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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

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

Santa Catarina British

/ ˈsantə kətəˈrinə /

noun

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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Vagner is living in the state of Santa Catarina in Brazil and doing bricklaying jobs that provide barely enough to get by.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

There were 21 people on board the balloon in the city of Praia Grande on Saturday morning, Governor of Santa Catarina Jorginho Mello said in a post on X.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 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

The study was led by the Federal University of Santa Catarina in Brazil, and includes experts from the University of Birmingham.

From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2024

Nothing of the sort exists now, I believe, in the island of Santa Catarina.

From The Woodlands Orchids by Boyle, Frederick

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