Population: aproximadetly 27 million

Area: 575.315 km²

Biggest Cities: Curitiba (PR) 1.8 million, Porto Alegre (RS) 1.4 million, Joinville (SC) 500 thousand, Londrina (PR) 500 thousand, Caxias do Sul (RS) 400 thousand, Florianópolis (SC) 400 thousand

Biggest Metro Areas: Porto Alegre (RS) 4,1 million, Curitiba (PR) 3,2 million, Florianópolis (SC) 900 thousand


http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/8135/613pxbrazilregionsulsvg.jpg


This region is composed of three states, which has the highest HDI in the country:

Paraná State (PR)

Population: ~ 10,6 million
Capital: Curitiba

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/8349/1pr.jpg

Santa Catarina State (SC)

Population: ~ 6,2 million
Capital: Florianópolis

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/2923/2sc.jpg

Rio Grande do Sul State (RS)

Population: ~ 10,9 million
Capital: Porto Alegre

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/3042/3rs.jpg



(Flickr and Panoramio)



1.

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/4494/alegretersporrlmart.jpg
Alegrete (RS) - rlmart (Panoramio)

2.

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/5000/balneariocamboriuscleoc.jpg
Balneário Camboriú (SC) - leocanon

3.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3664/blumenauscronivahldiek.jpg
Blumenau (SC) - roni vahldiek (Panoramio)

4.

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/46/bombinhasscporhectorpac.png
Bombinhas (SC) - HectorPace

5.

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/5404/ogaaaepaaycqz9q4hzh5vcg.jpg
Bombinhas (SC) - pfg

6.

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/2024/canelarspordeividjardim.jpg
Canela (RS) - Deivid Jardim de A.

7.

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/552/canelarsporguilhermecar.png
Canela (RS) - guilherme carnaval

8.

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/4365/cascavelprpordelfimmart.jpg
Cascavel (PR) - Delfim Martins

9.

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/4079/cascavelprporgilsikora.jpg
Cascavel (PR) - Gil Sikora

10.

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/7725/cascavelprporjorgenishi.jpg
Cascavel (PR) - Jorge Nishikawa

11.

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/5087/castroprporjacksoncabra.jpg
Castro (PR) - Jackson Cabral

12.

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/7121/caxiasdosulrspormicache.png
Caxias do Sul (RS) - Mica Chemello (Panoramio)

13.

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/7801/curitibaprpordirceuheer.jpg
Curitiba (PR) - Dirceu Heeren

14.

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/9061/curitibaprporjeffeusa2.jpg
Curitiba (PR) - jeffeusa

15.

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/5126/curitibaprporjeffeusa.jpg
Curitiba (PR) - jeffeusa

16.

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/525/farroupilharsporaldoton.jpg
Farroupilha (RS) - Aldo Toniazzo

17.

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/9958/faxinaldocuprluizbrunel.jpg
Faxinal do Céu (PR) - luiz.brunelli

18.

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/747/faxinaldocuprxuxuquinha.jpg
Faxinal do Céu (PR) - xuxuquinha

19.

http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/7137/florianopolisscmurilo78.jpg
Florianópolis (SC) - murilo78

20.

http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/2309/fozdoigualuprklausinho.jpg
Foz do Iguaçu (PR) - klausinho

21.

http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/4817/fraiburgoscporfernandos.jpg
Fraiburgo (SC) - Fernando Stankuns (Panoramio)

22.

http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/5238/fraiburgoscporuchakaras.jpg
Fraiburgo (SC) - UCHAKARASEK (Panoramio)

23.

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/4407/guarapuavaprporeloirafo.png
Guarapuava (PR) - eloir afonso weiber

24.

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/5550/guarapuavaprporloivinho.jpg
Guarapuava (PR) - Loivinho A.M.França (Panoramio)

25.

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/4301/ibiramascporhoxty.jpg
Ibirama (SC) - hoxty (Panoramio)

26.

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/7691/ibiramascpormaurowunder.jpg
Ibirama (SC) - Mauro Wunderlich (Panoramio)

27.

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/1384/itaimbezinhorskittykale.jpg
Cambará do Sul (RS) - kitty & kal-el

28.

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/7994/itajaiscjuraruiz.jpg
Itajaí (SC) - juraruiz

29.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/2676/itajaiscporluzuni.jpg
Itajaí (SC) - luzuni (Panoramio)

30.

