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States of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul.
This region is also highly developed. Here, too, there is a good balance between the rural and the manufacturing sectors. Toward the south, the plateau drops to the wide plains called pampas, where the traditional grazing activities produced the gaúcho, the Brazilian equivalent of the cowboy. In the west, located on the border between Brazil and Argentina, is Iguaçu Falls, one of the most beautiful natural wonders in the world.
Less than 12 miles (20 km) away, on the Paraná River that separates Brazil and Paraguay is Itaipu, the largest hydroelectric dam in the world. The largest city in this region is Porto Alegre, capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil's southernmost state.
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