São Bento do Sul
São Bento do Sul is a municipality, pop. 79.971 located in southern Brazil, in the northeast part of the state of Santa Catarina, just south of the state of Paraná.Industry
São Bento do Sul is considered to be an industrialized city.
There are many strong industries active in the region but the municipality is best known for its production of furniture and textiles.São Bento do Sul was first settled by the Kolonisations Verein von 1849, in Hamburg, a 'for profit' colonization enterprise established in Hamburg, Germany.
Today there are different festivals celebrating the local population's immigrant roots: German, Italian, Polish, Czech, and others.
