Curitiba
Curitiba from Barigüi Park
Flag Seal
Nickname: Ctba
Motto: 'A cidade da gente' (Our City)
Location of Curitiba
Coordinates: 25°25′S 49°15′W / -25.417, -49.25
Country	Brazil
Region	South
State	Paraná
Founded	29 March 1693
Incorporated	1842
Government
- Mayor	Carlos Alberto Richa (PSDB)
Area
- City	430.9 km² (166.4 sq mi)
- Metro	15,416.9 km² (5,952.5 sq mi)
Elevation	934.6 m (3,066.3 ft)
Population (2006)[1]
- City	1,788,559
- Density	4,159.4/km² (10,748.5/sq mi)
- Metro	3,261,168
- Metro Density	210.9/km² (546.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
- Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
CEP	80000-000 to 82999-999
Area code(s)	41
HDI (2000)	0.856 – high
Website: Curitiba, Paraná

Curitiba (pron. IPA: [kuɾi'tibɐ] or IPA: [kuɾi'tʃibɐ]) is the capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. The city has the largest population and also the largest economy in Southern Brazil. The population of Curitiba numbers approximately 1.8 million people (7th largest nationwide) and the latest GDP figures for the city surpass US$17 billion (ranking 4th nationwide) according to IBGE .^[2] Image File history File links Bandeira_de_Curitiba. ... // A nickname is a name of an entity or thing that is not its proper name. ... For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Parana_Municip_Curitiba. ... This list of countries, arranged alphabetically, gives an overview of countries of the world. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Brazil is currently divided in five regions, by the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE). ... The Southern Region of Brazil is one of the five administrative regions of Brazil. ... Brazil is divided into twenty-six estados (states; singular estado) and one district, the Distrito Federal (Federal District) which contains the capital city, Brasília. ... Capital (and largest city) Curitiba Demonym Paranaense Government  -  Governor Roberto Requião  -  Vice Governor Orlando Pessuti Area  -  Total 281. ... is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 11 - Eruption of Mt. ... A Municipal Corporation is a legal defintion for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, and towns. ... The Brazilian Social Democracy Party (Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, PSDB) is a political party in Brazil. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Although DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating telephone number ranges to countries, regions, areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks such as mobile phone networks. ... This page talks about Human Development Index, for other HDIs see HDI (disambiguation) World map indicating Human Development Index (2007). ... For other uses, see City (disambiguation). ... Brazil is divided into 26 estados (states, singular: estado) and one district, the Distrito Federal (Brazilian Federal District) which contains the capital city, Brasília. ... Capital (and largest city) Curitiba Demonym Paranaense Government  -  Governor Roberto Requião  -  Vice Governor Orlando Pessuti Area  -  Total 281. ... The Southern Region of Brazil is one of the five administrative regions of Brazil. ... IBGE, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica), is the agency responsible for statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information in Brazil. ...

Its metropolitan area comprises 26 municipalities^[3] with a total population of over 3.5 million (IBGE estimate in 2006).^[1] Curitiba is an important cultural, political and economic center in the country. The city is sits on a plateau at 932 m (3057 ft) above sea level. It is located at 105 km (65 mi) west of the sea port of Paranaguá and hosts the Afonso Pena International Airport. A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... For other meanings, see Plateau (disambiguation). ... For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ... Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ... Paranaguá is a city in the state of Paraná in Brazil. ... Afonso Pena International Airport is Curitibas major airport, located 18km southeast from the downtown, in the city of São José dos Pinhais. ...

One theory about the name "Curitiba" comes from the Tupi words kurí tyba, "many pine" due to the large number of Brazilian Pines (Araucaria angustifolia), in the region prior to its foundation.^[4] The Portuguese who founded a village in 1693 gave it the name of "Vila da Nossa Senhora da Luz dos Pinhais" (Our Lady of the Light in the Pine Forest). The name was changed to "Curitiba" in 1721. Curitiba officially became a town in 1812, spelling its name as Curityba. An alternative spelling also came up: Coritiba. This spelling looked to become dominant for it was used in press and state documents, but a state decree in 1919 settled the dispute by spelling the city name Curitiba.^[5] The Tupi language group consists of 6 languages in the Tupi-Guarani sublanguage family: Tupi Antigo, Nhengatu, Tupinkin, Potiguara, Omagua, and Cocoma. ... Binomial name Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol. ...

Growth was based on the cattle trade, being half way between cattle breeding country to the South and markets to the North. Waves of European immigrants started arriving after 1850, mainly Germans, Italians, Poles and Ukrainians contributing to the economic and cultural development of the city. For general information about the genus, including other species of cattle, see Bos. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently. ... First group of German immigrants arrived in Brazil, by Ernst Zeuner, 1824 A German-Brazilian (German Deutschbrasilianer or Deutschbrasilianisch, Portuguese teuto-brasileiro or germano-brasileiro) is a Brazilian person of German ancestry/origin (i. ...

Curitiba hosts the Universidade Federal do Paraná (Federal University of Paraná), the first in Brazil, was established in Curitiba in 1913, the same year in which electric streetcars were first deployed. UFPR - Campus Santos Andrade The Universidade Federal do Paraná (Federal University of Paraná) was founded in 19 December of 1912, in Curitiba. ... This article refers to public transport vehicles running on rails. ...

