Santa Catarina

The state is located in southern Brazil and borders with Argentina, and the states of Parana and Rio Grande do Sul. In the east, it is washed by the waters of the Atlantic Ocean and in the west it borders with Argentina. The administrative center is the city of Florianopolis. In Santa Catarina, Europeans always feel at home. The fact is that this state was called the "corner of Europe": there are no illiterate or unemployed people. The whole world knows the city of Blumenau, in which the Oktoberfest beer festival is organized every year. Santa Catarina is the wine and grape capital of Brazil. Food. Coming to Florianópolis and not eating seafood is like going to Italy and not eating a pasta, or like going to Bahia and not tasting an acarajé. Surrounded by 42 beaches and a coast blessed by nature, Floripa has based on seafood its most typical dishes, with strong influence of the Azoreans who landed here three centuries ago.