South Region, Brazil

South Region Região Sul
Region
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, 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 [1]
• Total	R$ 1.560 trillion (US$ 289.348 billion)
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)

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.

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.^[2]