The South of Brazil differs much from the remainder of the country , a quite different image which one has of Brazil. Here, the palm trees yield the step in front of the pine forests, the green mountains are dug quiet valleys, nature is strewn with falls of water and monumental canyons, and the climate resembles that of the European latitudes much, with four seasons quite distinct and from occasional snow in winter.
People are different. The fair ones with the blue eyes replace the faces with the more matt skin of North and the North-East, revealing deep European roots. The south is the traditional pantry, as well as the principal agricultural producer of the country. The vast pampas of Rio Grande C Sul are the residence of the most important herds of cattle of Brazil.

L' state of Paraná is a balanced mixture of urban environment and nature.
Curitiba, the capital, is one of the cities most pleasant of Brazil, with its great parks, its broad avenues and its peaceful way of life. Founded by gold diggers to the 17 3rd century, at the top of a plate (900m), Curitiba is today a city of almost a million and half of inhabitants. In last half the the 19 3rd century and with the beginning of the 20 3rd century, Ciritiba accomodated successive waves of immigrants coming from Europe (German, Italian, Slaves) who transformed it into European metropolis.
Curibita which enjoys the cleanest reputation of the city of Brazil, is the delight of the walkers, with vast flanked mall of shops, coffees, of restaurants.La night, the place becomes animated and of many musicians circulate between the terraces of the coffees.
Paraná is hardly famous for its beaches, but the way in the train which carries out to it is most spectacular of all Brazil. The train leaves the station of Curitiba to join the harbour city of Paranaguá (the way lasts approximately 2h). The way of railroad goes down from 900m up to the sea level, the way makes it possible to discover superb sights on the dense tangle of the drill, intersected that and there with cascades. The principal attraction of the area is Ilha C Mel, a paradisiac island.
The island is a reserve natural, strewn with small basins with clear water, deserted caves and beaches. It also shelters the ruins of a fort built to the 18 3rd century as well as a dating headlight, him the 19 3rd century. There are no cars, one moves there only with foot or in boat. Its virgin nature (no hotel was still built) attracts many campers.
With the border with Paraguay and Argentina, the falls of Iguaçú count among the most beautiful natural settings in scene of planet. The imposing site is spread slightly in arc of circle on nearly 5 km. Water of the 275 cataracts flows in the Iguaçú river 72 m lower (the falls of the Niagara reach, they, only 56m). The falls of Iguaçú form part of a national park of the same name, divided between Brazil and Argentina. This park of more than 170.000 ha does not have anything to envy luxuriant the drill Amazonian.

Santa Catarina is smallest of the states of the South, but also more animated. Its Germanic heritage shows through in the Bavarian architecture of the town of Blumenau.
Santa Catarina has a littoral of any beauty, with virgin kilometers of beaches.
The small town of Florianopolis is located in major part on the islands of Santa Catarina and does not count less than 42 beaches to it only. The restaurants and the bars abound there, some of first category. The beaches of the south of the island are most beautiful but also the least accessible, they will surprise by their peace. Florianopolis is a relaxed city where the life is articulated around simple pleasures: bathe, sun and restaurants.

LE Rio Grande C Sul developed a culture which is clean for him, mixture of Portuguese, Spanish, Italian and German. The culture gaucho is the distinctive sign of this state.
Rio Large east the first Brazilian producer of articles leather, as well as wine. Moreover, the large herds of bovines and sheep provide wool and meat to the remainder of the country.
The landscapes of Rio Grande C sul are hard. The beaches of the littoral, length 200 km are bordered by rock escarpments and cliffs. Most beautiful are close to Torres. With a few kilometers inside the ground is Tightened it Gaúcha, an assembly line which attracts many tourists. Green pine forests, valleys, solitary cascades, scintillating rivers and canyons will charm the visitor.
The jewels of Serra Gaúcha are the twin cities of Gramado and Canela wood.
The Canyon of Itaimbézinho, with the vertical walls of 500m depth, length of more than 7 2 km km and broad, is one of largest of all the Latin America. Contrary to the Large Canyon of North America, it is remarkable by its luxuriant vegetation. It is in the center of the national park of Aparados da Serra, one of last the drills of pines of the country, where certain trees can reach 50m height.
In the west of Serra Gaúcha extends the area from the missions. To the 17 3rd century, the Jesuits built missions around whose were organized Indian villages. In 1756, the missions were attacked and overcome by the slave ones. Today, the ruins of these missions rise solitary in the plain.
The mission of São Miguel proposes each evening a very beautiful spectacle "its and light" which recalls the history of the area.
Pôrto Alegre, the capital of the state which was built in 1742, makes it possible to the visitors to discover the dances and the traditional musics of the gauchos in many bars and folk restaurants. With nearly a million and half of inhabitants, Pôrto Alegre is the largest city of the south.
As it should be for a producing state of cattle, Pôrto Alegre counts many shops of leather articles and excellent restaurants where Brazilian truth churrasco is served.