South Region, Brazil
Region in Brazil South Region Região Sul Region Location of South Region in Brazil Coordinates: 25°26′S 49°16′W / 25.433°S 49.267°W / -25.433; -49.267 Coordinates: 25°26′S 49°16′W / 25.433°S 49.267°W / -25.433; -49.267 Country Brazil States Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina Area • Region 576,409.6 km 2 (222,553.0 sq mi) Area rank 5th Population (2010 census) • Region 29,016,114 • Rank 3rd • Density 50/km 2 (130/sq mi) • Density rank 2nd • Urban 82% GDP • Year 2008 [1] • Total R$672,1 billion (2nd) • Per capita R$ 24,382 (2nd) HDI • Year 2010 • Category 0.756 – high (1st) • Life expectancy 77.2 years (1st) • Infant mortality 7.7 per 1,000 (5th) • Literacy 98.3% (1st) Time zone BRT (UTC-03) • Summer (DST) BRST (UTC-02) The South Region of Brazil (Portuguese: Região Sul do Brasil ) is one of the five regions of Brazil. It includes the states of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul and covers 576,409.6 square kilometres (222,553.0 sq ...