
The parish of Nossa Senhora da Piedade de Tubarão (Our Lady of the Piety of the Shark) was established in 1836 in the Município of Laguna and was located on the Tubarão River, 140 km south of the provincial capital of Desterro (now Florianópolis). In May 1870, the place became a villa in its own município.
The local post office was established in 1874, as can be seen in the Directory of Imperial Post Offices (Tabella das Agencias do Correio do Imperio, Rio de Janeiro, 1885). The imperial postmark is TSC-0265a (Coll. José A. Junges) a plain double circle with the inscription TUBARAO on top, which also exists in blue. The dates in the middle are from the period 1877-1889.

Die Pfarrei von Nossa Senhora da Piedade de Tubarão (Unsere Liebe Frau der Pietät des Haifisches) entstand 1836 im Município von Laguna und lag am Fluss Tubarão, 140 km südlich der Provinzhauptstadt Desterro (heute Florianópolis) entfernt. Im Mai 1870 stieg der Ort zur Villa im eigenen Município auf.
Das örtliche Postamt entstand 1874, wie man im Verzeichnis der kaiserlichen Postämter (Tabella das Agencias do Correio do Imperio, Rio de Janeiro, 1885) lesen kann. Der kaiserliche Poststempel ist TSC-0265a (Samml. José A. Junges) ein schlichter Doppelkreis mit der Inschrift TUBARAO oben, den es auch in blau gibt. Die Daten in der Mitte entstammen dem Zeitraum 1877-1889.