São Bento do Sul

São Bento do Sul is a municipality, pop. 85,421 (2020) 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. Pioneer days São Bento do Sul was first settled by the Kolonisations Verein von 1849, in Hamburg, a 'for profit' colonizati…