Geography

Climate

Located in Southern Brazil, Curitiba is a somewhat humid city in Subtropical zone. It is located in a plateau and the flat terrain with flooded areas contribute to its mild and damp winter, with average temperatures of 13°C (57°F) in the coldest month, falling slightly below 0°C (32°F), on the coldest days. During summer, the average temperature is around 21°C (70°F), but gets above 32°C (90°F) on hot days. It received snowfall in 1928 and 1975. The highest temperature ever registered in the city was 35,6ºC (95ºF). The all-time record lowest temperature was -8ºC (18ºF), but there are an unofficial register of -10,4ºC (14ºF). The southern region of Brazil (Sul in portuguese) is characterized by its high standard of living, the highest in the country, as of 2004, the states of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul had an average of ~0. ... Subtropical (or semitropical) areas are those adjacent to the tropics, usually roughly defined as the ranges 23. ...

In fact, of Brazil's twenty-six state capitals, Curitiba is the coldest due to altitude, despite being 600 km (372 mi) north of Porto Alegre, the southernmost state capital in Brazil, but located at sea level. This article is about Porto Alegre, Brazil. ...

Curitiba's inhabitants claim that its weather is unpredictable.^{[citation needed]} Heat waves during winter and cold waves during summer are not uncommon, and even within a single day there can be great variation, a typical feature of subtropical climate. A local saying says that "Curitiba is a city in which the four seasons are clearly defined, and it has all four every day."^{[citation needed]} Several factors contribute to the climate's variable nature: A cold wave is a weather phenomenon that is distinguished by marked cooling of the air, or the invasion of very cold air, over a large area. ... Subtropical (or semitropical) areas are those adjacent to the tropics, usually roughly defined as the ranges 23. ...

• The flat terrain surrounded by mountains in a rough circle with radius 40 km (24 mi) help block the winds, allowing the morning mist to cover the city on cold mornings.
• The flatness of the terrain hinders quick water drainage after rains, providing then a good source of water vapor for the atmosphere.
• Cold fronts come often from Antarctica and Argentina all year long, bringing tropical storms in summer and lots of cold winds in winter. They can be very quick, with no more than one day between the start of the southern winds and the start of rain.
• Curitiba's weather is also influenced by the dry air masses that dominate Brazil's midwest most of the year, bringing dry and hot weather, sometimes even in winter.

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Urban planning

Public Transport in Curitiba.

November 15 Street, one of the major streets of Curitiba, transformed in a pedestrian-exclusive street in 1972.

Largo da Ordem, Sunday Market in Curitiba.

Curitiba has a master planned transportation system, which includes lanes on major streets devoted to a bus rapid transit system. The buses are long, split into three sections (bi-articulated), and stop at designated elevated tubes, complete with disabled access. There is only one price no matter how far you travel and you pay at the bus stop. The system, used by 85% of Curitiba's population, is the source of inspiration for the TransMilenio in Bogotá, Colombia, Metrovia in Guayaquil, Ecuador,as well as the Orange Line of Los Angeles, California, and for a future transportation system in Panama City, Panama. The city has also paid careful attention to preserving and caring for its green areas, boasting 54 m² of green space per inhabitant.^[6] Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,560 × 1,920 pixels, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,560 × 1,920 pixels, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (900x600, 294 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Curitiba Rua XV de Novembro ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (900x600, 294 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Curitiba Rua XV de Novembro ... Rua XV de Novembro The November the 15th Street (Rua XV de Novembro) is one of the major streets in downtown Curitiba. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about high-capacity bus transit systems. ... Calle 19 Station in July 2004 The TransMilenio is a bus rapid transit system that serves Bogotá, Colombia. ... Bogota redirects here. ... This article is about the city of Guayaquil. ... NABI 60-BRT Orange Line bus at Warner Center Transit Hub Side view of the NABI 60-BRT at Warner Center Transit Hub Interior view of the NABI 60-BRT. The Metro Orange Line is a dedicated transitway operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority which began its... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... This article is about the capital city of Panama. ...

In the 1940s and 1950s, Alfred Agache, cofounder of the French Society for Urban Studies, was hired to produce the first city plan. It emphasised a star of boulevards, with public amenities downtown, an industrial district and sanitation. It was followed when possible, but was too expensive to complete.^[7] Donat-Alfred Agache, sometimes called Alfredo Agache, formally planned the Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro, Recife, Porto Alegre and Curitiba in the 1940s and 1950s, supported by the Estado Novo fascist regime in Brazil. ... The Societe Francaise des Urbanistes, SFU or French Society of Urban Planners, was formed in the 1940s and 1950s, in part by the city planner Alfred Agache. ...

By the 1960s, Curitiba's population had ballooned to 430,000, and some residents feared that the growth in population threatened to drastically change the character of the city. In 1964, Mayor Ivo Arzua solicited proposals for urban design. Architect Jaime Lerner, who later became mayor, led a team from the Universidade Federal do Paraná that suggested strict controls on urban sprawl, a reduction of traffic in the downtown area, preservation of Curitiba's Historic Sector, and a convenient and affordable public transit system.^[8] Jaime Lerner Jaime Lerner was governor of the state of Paraná, in southern Brazil. ... UFPR - Campus Santos Andrade The Universidade Federal do Paraná (Federal University of Paraná) was founded in 19 December of 1912, in Curitiba. ...

