Mafra is a city located in the northern border of the state of Santa Catarina

Santa Catarina (state)

Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in Latin America. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island. Neighbouring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. It is bounded on the east by...

, Brazil

Brazil

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. This city borders to the state of Paraná

Paraná (state)

Paraná is one of the states of Brazil, located in the South of the country, bordered on the north by São Paulo state, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Santa Catarina state and the Misiones Province of Argentina, and on the west by Mato Grosso do Sul and the republic of Paraguay,...

 and its urban area is attached to the urban area of its interstate neighbour, Rio Negro

Rio Negro, Paraná

Rio Negro, Paraná is a town and municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.-References:...

. This city's population is composed primarily of descendants of Europe

Europe

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an immigrants, especially from Germany

Germany

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 and Poland

Poland

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. This city is also known for its honey

Honey

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, which is said to have excellent quality.