South (Santa Catarina)

Southern Santa Catarina is a region of the state of Santa Catarina in Southern Brazil.

Map of South (Santa Catarina)

From north to south:

• -28.24-48.671 Imbituba — known as the whale capital of Brazil, as it was home to major whaling ships until the mid-20th century
• -28.466944-49.0069442 Tubarão — renowned for spa tourism and its rural areas where you can spend pleasant hours in contact with nature
• -28.6775-49.3697223 Criciúma — its Festival of Ethnicities brings together all the ethnic traditions of the region
• -28.935-49.4858334 Araranguá — the resort of Morro dos Conventos, 10 km from the center, has a beach, dunes, caves and the mouth of the Araranguá River
• -29.103889-49.6288895 Sombrio — agricultural town near the lake of the same name

• Ibiraquera Lagoon

Sul Catarinense is the territory with the highest percentage of Italian descendants (~65%) with peaks of 100% in some localities and who arrived here at the end of the 19th century.