Southern Brazil

The South region of Brazil in red.

The Southern 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.

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Iguaçu Falls, in Paraná.	The parana pine trees, typical vegetation of the region.	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.	The city of Blumenau, in Santa Catarina, have the largest oktoberfest outside Germany.	The Cathedral of Maringá is the highest cathedral in Latin America, in Paraná.