South Region, Brazil
City State Population ( 2010 )
Curitiba Paraná 1,751,907
Porto Alegre Rio Grande do Sul 1,409,351
Joinville Santa Catarina 569,000
Londrina Paraná 506,701
Caxias do Sul Rio Grande do Sul 435,564
Florianópolis Santa Catarina 421,240
Maringá Paraná 357,077
Pelotas Rio Grande do Sul 328,275
Canoas Rio Grande do Sul 323,827
Ponta Grossa Paraná 311,611
Blumenau Santa Catarina 309,214
Demographics
The region received large numbers of European immigrants during the 19th century , who have had a large influence on its demography and culture . The main ethnic origins of Southern Brazil are Portuguese , Italian , German , Austrian , Luxembourger , Polish , Ukrainian , Spaniard , Dutch and Russian . Smaller numbers that follow are French , Norwegian , Swedish , Danish , Black , Swiss , Croat , Lebanese , Lithuanian and Latvian , Japanese , Finnish and Estonian , Belarusian , Slovene , Ashkenazi Jew , Caboclo , British , Czech , Slovak , Belgian and Hungarian [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ]
The South Region of Brazil () is one of the five regions of Brazil. It includes the states of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul and covers , being the smallest portion of the country, occupying only about 6.76% of the territory of Brazil. Its whole area is smaller than that of the state of Minas Gerais, in Southeast Brazil, for example. It is a great tourist, economic and cultural pole. It borders Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay as well as the Centre-West Region, the Southeast Region and the Atlantic Ocean. The region is considered the safest in Brazil to visit, having a lower crime rate than other regions in the country.