Nova Veneza, Santa Catarina

Typical Northern Italian house made with rocks in Nova Veneza.

Nova Veneza (a Portuguese name meaning "New Venice") is a Brazilian municipality located in Santa Catarina, Southern Brazil. It has 12,703 inhabitants and was settled by Italian immigrants from Venice in 1891.

People of Italian descent make up 95% of the population.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Nova Veneza Archived 2008-08-19 at the Wayback Machine.

Coordinates: 28°38′13″S 49°29′52″W / 28.6369°S 49.4978°W / -28.6369; -49.4978


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