Santa Catarina Attractions
Santa Catarina State
The state of Santa Catarina lies in the deep south of Brazil, rising in stages from a narrow coastal plain into an upland region at around 900m/3000ft. Itis bordered on the north by Paraná, on the south, beyond the Rio Pelotas and Rio Uruguai, by Rio Grande do Sul and on the west by Argentina. The main pillars of the economy are intensive agriculture and the extraction of coal and other minerals.
History
The region was colonized only in the late 17th century, and in 1808 Santa Catarina became an independent province. In the second half of the 19th century there was a great wave of immigration by Germans, whose descendants now account for around 15% of the population, and they were later followed by Italians. German customs and traditions are still maintained, and sometimes commercialized.
The state of Santa Catarina lies in the deep south of Brazil, rising in stages from a narrow coastal plain into an upland region at around 900m/3000ft. Itis bordered on the north by Paraná, on the south, beyond the Rio Pelotas and Rio Uruguai, by Rio Grande do Sul and on the west by Argentina. The main pillars of the economy are intensive agriculture and the extraction of coal and other minerals.
History
The region was colonized only in the late 17th century, and in 1808 Santa Catarina became an independent province. In the second half of the 19th century there was a great wave of immigration by Germans, whose descendants now account for around 15% of the population, and they were later followed by Italians. German customs and traditions are still maintained, and sometimes commercialized.
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