This chapter contains the Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul chapters from Lonely Planet's Brazil guidebook.

Paraná boasts many geological and ecological wonders, life’s a beach in sunny Santa Catarina while in the countryside of Rio Grande do Sul it’s not unusual to see old-timers sporting wide-brimmed hats and other traditional dress. This region brings together a range of the best of what Brazil has to offer.

• hear the roar and feel the spray from the Garganta do Diablo, the mother of all waterfalls at Iguaçu Falls
• maps
• swim and snorkel from the docks of the floating restaurants in Caixa d'Aço near Porto Belo
• transport
• uncover the mystery of the Jesuit mission at São Miguel das Missões
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Curitiba, Vila Velha, Morretes, Antonina, Paranaguá, Ilha do Mel, Parque Nacional do Superagüi, Iguaçu Falls & around, Parque das Aves, Itaipu Dam, Ciudad del Este (Paraguay), Ilha de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis & around, North Island, East Coast, South Island, Joinville, Blumenau, Vale Europu, Serra Geral, Porto Alegre, Serra Gaúcha, Bento Gonçalves, Vale dos Vinhedos, Gramado, Canela, Cambará do Sul, Rota Missões, Santo Ângelo, São Miguel das Missões, Argentine & Paraguayan Missions, Litoral Gaúcho, Torres, Rio Grande and Chuí.