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/4317/joinvillescgibahrbe.jpg
Joinville (SC) - Giba Härbe

31.

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/9988/lagesscmarcogamborgi.jpg
Lages (SC) - marco gamborgi

32.

http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/6909/lagesscpordanyjohnzanin.jpg
Lages (SC) - Dany John Zanini (Panoramio)

33.

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/5553/lapaprporgraiazoo.jpg
Lapa (PR) - Graiazoo

34.

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/5616/londrinaprnaidmoura.jpg
Londrina (PR) - naid moura

35.

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/2377/maringaprporjuliano5.jpg
Maringá (PR) - juliano5 (Panoramio)

36.

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/9323/morretesprmrciocabralde.jpg
Morretes (PR) - Márcio Cabral de Moura

37.

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/4467/novapduarsporgermanosch.png
Nova Pádua (RS) - Germano Schüür (Panoramio)

38.

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/6029/novapetrpolisrsjakza.jpg
Nova Petrópolis (RS) - jakza

39.

http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/4176/novapetrpolisrsporaneli.jpg
Nova Petrópolis (RS) - ANELISE KUNRATH (Panoramio)

40.

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/6834/novapetrpolisrspordanie.png
Nova Petrópolis (RS) - danielschuur (Panoramio)

41.

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/241/novapetrpolisrsporseden.jpg
Nova Petrópolis (RS) - SEDENIR TAUFER (Panoramio)

42.

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/7615/passofundorsporedilsonb.jpg
Passo Fundo (RS) - Edilson Benvenutti

43.

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/5167/pelotasrsporanelisekunr.png
Pelotas (RS) - ANELISE KUNRATH (Panoramio)

44.

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/7929/picoprprlobomidia.jpg
Antonina (PR) - lobomidia

45.

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/2096/pintobandeirarsporbreno.jpg
Pinto Bandeira (RS) - Breno Rocha Júnior

46.

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/2176/pomerodescporcarloscnas.jpg
Pomerode (SC) - Carlos C. Nasato (Panoramio)

47.

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/3857/pomerodescporleolaps.png
Pomerode (SC) - Leo Laps (Panoramio)

48.

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/1830/pontagrossaprporfotogra.jpg
Ponta Grossa (PR) - fotografo3d

49.

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/6616/portoalegrerspormktpoat.jpg
Porto Alegre (RS) - mktpoatur (Panoramio)

50.

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/6051/santoangelorspordiorzun.jpg
Santo Ângelo (RS) - DIOR ZUNINO

51.

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/4128/sofranciscodosulscporkn.png
São Francisco do Sul (SC) - KnollJC

52.

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/825/sofranciscodosulscporra.png
São Francisco do Sul (SC) - rafa-pereira

53.

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/473/somigueldasmissesrschri.jpg
São Miguel das Missões (RS) - christian grosch

54.

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/9642/serradoriodorastroscpry.jpg
Lauro Müller (SC) - -pry oliveira

55.

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/2653/toledoprkrstfer.jpg
Toledo (PR)

56.

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/3206/torresrscarmem.jpg
Torres (RS) - carmem

57.

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/9035/torresrsletipora.jpg
Torres (RS) - letipora

58.

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/7710/trezetiliasscporemmeric.jpg
Treze Tílias (SC) - emmerich51 (Panoramio)

59.

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/7110/beneditonovodigitalplus.jpg
Benedito Novo (SC) - digitalplus

60.

http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/7571/bombinhaspordavikr.jpg
Bombinhas (SC) - davikr

61.
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/8347/bombinhasporosnildoviei.jpg
Bombinhas (SC) - osnildo vieira

62.

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/8999/criciumaon1.jpg
Criciúma (SC)

63.

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/2265/daniloiojv8.jpg
Balneário Camboriú (SC) - daniloio

64.

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/3371/dougfannyhq5.jpg
Lages (SC) - doug fanny

65.

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/7532/estalagemvilladamontanh.jpg
Urubici (SC) - Estalagem Villa da Montanha

66.

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/2650/felipevieiraza7.jpg
Florianópolis (SC) - felipe vieira

67.

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/2538/floripa6cg4.jpg
Florianópolis (SC)

68.

