South Region, Brazil
The South Region of Brazil (Região Sul do Brasil; [ʁeʒiˈɐ̃w suw du bɾaˈziw]) is one of the five regions of Brazil. It includes the states of Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, and Santa Catarina, and covers 576,409.6 square kilometres (222,553.0 sq mi), being the smallest region 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 or the whole metropolitan France.
South Region
Região Sul | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 25°26′S 49°16′W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| States | Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina |
| Area | |
| • Region | 576,409.6 km2 (222,553.0 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5th |
| Population | |
| • Region | 30,192,315 |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| • Density | 52/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| • Urban | 82% |
| GDP | |
| • Year | 2008 |
| • Total | US$ 305,465,000,000 (2nd) |
| • Per capita | US$ 10,320 (3rd) |
| HDI | |
| • Year | 2017 |
| • Category | 0.798 – high (1st) |
| • Life expectancy | 77.2 years (1st) |
| • Infant mortality | 7.7 per 1,000 (5th) |
| • Literacy | 98.3% (1st) |
| Time zone | UTC−03:00 (BRT) |
It is a tourist, economic and cultural pole. It borders Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay, as well as the Centre-West and Southeast regions, 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.