SANTA CATARINA HISTORY |
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The state dates from the Spanish settlement of Santa Catarina island in
1542. The Portuguese took control in 1675. The captaincy of Santa Catarina
was established in 1738. Large numbers of European immigrants, especially
from Germany, began arriving in the early 19th century, and the state
remains a center of German culture in Brazil. Immigrants from Italy, Poland,
Russia, and other parts of Europe later arrived, with one result being an
abundance of small, family held farms in the state's interior. |
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In late March 2004, the state was hit by the first ever hurricane recorded
in the South Atlantic. Because there is no naming system for such an event,
Brazilian meteorologists called it Catarina, after the state.
Santa Catarina is considered the coldest state in the country of Brazil
because its highlands. |
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