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/8216/floripadanielrompe.jpg
Florianópolis (SC)

69.

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/4244/floripapordanielxm69.jpg
Florianópolis (SC) - danielx

70.

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/4886/floripaporpeskador.jpg
Florianópolis (SC) - peskador

71.

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/5724/floripaporrobsonsilvafl.jpg
Florianópolis (SC) - robson silva floripa

72.

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/1886/floripaporthiuzinho.jpg
Florianópolis (SC) - Thiuzinho

73.

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/3176/govcelsoramoscasalmaly.jpg
Governador Celso Ramos (SC) - casal maly

74.

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/9888/imagemlb6.jpg
Treze Tílias (SC)

75.

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/1668/itapemapordanieldreer.jpg
Itapema (SC) - daniel dreer

76.

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/8556/joinville6zm4.jpg
Joinville (SC)

77.

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/9380/jvilleporjorgeas.jpg
Joinville (SC) - jorgeas

78.

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/9065/blumenauaerea1.jpg
Blumenau (SC)

79.

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/5981/natpatrickdiasmarqueslw.jpg
natpatrick dias marques

80.

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/751/nevesantacatarinauo8.jpg
Morro da Igreja (SC) - Wikipedia

81.

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/5562/palmasdoarvoredoporposs.jpg
Palmas do Arvoredo - poss

82.

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/461/pomerodeporthomaskoch.jpg
Pomerode (SC) - thomas koch

83.

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/5732/riodoscedrosfernandofel.jpg
Rio dos Cedros (SC) - fernando fel

84.

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/3614/riodoscedrosporimigraca.jpg
Rio dos Cedros (SC) - imigração SC

85.

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/6546/saobentopormarisstellaw.jpg
São Bento do Sul (SC) - marisstella

86.

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/7634/saojoaquimnevewk5.jpg
São Joaquim (SC) - Wikipedia

87.

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/9054/saojocaporfotografo3d.jpg
São Joaquim (SC) - fotógrafo3D

88.

http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/9805/saojocaporrod499.jpg
São Joaquim (SC) - rod499

89.

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/2553/saojocaporrod4992.jpg
São Joaquim (SC) - rod499

90.

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/9003/saojocaporrod4993.jpg
São Joaquim (SC) - rod499

91.

http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/273/sc2gc7.jpg
clickrbs.com

92.

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/1391/schroederporitamauro196.jpg
Schroeder (SC) - ita mauro

93.

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/8691/serraporrodrigodalberto.jpg
Urubici (SC) - Rodrigo D'Alberto

94.

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/6520/videira6ky3.jpg
Videira (SC)

95.

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/689/wwwsantacatarinabrasilc.jpg
Orleans (SC) - www.santacatarinabrasil.com

:)

I love my country...great images Barriga-Verde....:cheers:
But, I miss so many beautiful places in southof Brazil here.....

The south is my land!

Great views!

Absolutely LOVE the scenery!!!

Great, amazing photos from southern Brazil :cheers:

:)

Gorgeous pics about Southern Brazil...

Keep doing this kind of thread, Green paunch :lol:

Lovely pics! :cheers:

Love it !

I'm very happy be in the south of Brazil, is a source of incomparable beauty ..

:)

Ty :)

Great thread..nice view from south BR..quite different from the rest of the country, with a lot of roots from Germany and Italy.

Wonderful Pics....

I will have to visit the region one day....I am sure

Nice pics, Barriga! :okay:

amazing pics from southern region

:cheers:

Very beautiful!

uolll
beautiful

proud of this land!!

very beautiful

Very nice. I Love southern Brazil.

The region south of Brazil is beautiful! :cheers:

:)

Breathtaking....

A região mais bonita do Brasil!!!

Woww...Fantastic :applause:

Thanks! :D

please, can brazilians stop bumping brazilian threads in the international, threads which were ALREADY posted in the brazilian forum? :)

:| :lol:

Não :lol:.

Rio dos Cedros - Santa Catarina State :)

1. Mercado, no interior do município

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/6914/porcarloscnasato3hh8.jpg
por Carlos C. Nasato


2.

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/4195/porroybrentjensrc8.jpg
por Roy Brentjens


3.

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/7376/porthiagodambrosiu0.jpg
por Thiago Dambros


4.

