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Santa Catarina

Germanic heritage and surf paradise

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Santa Catarina is one of Brazil's most prosperous and culturally distinctive states, shaped by massive 19th-century German and Italian immigration that established Blumenau, Joinville and Pomerode. The state hosts the world's second-largest Oktoberfest in Blumenau every October, while Florianópolis — the island capital — is a cosmopolitan surf destination ringed by over 40 beaches.

Capital

Florianópolis

Region

South

Estado

SC

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