first president of the Rotary Club of Joinville was Albrecht and the club had 27 members and belonged to District 72.
