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  2. South Region, Brazil - Wikipedia

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    The South Region of Brazil (Região Sul do Brasil [ʁeʒiˈɐ̃w ˈsuw du bɾaˈziw]) is one of the five regions of Brazil.It includes the states of Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, and Santa Catarina, and covers 576,409.6 square kilometres (222,553.0 sq mi), being the smallest region of the country, occupying only about 6.76% of the territory of Brazil.

  3. Demographics of Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Demographics of Brazil. Brazil had an official resident population of 203 million in 2022, according to IBGE. [4] Brazil is the seventh most populous country in the world and the second most populous in the Americas and Western Hemisphere. Brazilians are mainly concentrated in the eastern part of the country, which comprises the Southeast ...

  4. Regions of Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Southern region, however, is not immune from poverty, violence and other social issues, especially in the larger cities, even though in a lower level than poorer areas in the country. The state of Santa Catarina is proportionally the Whitest state in Brazil with over 87% of its population being European.

  5. Race and ethnicity in Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Portuguese immigrants arriving in Rio de Janeiro European immigrants arriving in São Paulo. The Brazilian population was formed by the influx of Portuguese settlers and African slaves, mostly Bantu and West African populations [4] (such as the Yoruba, Ewe, and Fanti-Ashanti), into a territory inhabited by various indigenous South American tribal populations, mainly Tupi, Guarani and Ge.

  6. Brazil socio-geographic division - Wikipedia

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    The South of Brazil is the region with the largest percentage of Whites. According to the 2005 census, people of European ancestry account for 79.6% of the population. [2] In colonial times, this region had a very small population. The region what is now Southern Brazil was originally settled by Amerindian peoples, mostly Guarani and Kaingangs. [3]

  7. Santa Catarina (state) - Wikipedia

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    Santa Catarina (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈsɐ̃tɐ kataˈɾinɐ] ⓘ) is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil. It is located in the centre of the country's Southern region. It is bordered to the north by the state of Paraná, to the south by the state of Rio Grande do Sul, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the west by the Argentine ...

  8. Curitiba - Wikipedia

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    curitiba.pr.gov.br (in Portuguese) Curitiba (Brazilian Portuguese: [kuɾiˈtʃibɐ]) is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná in Southern Brazil. The city's population was 1,773,718 as of 2022, making it the eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in Brazil's South Region. [1] The Curitiba Metropolitan area comprises ...

  9. Florianópolis - Wikipedia

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    Florianópolis (Portuguese pronunciation: [floɾiaˈnɔpolis]) is the capital and second largest city of the state of Santa Catarina, in the South region of Brazil. The city encompasses Santa Catarina Island and surrounding small islands, as well as part of the mainland. It has a population of 537,211, according to the 2022 Brazilian census ...