Nova Veneza, Santa Catarina

For other uses, see Nova Veneza (disambiguation).

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]}

Typical Northern Italian house made with rocks in Nova Veneza.

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