This plan, known as the Curitiba Master Plan, was adopted in 1968. Lerner closed XV de Novembro St. to vehicles, because it had very high pedestrian traffic. The plan had a new road design to minimise traffic: the Trinary Road System. This uses two one-way streets moving in opposite directions which surround a smaller, two-lane street where the express buses have their exclusive lane. Five of these roads form a star that converges to the city centre. Land farther from these roads is zoned for lower density developments, to reduce traffic away from the main roads. A number of areas subject to floods were condemned and became parks. Rua XV de Novembro The November the 15th Street (Rua XV de Novembro) is one of the major streets in downtown Curitiba. ...

Today, Curitiba is considered one of the best examples of urban planning world-wide.^[9] In June 1996, the chairman of the Habitat II summit of mayors and urban planners in Istanbul praised Curitiba as "the most innovative city in the world." Habitat II - the Second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements - was held in Istanbul, Turkey from June 3-14, 1996, twenty years after the 1976 Habitat conference in Vancouver [1] that had led to the establishment of the Nairobi-based United Nations Centre on Human Settlements - UN-Habitat. ... Location of Istanbul on the Bosphorus Strait, Turkey Coordinates: , Country Turkey Region Province Istanbul Founded 667 BC as Byzantium Roman/Byzantine period AD 330 as Nova Roma (original name given in 330 and used during Constantines reign) and later Constantinople (following Constantines death in 337) Ottoman period 1453...

In the 1980s, the RIT (Rede Integrada de Transporte, Integrated Transport Network) was created, allowing transit between any points in the city by paying just one fare. At the same time, the city began a project called the "Faróis de Saber" (Lighthouses of Knowledge). These Lighthouses are free educational centers which include libraries, Internet access, and other cultural resources. Job training, social welfare and educational programs are coordinated, and often supply labor to improve the city's amenities or services, as well as education and income. Red Integrada de Transporte is a bus rapid transit system in Curitiba, Brazil Routes Express buses: These are large high-capacity buses that have exclusive traffic lanes, spreading radially from the city centre in 5 directions. ... Julio Pérez Ferrero Library - Cúcuta, Colombia A modern-style library in Chambéry A library is a collection of information, sources, resources, and services: it is organized for use and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual. ...

Demographics

Polish house, in a park in Curitiba.

Brazilians of Ukrainian descent celebrating Easter in Curitiba.

According to the IBGE of 2007, there were 3,230,000 people residing in the Metropolitan Region of Curitiba. The population density was 4.159,4 inh./km². The last PNAD (National Research for Sample of Domiciles) census revealed the following numbers: 2,503,250 White people (77.4%), 584,000 Multiracial people (18.2%), 93,000 Black people (2.9%), 45,000 Asian or Amerindian people (1.4%).^[10] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 467 pixelsFull resolution (827 × 483 pixel, file size: 373 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 467 pixelsFull resolution (827 × 483 pixel, file size: 373 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 470 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (640 × 817 pixel, file size: 453 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 470 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (640 × 817 pixel, file size: 453 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This article is about the Christian festival. ... IBGE, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica), is the agency responsible for statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information in Brazil. ... White Brazilians make up 49. ... In Brazil, the Pardos are a mixture of Europeans, Blacks and Amerindians, varying from light to dark complexion, as used by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in censuses since 1950. ... Afro-Brazilian is the term used to racially categorise Brazilian citizens who are black or mainly-black, yet it is rarely used in Brazil. ... Asian Brazilian is a Brazilian-born person of Asian descent. ... The Indigenous peoples in Brazil (provoke indía gnas in Portuguese) comprise a large number of distinct ethnic groups who inhabited the countrys present territory prior to its discovery by Europeans around 1500. ...

