Londrina
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State	Paraná
Area:	1,724.7 km²
Population:	500.000 (IBGE 2006)
Elevation:	610m above sea level
Postcode (CEP):	86000-000
Geographic location:	23°55′S, 51°19′W
Address of the local government:	Prefeitura do Município de Londrina Av. Duque de Caxias, 635 86015-901
Website:	www.londrina.pr.gov.br
Contact:	governo@londrina.pr.gov.br

Londrina is a city located in the northern region of the state of the Paraná, Brazil, and is the 369 km away from the capital, Curitiba. Londrina exerts great influence on Paraná and south region. Londrina has approximately 500 thousand inhabitants, being the second largest city of Paraná and the fourth largest city of the South Region of Brazil. Image File history File links Brasao_Londrina_Parana_Brasil. ... Image File history File links Bandeira_londrina. ... Brazil is divided into twenty-six estados (states; singular estado) and one district, the Distrito Federal (Federal District) which contains the capital city, Brasília. ... Flag of Paraná See other Brazilian States Capital Curitiba Largest City Curitiba Area 199,544 km² Population   - Total   - Density 9,150,000 48 inh. ... Flag of Paraná See other Brazilian States Capital Curitiba Largest City Curitiba Area 199,544 km² Population   - Total   - Density 9,150,000 48 inh. ... Location of Curitiba Country Brazil Region Sul State Paraná Founded 29 March 1693 Incorporated 1842 Government  - Mayor Carlos Alberto Richa (PSDB) Area  - City 430. ... Flag of Paraná See other Brazilian States Capital Curitiba Largest City Curitiba Area 199,544 km² Population   - Total   - Density 9,150,000 48 inh. ... The southern region of Brazil is one of the five administrative regions of Brazil. ...

The city has a population of 495,696 (estimation IBGE, 2006), 739,195 (metropolitan area, estimation IBGE, 2005). It is a regional centre and is made up of commerce, services, agro-industries, and universities, including the State University of Londrina, UEL (Universidade Estadual de Londrina), which is famous for the quality of teaching and attracts students from all over the country. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Demography

The city's population consists mainly of Brazilians from other cities or states, Portuguese, Japanese, Italian descendants and Germans, as well as other groups in lesser scale: Polish, Spanish, aboriginal, Bulgarians, British and Africans. The term indigenous people has no universal, standard or fixed definition, but can be used about any ethnic group who inhabit the geographic region with which they have the earliest historical connection. ... World map showing location of Africa A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second_largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. ...

Economy

Agriculture continues to be basic for Londrina, although its importance has diminished in recent years . Agricultural activity was diversified beyond coffee, and today maize, wheat, cotton, rami, beans, peanut, rice, sugar cane, soy bean, fruit and vegetables also flourish. The industrial sector is not very expressive; even so the city has an increasing park that deals with weaving, confections and agricultural industries. Londrina today is noted for its commerce and service industries. It possesses one of the largest universities in the country, the State University of Londrina, as well as other diverse, private colleges.

Metropolitan region of Londrina

Instituted for State Complementary Law 81, of 17 of June of 1998, the Metropolitan Region of Londrina englobes the cities of Londrina, Cambé, Ibiporã, Sertanópolis, Bela Vista do Paraíso, Jataizinho, Rolândia and Tamarana, totalizing 750 thousand inhabitants.

The city

• The Londrina name pays homage to the English capital London (Londres in Portuguese), since an English cotton company made the original investment to settle in this area.
• The famous fertile land of the region, the purple land, has this name due to the Italian colonists who called it “terra rossa” (red land, in Italian).
• Located in Southern Brazil, Londrina is a somewhat humid city in Subtropical zone, with temperatures that can range from - 4,7º C(1975) to 42,8º C(1998)
• All the fertility of the purple land comes of the biggest volcanic lava spill of the planet, known as Spill of Trapp, that to a large extent occurred of the region center-south of Brazil
• Due to the color of the land, the denomination of its inhabitants as “red-feet” ("pé vermelho" in Portuguese) is common.
• The region, in its golden period, together with part of the West of the Paraná, was once responsible for 60% of the coffee produced in the world.

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Universities

• State University of Londrina Official homepage (in Portuguese)
• Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná in Londrina
• University of the Northern Paraná
• Metropolitan Iesb
• INESUL
• University Technologic of Paraná
• Uninorte
• South American teologic faculties
• UNIFIL

Universidade Estadual de Londrina (abbreviated UEL; State University of Londrina) is one of the public universities of the State of Paraná, Brazil. ... UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Forces In Lebanon) was created in 1978 by the United Nations to confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, restore the international peace and security, and help the Lebanese Government restore its effective authority in the area. ...

Sports

The city's football club is Londrina Esporte Clube, founded in 1956. The club plays at Café stadium, which has a maximum capacity of approximately 45,000 people. A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Londrina Esporte Clube, or Londrina as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Londrina in Paraná, founded on April 5, 1956. ... The Estádio Jacy Scaff, usually known as Estádio do Café, is a football stadium inaugurated on August 22, 1976 in Londrina, Paraná, with a maximum capacity of approximately 45,000 people. ...

Inesul/Londrina, owned by INESUL university, is the city's basketball club and it competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete. This article is about the sport. ... The Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete (Brazilian Basketball League) is the main basketball league in Brazil. ...

Notable sons and daughters of Londrina

• Élber, football player
• Michelle Alves, model
• Ivo Pessoa, singer
• Gilberto Godoy (Giba), volleyball player
• Rogério Romero, swimming, swimmer

Giovane Élber de Souza (born July 23, 1972 in Londrina, Brazil) is a football (soccer) striker. ... Michelle Alves (born September 19, 1978) is a Brazilian supermodel. ... Gilberto Amaury de Godoy Filho, known as Giba (born December 23, 1976 in Londrina) is a Brazilian professional volleyball player. ... Rogério Aoki Romero (born November 22, 1969 in London, United Kingdom) is a former backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who competed at five consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. ... This article concentrates on human swimming. ...

External links

• Official homepage (in Portuguese)
• Official homepage (in English)