▁the ▁wet ▁content ▁amounts ▁to ▁ ▁to ▁ ▁per ▁year . ▁Al most ▁the ▁entire ▁state ▁territory ▁is ▁subject ▁to ▁a ▁great ▁number ▁of ▁fro st ▁per ▁year . ▁C ities ▁with ▁this ▁climate ▁include ▁Par an ava í ▁( acc ording ▁with ▁Ma ack ) ▁with ▁some ▁characteristics ▁- ▁C fa ( h ), ▁transition ▁with ▁a ▁hum id ▁climate ▁all ▁year ▁round . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁Par ana ▁is ▁the ▁sixth ▁most ▁popul ous ▁state ▁in ▁Brazil . ▁Its ▁level ▁of ▁urban ization ▁is ▁ 8 3 . 5 %. ▁ ▁Eth nic ▁groups ▁▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁IB GE ▁survey ▁gave ▁the ▁following ▁break down ▁by ▁race ▁for ▁the ▁state : ▁White ▁( B ran ca ) ▁ 7 3 . 0 %, ▁P ardo ▁( m ixed ) ▁ 2 3 . 3 %, ▁Black ▁( Pre ta ) ▁ 2 . 5 %, ▁and ▁Ind igen ous ▁ 1 . 2 %. ▁ ▁Par ana ' s ▁white ▁population ▁is ▁primarily ▁desc endant ▁of ▁Portuguese , ▁Italian , ▁Polish ▁and ▁Ukrain ian ▁imm igr ants , ▁but ▁many ▁German ▁families ▁also ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁A ▁variation ▁of ▁German ▁known ▁as ▁Par an á - W ol ga - De utsch ▁origin ated ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁Initial ly ▁settled ▁by ▁the ▁Gu ar ani ▁and ▁Ka ing ang ▁Amer ind ians , ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century , ▁virt ually ▁no ▁European ▁presence ▁existed ▁in ▁Par an á