As most of Southern Brazil's population, Curitiba is mostly inhabited by Brazilians of European descent. The first Europeans to arrive in the region were of Portuguese origin, during the 17th century. They intermarried with the native people and with the African slaves.^[11] In the 19th century, the influx of immigrants from Europe increased. In 1828, the first German immigrants settled in Paraná. However, large numbers of immigrants from Germany only arrived in Curitiba during the 1870s, most of them coming from Santa Catarina or Volga Germans from Russia.^[12] Immigrants from Poland first arrived in 1871, settling in rural areas close to Curitiba. They largely influenced the agriculture of the region. Curitiba has the second largest Polish diaspora in the world, second only to Chicago.^[13] Italian immigrants started arriving in Brazil in 1875 and in Curitiba in 1878. They came mostly from the Veneto and Trento regions, in Northern Italy and settled mostly in the Santa Felicidade neighborhood, still today the center of the large Italian community of Curitiba.^[14] Large numbers of Ukrainian immigrants settled in Curitiba, mostly between 1895 and 1897, when 20 thousands arrived. They were peasants from Galicia, who immigrated to Brazil to become small farmers. Nowadays there are 300 thousand Ukrainian-Brazilians living in Paraná.^[15][16] Curitiba has a well established community of Jews^[17] originally established in the 1870s^[18]. Much of the early Jewish congregation has been assimilated^[19]. In 1937 with the rise of Nazi power, several notable German Jewish Academics were allowed into Brazil, some of them settling in Curitiba^[20]. Physicist César Lattes and former mayors Jaime Lerner^[21] and Nei Braga are Jewish. A monument in memory of the Holocaust has been erected in the city. There is also a Habad house in Curotiba as well as at least two synagogues^[22] and two Jewish cemetaries^[23], one of which was defiled by antisemites in 2004^[24]. Japanese immigrants began arriving in the region in 1915. Most Japanese settled in the state of São Paulo, but many settled in Northern Paraná, cities such as Maringá and Londrina. Curitiba also received significant numbers of immigrants from Japan. Nowadays, there are about 40 thousand Japanese-Brazilians living in the city.^[25] Other immigrants, such as Arabs from Lebanon and Syria, Russians and other Eastern Europeans also settled in Curitiba. The southern region of Brazil (Sul in portuguese) is characterized by its high standard of living, the highest in the country, as of 2004, the states of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul had an average of ~0. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... 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First group of German immigrants arrived in Brazil, by Ernst Zeuner, 1824 A German-Brazilian (German Deutschbrasilianer or Deutschbrasilianisch, Portuguese teuto-brasileiro or germano-brasileiro) is a Brazilian person of German ancestry/origin (i. ... Capital (and largest city) Curitiba Demonym Paranaense Government  -  Governor Roberto Requião  -  Vice Governor Orlando Pessuti Area  -  Total 281. ... Capital Florianópolis Largest city Joinville Demonym Catarinense or Barriga-verde Government  -  Governor Luiz Henrique  -  Vice Governor Leonel Pavan Area  -  Total 95. ... Volga German pioneer family commemorative statue in Victoria, Kansas, USA. The Volga Germans (German: or Russlanddeutsche) were ethnic Germans living near the Volga River in the region of southern European Russia around Saratov and to the south, maintaining German culture, language, traditions and religions: Evangelical Lutheranism, Reformed and Roman Catholicism... For other uses, see Polonia (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). ... An Italian Brazilian (Italian: Ítalo-Brasiliano, Portuguese: ítalo-brasileiro) is a Brazilian citizen of full or partial Italian ancestry. ... Veneto is my fatherland. ... Trento (Italian: Trento; German: Trient; Latin: Tridentum; Note that many of the regions Italian languages/dialects use Trent or Trènt) is an Italian city located in the Adige River valley in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. ... Northern Italy comprises of two areas belonging to NUTS level 1: North-West (Nord-Ovest): Aosta Valley, Piedmont, Lombardy, Liguria North-East (Nord-Est): Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Veneto, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Emilia-Romagna Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and Aosta Valley are regions with a... For other uses, see Galicia. ... National Socialism redirects here. ... César Lattes in 1987 Cesare Mansueto Giulio Lattes (b. ... 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Economy

Industrial District of Curitiba.

According to facts of the IPEA, the GDP was estimated in real 29 billion, being that had not record of activities based in the agriculture and in the livestock farming (0.03%). The industry represented 34.13% and the sector of the commerce and service 65.84%. GDP is an acronym which can stand for more than one thing: (in economics) an abbreviation for Gross Domestic Product. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about a term used in economics. ...

Cidade Industrial de Curitiba, industrial district, is home of many multinational industries, such as Renault, Volkswagen, Siemens, ExxonMobil, Kraft Foods. And many national industries, such as Sadia, O Boticário, Positivo Informática. The city attracted diverse industries by its excellent infrastructure (hotels, transports, restaurants). Curitiba's infrastructure makes bus travel fast and convenient, effectively creating demand for bus use in the same way that the infrastructure of traditional cities creates demand for private motor vehicles. Renault S.A. is a French vehicle manufacturer producing cars, vans, buses, tractors, and trucks. ... VW redirects here. ... Siemens has the following uses: Siemens is a German family name carried by generations of the telecommunications industrialists, including Werner von Siemens, Sir William Siemens, Wilhelm von Siemens and Peter von Siemens Siemens AG is a German electrical and telecommunications company, founded as a telegraph equipment manufacturer by Werner von... For other uses, see Exon (disambiguation). ... Kraft Foods Inc. ... This Food Company was created in Concórdia, Santa Catarina, Brazil. ... This article is about lodging. ... For other uses, see Restaurant (disambiguation). ... Autobus redirects here. ... The Trikke is a Human Powered Vehicle (HPV) Automobiles are among the most commonly used engine powered vehicles. ...

The GDP for the city was R$ 29,821,203,000 (2005).^[26] GDP is an acronym which can stand for more than one thing: (in economics) an abbreviation for Gross Domestic Product. ...

The per capita income for the city was R$ 16,964 (2005).^[27] Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in their country. ...

Education

Federal University of Paraná in Curitiba.

Portuguese is the official national language, and thus the primary language taught in schools. But English and Spanish are part of the official high school curriculum. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 823 KB) Information Description: Universidade Federal do Paraná(UFPR, Federal University of Parana). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 823 KB) Information Description: Universidade Federal do Paraná(UFPR, Federal University of Parana). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ...

Educational institutions include

• Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR);
• Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR);
• Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná (UTP);
• Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR);
• Universidade Positivo (UNICENP);
• Centro Universitário Franciscano do Paraná (UNIFAE);
• Faculdade de Tecnologia (FATEC);
• Faculdade Curitiba;

UFPR - Campus Santos Andrade The Universidade Federal do Paraná (Federal University of Paraná) was founded in 19 December of 1912, in Curitiba. ...