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/2170/porthiagodambros2ii1.jpg
por Thiago Dambros


5. Comércio

http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/4622/porthiagodambros3rv4.jpg
por Thiago Dambros


6.

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/5222/porcarloscnasato4sr6.jpg
por Carlos C. Nasato


7.

http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/7587/porthiagodambros7te8.jpg
por Thiago Dambros


8.

http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/6272/porthiagodambros6km7.jpg
por Thiago Dambros


9. Hospital Dom Bosco

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7831/porthiagodambros5cn9.jpg
por Thiago Dambros


10.

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/6320/porthiagodambros4xk0.jpg
por Thiago Dambros


11. Cidade vista a partir dos morros que a circundam

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/7263/porcarloscnasato5bw4.jpg
por Carlos C. Nasato


12. Vista da cidade de Timbó

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/227/porcarloscnasato6uc7.jpg
por Carlos C. Nasato


13. Idem

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/7835/porcarloscnasato9rw0.jpg
por Carlos C. Nasato


14.

http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/2016/porcarloscnasato11ae8.jpg
por Carlos C. Nasato


15. Região dos lagos, a mais de 800 metros de altitude

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/8222/fernandofelixbs1.jpg
por Fernando Felix


16.

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/2228/essell06id0.jpg
por Essell06


3.

http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/10/kikokochmm3.jpg
por Kiko Koch


17.

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/5368/porcarloscnasato2za9.jpg
por Carlos C. Nasato


18.

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/7049/hatsscae6.jpg
por Hats_SC


19.

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/3125/porcarloscnasato7zs0.jpg
por Carlos C. Nasato


20.

http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/8804/hatssc2vq7.jpg
por Hats_SC


21.

http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/5533/porcarloscnasatoxe6.jpg
por Carlos C. Nasato


22.

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/5283/hatssccg5.jpg
por Hats_SC


23.

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/8494/porcarloscnasato12kx8.jpg
por Carlos C. Nasato


24.

http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/7618/porselvartatelierzy6.jpg
por Selvart Atelier


25.

http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/6553/cpiadeporirionneg5.jpg
por Laércio Hilbert

Faxinal do Céu - Paraná State

Depois do meu 1ºthread, sobre Guarapuava, apresento mais um lugar do sul do Paraná. Quem curte natureza vai gostar dessas fotos (espero). Não tem fotos da vila, só do horto florestal.
As fotos não são minhas, peguei no flickr.

1-Planejamento da vila, visto no GE:

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Faxgoogle.jpg

2-Horto florestal.

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Fax1.jpg

3-

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Fax2.jpg

4-

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Fax4.jpg

5-

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Fax8.jpg

6-

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Fax9.jpg

7-

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Fax10.jpg

8-

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Fax11.jpg

9-

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Fax19.jpg

10-

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Fax21.jpg

11-

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Fax24.jpg

12-

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Fax25.jpg

13-

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Fax26.jpg

14-

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Fax27.jpg

15-

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Fax30.jpg

16-

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Fax31.jpg

17-

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Fax32.jpg

18-

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Fax33.jpg

19-

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Fax34.jpg

20-

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Fax35.jpg

21-

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Fax36.jpg

22-(coincidência:lol: )

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Fax37.jpg

23-

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Fax38.jpg

24-

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Fax39.jpg

25-

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Fax40.jpg

26-

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Fax41.jpg

27-

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Fax42.jpg

28-O que você vê nesta foto?

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Fax44.jpg

29-

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Fax45.jpg

30-

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Fax46.jpg

31-E por fim, o "landmark" da vila, a Universidade do Professor:

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/Fax43.jpg

:)

Amazing. I love my region.

No diversity in South Region. I like the Northeasten and South Eastern regions the best.

Those houses, buildings above are looking awesome :)

No diversity in South Region. I like the Northeasten and South Eastern regions the best.

:crazy::laugh::crazy:

I like Santa Catarina and Paraná!
specially Maringá,Londrina and Balneario Camboriu!:cheers:
Gudi tridi Barriga Verde!:okay:

No wonder Brazil is a cultural pot!!!!!

AMAZING!!! The south is a nice place to live and to travel too. Very beautiful thread Barriga-Verde. Brazil RLZ!!!!

The south is my land!

And Brazil is you MOTHERcountry. :)

And that region of Brasil is very green also :)