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Santa Catarina

American  
[san-tuh kat-uh-ree-nuh, sahn-tuh kah-tuh-ree-nuh] / ˈsæn tə ˌkæt əˈri nə, ˈsɑ̃ tə ˌkɑ təˈri nə /

noun

  1. a state in S Brazil. 36,856 sq. mi. (95,455 sq. km). Florianópolis.


Santa Catarina British  
/ ˈsantə kətəˈrinə /

noun

  1. a state of S Brazil, on the Atlantic: consists chiefly of the Great Escarpment. Capital: Florianópolis. Pop: 5 527 707 (2002). Area: 95 985 sq km (37 060 sq miles)

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The 18-year-old Veiga was stuck playing for a small club in his home state of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil when he discovered one of these apps, from Swiss company Footbao.

From Barron's Jun. 2, 2026

Another amazing spot is Awasi Santa Catarina, which you can reach by boat or car.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 6, 2025

Since then, the disease has emerged along Brazil’s populous East Coast, including the states of Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, Bahia, and Minas Gerais.

From Science Magazine Jun. 4, 2024

“We don’t really know when we are going to reach it,” said Bernardo Flores, a postdoctoral researcher at the Federal University of Santa Catarina and the lead author of the study.

From Seattle Times Feb. 17, 2024

Boring operations were also carried on at Santa Catarina, during November and December, 1906, and in January, 1907, to determine the geological conditions, and the results are shown on Fig.

From ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico The 4th article from the June, 1911, Volume LXXII, Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Paper No. 1193, Feb. 1, 1911. by Conway, George Robert Graham

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