Tourism and recreation

24 Horas (24 Hours)Street.

Botanical Garden of Curitiba.

German church in Curitiba.

Japan Square in Curitiba.

Wire Opera House.

Portugal Park.

Tanguá Park.

24 Horas Street Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,288 × 1,712 pixels, file size: 810 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,288 × 1,712 pixels, file size: 810 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... One of the greenhouses. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 534 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 683 pixel, file size: 293 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 534 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 683 pixel, file size: 293 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... For the architectural structure, see Church (building). ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,600 × 1,200 pixels, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,600 × 1,200 pixels, file size: 1. ... A town square is an open area commonly found in the heart of a traditional town used for community gatherings. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (3,264 × 2,448 pixels, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (3,264 × 2,448 pixels, file size: 2. ... The Wire Opera House (Portuguese: Ópera de Arame) is a theatre house situated in Curitiba, Brazil. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (3,264 × 2,448 pixels, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (3,264 × 2,448 pixels, file size: 2. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ...

The Street that never sleeps is the synthesis of a city which also never sleeps. It is 120 meters long and 12 meters wide. It is composed by 32 arches in metallic tubular structure, trademark of the modern curitibana architecture. This article is about building architecture. ...

Botanic Gardens

Curitiba’s trademark, created to resemble French gardens, rolls out its flower carpet to the visitors right at the entrance. The greenhouse, with a metallic structure, has botanic species that are national reference, and also a water fountain. For other uses, see Garden (disambiguation). ... Impact from a water drop causes an upward rebound jet surrounded by circular capillary waves. ...

The native forest is filled with paths for walking. The Botanic Museum attracts researchers from all over the world. There is a space for exhibitions, library and a theatre. This article is about a community of trees. ... For other uses, see Museum (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see World (disambiguation). ... Julio Pérez Ferrero Library - Cúcuta, Colombia A modern-style library in Chambéry A library is a collection of information, sources, resources, and services: it is organized for use and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual. ... Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ...

German Woods

The wood has various features to celebrate and promote the German traditions. There are 38 thousand square meters of native forest, which was part of the old farm from the Schaffer family. The replica of an old wooden church, built in 1933 at the Seminário neighbourhood, with neo-gothich decorative elements, shelters a concert hall called Bach’s Oratorium. For other uses, see Farm (disambiguation). ... For the architectural structure, see Church (building). ...

Other attractions are the John and Mary path, which tells the Grimm brothers tale, a children’s library, the Philosophers Tower, a wooden observatory allowing a panoramic view of the city and the Ocean Ridge, and the German Poetry Square, with a reproduction of the Casa Mila façade, a German building from the beginning of the last century, originally located in the city centre. It's closed for remodeling at the present time. Julio Pérez Ferrero Library - Cúcuta, Colombia A modern-style library in Chambéry A library is a collection of information, sources, resources, and services: it is organized for use and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual. ... Animated map exhibiting the worlds oceanic waters. ... For other uses, see City (disambiguation). ...

Italian Woods

A place for the typical parties of the Italian community in the district, such as the Grape Party, the Wine Party and the 4 Giorni in Italy. It has structure for food and drinkstalls, space for shows and folkloric presentations and a polenta pot. Languages Italian, Sicilian, Neapolitan, Corsican, Sardinian, Emiliano-Romagnolo, Ligurian, Lombard, Piedmontese, Venetian, Ladin, Friulian Religions predominantly Roman Catholic      The Italians are a Southern European ethnic group found primarily in Italy and in a wide-ranging diaspora throughout Western Europe, the Americas and Australia. ... This article is about the fruits of the genus Vitis. ... For the act of consuming a liquid through the mouth, see Drinking . ...

Japan Square

Homage to the sons of the “Rising Sun”, who settled there dedicating themselves to agriculture. Scattered around the square are 30 cherry trees sent from Japan by the Nipponese empire and artificial lakes Japanese style. In 1993 the Japanese Portal, the Culture House and the Tea House were built.

Tingüi Park

Part of the biggest linear environmental park in the Country, established at the Barigüi river margins, it reminds us of the Indians who used to live there, with the statue of Tindiqüera Chieftain. The Ukrainian Memorial is also there, homage to the immigrants, in a replica of an orthodox church, originally built in inland Paraná State, hosting a pêssankas and icons exhibition. Immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently. ... For the architectural structure, see Church (building). ... Capital (and largest city) Curitiba Demonym Paranaense Government  -  Governor Roberto Requião  -  Vice Governor Orlando Pessuti Area  -  Total 281. ...

Wire Opera House

It is one of the emblematic symbols of Curitiba, with tubular structure and transparent ceiling, of great beauty. Inaugurated in 1992, it caters for all types of shows, between lakes, typical vegetation and cascades, on a unique landscape. The Wire Opera House is part of the Pedreiras Park, together with the Paulo Leminski Cultural Space, where the Passion of Christ was enacted, and hosted many other big events since 1989, and can receive, in open air, 10 thousand people seating or 50 thousand standing. Look up show in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Lake (disambiguation). ... Aerial view of mixed aspen-spruce forest in Alaska Vegetation is a general term for the plant life of a region; it refers to the ground cover life forms, structure, spatial extent or any other specific botanical or geographic characteristics. ... A cascade is a term for a waterfall, or series of waterfalls, and is applied abstractly to many different concepts involving a series of steps or effects that follow one after the other. ... The Wire Opera House (Portuguese: Ópera de Arame) is a theatre house situated in Curitiba, Brazil. ...

