South Region of Brazil

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The South region of Brazil in red.

The South Region of Brazil is one of the five administrative regions of Brazil. It includes the states of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul and covers 576,300.8 km², being the smallest portion of the country. It is a great tourist, economic and cultural pole. It borders Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay as well as the Center-West Region, the Southeast Region and the Atlantic Ocean. The region received many immigrants of Europe during the 19th century, who largely influenced the demography and cultural aspects of it. The main ethnic groups of Southern Brazil are Brazilians of Portuguese, German and Italian descent.

The capital of Paraná state, Curitiba, has the largest population and also the largest economy, and the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, has the largest metropolitan area.

[change] Demographics

City	State	Population
Curitiba^[1]	PR	1,828,092
Porto Alegre	RS	1,441,554
Londrina^[1]	PR	505,184
Joinville	SC	487,003
Caxias do Sul	RS	419,852
Florianópolis	SC	416,564
Pelotas	RS	350,358
Canoas	RS	333,322
Maringá	PR	324,397
Foz do Iguaçu	PR	309,113
Ponta Grossa	PR	304,973

[change] Racial groups

Skin Color/Race (2006)^[2]
White	79.6%
Black	3.6%
Brown	16.0%
Asian or Amerindian	0.7%

[change] Gallery

Iguaçu Falls, in Paraná.
The ruins of St. Michael of the Missions is a Unesco World Heritage site, located in Rio Grande do Sul.
Botanical Garden of Curitiba, in Paraná.
Pico Paraná, the highest mountain in the Southern Brazil, Paraná.
The largest dam of the world was built, the Hidroelétrica de Itaipú, in Paraná.
Snow in Santa Catarina.
State Park of Vila Velha, with great rocky formations sculptured by the erosion of rain and wind, in Paraná.
Hercílio Luz bridge in Florianópolis, capital city of Santa Catarina.
The Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR ("Federal University of Paraná") is the oldest Brazilian university.
Sunset in Porto Alegre.
Dutch windmill in Dutch village, the largest windmill in Latin America, Paraná.
Islands in Santa Catarina coast.
Saint Francis Waterfall, the largest falling water in Southern Brazil, Paraná.
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The city of Blumenau, in Santa Catarina, have the largest oktoberfest outside Germany.