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Santa Catarina

Santa Catarina , state (1996 pop. 4,865,090), 37,060 sq mi (95,985 sq km), S Brazil. The capital is Florianópolis .

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Santa Catarina, Brazil, Mexico, São Tomé and Príncipe Brazil: a state which had several Spanish and Portuguese names before probably being named after the 4th‐century St Catherine of Alexandria by the Italian navigator Sebastian Cabot (c.1476–1557) while he was in the service of Spain.

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	BRAZIL: EXPORTS FROM SANTA CATARINA TO THE MERCOSUR INCREASED BY 30%. Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 6/28/2006

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