Tanguá Park

This park was inaugurated in 1996, the Tanguá Park surprises with its beauty as an example of urban space being re-utilized - on one old complex of disactivated quarries -, and it is part of the Barigüi river preservation project joining Tingüi and Barigüi parks. This park with an area of 450 thousand square meters has two quarries connected by a 45 meter tunnel that may be crossed on foot by a path over the water. It can be visited on boat or on foot (hiking). The park has a cooper and bicycle track, snack bar, belvedere and Poty Lazzaroto garden. For other uses, see River (disambiguation). ... A disused railway tunnel now converted to pedestrian and bicycle use, near Houyet, Belgium A tunnel is an underground passage. ... For other uses, see Bicycle (disambiguation). ...

Portugal Wood

Homage to the Portuguese-Brazilian bonds, this space is highlighted by a track following a small brook, where one can see drawn on tiles excerpts from famous Portuguese language poets, as well as a tribute to the great Portuguese navigators and their discoveries. Languages Portuguese Religions Predominantly Roman Catholic Related ethnic groups Italo-Brazilians, German-Brazilians, Spanish Brazilians, Polish Brazilians and other European groups. ... A poet is a person who writes poetry. ...

Transport

Public Transport

Main article: Rede Integrada de Transporte

Bus route plan for RIT (Rede Integrada de Transporte).

A bus stop in the city.

Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB).

Curitiba has a unique transportation system, developed locally and causing much interest worldwide^[28]. This Bus Rapid Transit system, is very simple and practical. Public transportation consists entirely of buses. There are several different types of bus, each with a different function. All stations are easily accessed, are enclosed, and the busses have been changed to make for easier entry and exit^[29]. Together with other low-cost changes, this bus system aims at becoming a comfortable and preferred transportation choice for the public^[30]. Red Integrada de Transporte is a bus rapid transit system in Curitiba, Brazil Routes Express buses: These are large high-capacity buses that have exclusive traffic lanes, spreading radially from the city centre in 5 directions. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1690x1074, 433 KB) Description: Curitiba (Brazil): The starlights of the public transport system: linhas expresso biarticulado e linhas direta, 10/2005 Source: Maximilian Dörrbecker File links The following pages link to this file: Curitiba ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1690x1074, 433 KB) Description: Curitiba (Brazil): The starlights of the public transport system: linhas expresso biarticulado e linhas direta, 10/2005 Source: Maximilian Dörrbecker File links The following pages link to this file: Curitiba ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 835 KB) Information Description: Bus Stops Source: photo taken by Morio Date: 3 January 2006, Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil Author: Morio Permission: You can use this picture freely. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 835 KB) Information Description: Bus Stops Source: photo taken by Morio Date: 3 January 2006, Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil Author: Morio Permission: You can use this picture freely. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Afonso Pena International Airport is Curitibas major airport, located 18km southeast from the downtown, in the city of São José dos Pinhais. ... Red Integrada de Transporte is a bus rapid transit system in Curitiba, Brazil Routes Express buses: These are large high-capacity buses that have exclusive traffic lanes, spreading radially from the city centre in 5 directions. ... This article is about high-capacity bus transit systems. ...

Roads

Moving around in a car can be difficult in and around the city centre because of the many one-way streets and frequent traffic jams. This makes the public transportation system more attractive if one wants to go there. The trinary system allows quick access to the city centre for car drivers. Some avenues are spacious and laid out in a grid, and apart from some points around the city centre, Munhoz da Rocha Street and Batel Avenue, traffic jams are not thus severe.^{[citation needed]}

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International Airport

Afonso Pena International Airport is Curitiba's main airport. It is located in the nearby city of São José dos Pinhais and all commercial flights operate from this airport. (Small aircraft may also use the Bacacheri airport.) It is integrated into Curitiba's transportation system, with rapid buses and executive buses connecting the airport to the city. Afonso Pena International Airport is Curitibas major airport, located 18km southeast from the downtown, in the city of São José dos Pinhais. ... São José dos Pinhais is a city in Paraná, Brazil. ...

Sports

Couto Pereira "Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira " - Biggest Stadium in Curitiba, since 1932.

Vila Capanema "Estádio Durival Britto e Silva" - FIFA World Cup 1950.

Kyocera Arena "Estádio Joaquim Américo Guimarães" - Kyocera Arena - Renovated in 1999.

Curitiba provides visitors and residents with various sport activities. There are several soccer clubs based in Curitiba. The most important ones - brazilian mid-class clubs - are: This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 296 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,127 × 788 pixels, file size: 395 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 296 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,127 × 788 pixels, file size: 395 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Estádio Vila Capanema Estádio Durival Britto e Silva, also known as Estádio Durival Britto, or Vila Capanema (Portuguese for Capanema Borough), is one of the football stadiums of Paraná Clube in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, the other being Estádio Vila Olímpica. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2249x1529, 914 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Kyocera Arena ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2249x1529, 914 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Kyocera Arena ... An outward of the stadium The Kyocera Arena, also known as Arena da Baixada or Estádio Joaquim Américo Guimarães, is a football stadium inaugurated on June 6, 1924 in Água Verde neighborhood, Curitiba, Paraná, with a maximum capacity of 32,864 people. ...

