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Nova Veneza, Santa Catarina

Coordinates: 28°38′13″S 49°29′52″W / 28.6369°S 49.4978°W / -28.6369; -49.4978
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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 15,342 inhabitants[1] and was settled by immigrants from Venice in 1891.[citation needed]

People of Venetian descent make up 95% of the population.[2]

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