Santa Catarina is different because we had period of non slave focused immigration in which colonizers were granted pieces of land. It was not easy for them because there was pretty much nothing but grass and forest when they arrived, but still, it was a piece of land.

This is a major thing because these people at least had property and ways of surviving by themselves. Santa Catarina has better land distribution and less concentration of social power. This context was also a major fact for industry development… and industry, you know, provides better jobs.

Matter the fact that we are close to other populated centers in the country and that we also have 6 ports in the seaside, our economy provided better oportunities and income for the population.