Coritiba Foot Ball Club Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba, is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba, Paraná. Coritiba greatest rivals are Atlético Paranaense and Paraná. // History In 1909, several yougsters, members of the German community of Curitiba, usually met at Clube Ginástico Teuto-Brasileiro to do gymnastics exhibitions. ...

• Campeonato Paranaense Serie A champion in 2008.
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion in 1985.

Clube Atlético Paranaense Campeonato Paranaense is the football league of the state of Paraná, Brazil. ... For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see List of professional sports leagues. ... Atlético Paranaense is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba in Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. ...

• Campeonato Paranaense Serie A champion in 2005.
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion in 2001.

Paraná Clube Campeonato Paranaense is the football league of the state of Paraná, Brazil. ... For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see List of professional sports leagues. ... Paraná Clube is a Brazilian football (soccer) team. ...

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champion in 1992 and 2000.
• Campeonato Paranaense Serie A champion 5 consecutive times (1993-1997).

Stadiums: The Série B is the intermediate division of Brazilian football. ... Campeonato Paranaense is the football league of the state of Paraná, Brazil. ...

• Coritiba Foot Ball Club: Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira, Capacity: 37,182
• Clube Atlético Paranaense: Estádio Joaquim Américo Guimarães, Capacity: 25,272
• Paraná Clube: Estádio Durival Britto e Silva, Capacity: 24,303.

Curitiba is one of the 18 remaining candidates to host games of the 2014 FIFA World Cup to be held in Brazil.^[31] An outward of the stadium The Kyocera Arena, also known as Arena da Baixada or Estádio Joaquim Américo Guimarães, is a football stadium inaugurated on June 6, 1924 in Água Verde neighborhood, Curitiba, Paraná, with a maximum capacity of 32,864 people. ... Estádio Vila Capanema Estádio Durival de Britto e Silva, also known as Estádio Durival de Britto, or Vila Capanema (Portuguese for Capanema Borough), is the football stadium of Paraná Clube in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. ... The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be held in Brazil[1] and will be the 20th FIFA World Cup. ...

Arts and entertainment

Curitiba is the first city in Brazil to have an IMAX cinema. It is in the Palladium Shopping Center^[32] which is the biggest mall in Southern Brazil.

Curitiba also has many Theaters. The biggest and most important one is the "Guaíra Theater"^[33].

Every year, in April, it hosts the "Curitiba Theater Festival"^[34], with various artists playing in Curitiba Theaters and even on the squares.

Sister cities

The Sister Cities of Curitiba are: Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm, Germany Town twinning is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ...

• Asunción (Paraguay)
• Coimbra (Portugal)
• Córdoba, Argentina
• Guadalajara (Jalisco, Mexico)
• Hangzhou (Zhejiang, China)
• Himeji (Hyōgo, Japan)
• Krakow (Poland)
• Lyon (Rhône-Alpes, France)
• Montevideo (Uruguay)
• Orlando (Florida, USA)
• Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia)
• Suwon (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea)
• Treviso (Veneto, Italy)

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Famous places

Museu Oscar Niemeyer (Oscar Niemeyer Museum).

Botanical Garden of Curitiba.

Yellow Ipê in Curitiba.

Curitiba skyline.

Curitiba is mostly known for some of its famous places: Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 758 KB) Information Description: Museu Oscar Niemeyer Source: photo taken by Morio Date: 6 January 2006, Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil Author: Morio Permission: You can use this picture freely. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 758 KB) Information Description: Museu Oscar Niemeyer Source: photo taken by Morio Date: 6 January 2006, Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil Author: Morio Permission: You can use this picture freely. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 447 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 447 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... One of the greenhouses. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution‎ (900 × 600 pixels, file size: 723 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution‎ (900 × 600 pixels, file size: 723 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Species See text Tabebuia impetiginosa flowers Tabebuia is a Neotropical genus of about 100 species in the tribe Tecomeae of the family Bignoniaceae. ...

• Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba
• Bosque Alemão
• Bosque de Portugal
• Feirinha do largo da ordem
• Jardim Botânico de Curitiba
• Ópera de Arame
• Rua XV de Novembro
• Universidade Federal do Paraná

Autodromo Internacional de Curitiba is a motorsports circuit located in Curitiba, Brazil. ... Bosque Alemão (meaning German Wood) is a park built in Curitiba in honor of the German immigrants who begin to settle in the city in the early 1800s. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The so called Feirinha do Largo da Ordem is an open-air market place that happens every Sunday mornings, in the historical centre of Curitiba, the capital of Parana state in Brazil. ... One of the greenhouses. ... The Wire Opera House (Portuguese: Ópera de Arame) is a theatre house situated in Curitiba, Brazil. ... Rua XV de Novembro The November the 15th Street (Rua XV de Novembro) is one of the major streets in downtown Curitiba. ... UFPR - Campus Santos Andrade The Universidade Federal do Paraná (Federal University of Paraná) was founded in 19 December of 1912, in Curitiba. ...

Curitiba's famous people

Arts

• Isabeli Fontana - Super Model
• Poty Lazzarotto - Plastic Artist
• Paulo Leminski - Poet and Writer
• Dalton Trevisan - Writer
• Diogo Portugal - Humorist
• Letícia Sabatella - Actress
• Larry Grehan - Irish writer
• Hermeto Pascoal - Multi-Instrumentalist/Composer
• Herson Capri - Actor
• Ari Fontoura - Actor
• Guilherme Weber - Actor
• Marjorie Estiano - Actress
• Guta Stresser - Actress
• Lala Schneider - Actress
• Lolo Cornelsen - Architect
• Vilanova Artigas - Architect
• Joao Paulo Baumeier Estephani - International Model
• Bonde do Role - Funk Carioca Group / Rock Band
• Os Catalepticos - Psychobilly band

Isabeli Bergossi Fontana (born July 4, 1983) is a Brazilian supermodel. ... Paulo Leminski Filho (Curitiba, August 24, 1944 – Curitiba, June 7, 1989) was a Brazilian poet and writer. ... Larry Grehan was born in Blackrock in Dublin, Ireland. ... Hermeto Pascoal (b. ... Marjorie Estiano (born in March 8, 1982 in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil) is a Brazilian popular actress and singer who rose to prominence in 2004 playing Natasha in the Brazilian teen series Malhação. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Bonde do Role is an alternative baile funk ensemble from Curitiba, Brazil. ...

Aviation

• Pierre Clostermann - WWII fighter pilot, engineer

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Science

• César Lattes - Physicist
• Newton da Costa - Mathematician

César Lattes in 1987 Cesare Mansueto Giulio Lattes (b. ... Not to be confused with physician, a person who practices medicine. ... Newton Carneiro Affonso da Costa (born on 16 September in 1929 in Curitiba, Brazil), Professor Emeritus, is a Brazilian mathematician, logician, and philosopher of international reputation. ... Leonhard Euler, considered one of the greatest mathematicians of all time A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is the field of mathematics. ...

Politics

• Beto Richa (Mayor of Curitiba)
• Roberto Requião (Governor of Paraná)

Capital (and largest city) Curitiba Demonym Paranaense Government  -  Governor Roberto Requião  -  Vice Governor Orlando Pessuti Area  -  Total 281. ...

Sports

Mixed martial arts

• Anderson Silva
• Wanderlei Silva
• Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
• Murilo Rua
• Thiago Silva

Auto racing

• Raul Boesel - 1987 World Sportscar Championship champion. Former Formula One driver.
• Mauricio Gugelmin - Formula One, Indianapolis 500 and Champ Car driver
• Ricardo Zonta - Formula One driver. 1998 FIA GT Championship champion
• Enrique Bernoldi - Formula One driver

Alpinism

• Waldemar Niclevicz (Leading mountaineer in Brazil)^{[citation needed]}

Basketball

• Rolando Ferreira - (Gold medalist at the 1987 Pan American Games)

Beach Volleyball

• Emanuel Rego (Gold medalist in 2004 Olympics)

For the fighting styles that combine different arts, see hybrid martial arts. ... This article is about the mixed martial artist. ... Wanderlei Cesar Silva (pronounced vahn-der-LAY), (born July 3, 1976 in Curitiba, Brazil) is a Brazilian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, who has competed in Japans PRIDE Fighting Championships and the American based Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). ... Mauricio Shogun Rua is a mixed martial artist who won PRIDE GP 2005 by defeating Ricardo Arona. ... This article or section is incomplete and may require expansion and/or cleanup. ... Thiago Anderson Ramos Da Silva (born November 12, 1982) is a professional mixed martial arts fighter who trains with the team Chute Boxe out of Brazil. ... Juuso Pykälistö driving a Peugeot 206 World Rally Car at the 2003 Swedish rally Racing cars redirects here. ... Raul de Mesquita Boesel (born December 4, 1957 in Curitiba, Brazil) is a former racing driver who raced for the March and Ligier Formula One teams and later raced in Champ Car and the Indy Racing League. ... The World Sportscar Championship was a series run by the FIA from 1953 to 1992. ... Mauricio Gugelmin was a Formula One driver from Brazil. ... F1 redirects here. ... Indy 500 redirects here. ... “CART” redirects here. ... Ricardo Luiz Zonta (born March 23, 1976 in Curitiba) is a Brazilian racing driver. ... The FIA GT Championship is a sports car motorsport series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisations (SRO) at the behest of the Fédération Internationale de lAutomobile (FIA). ... Enrique Antônio Langue e Silvério de Bernoldi (born 19 October 1978 in Curitiba, Brazil) is a racing driver who raced for the Arrows Formula One team. ... Mountaineering is an umbrella term that can variously be used to describe the actions of climbing, hillwalking and scrambling. ... This article is about the sport. ... Rolando Ferreira (born May 24, 1964 in Curitiba, Brazil), is a former professional basketball player who was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2nd round (26th overall) of the 1988 NBA Draft. ... The 10th Pan American Games were held in Indianapolis, United States. ... For the ball used in this sport, see Volleyball (ball). ... Emanuel Rego (born April 15, 1973 in Curitiba) is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 . ... The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, commonly known as the 2004 Summer Olympics were the 28th Summer Olympic Games. ...

References

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Tourism

• Curitiba travel guide from Wikitravel
• (Portuguese) Maplink - Curitiba Street Guide and Maps
• (Portuguese) Tourism in Curitiba

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