Curitiba is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná in Southern Brazil. The city's population was 1,773,718 as of 2022, making it the eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in Brazil's South Region. The Curitiba Metropolitan area comprises 29 municipalities with a total population of over 3,559,366, making it the ninth most populous metropolitan area in the country.
The Federal University of Paraná is a public university headquartered in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. UFPR is considered to be one of the oldest universities in Brazil.
Estádio Durival Britto e Silva, better known as Estádio Vila Capanema, is the main stadium of Paraná Clube in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. The other stadium is Estádio Vila Olímpica, currently being used for training. The stadium holds 20,000 people. It is named after Colonel Durival Britto e Silva, who was president of the RFFSA, the Brazilian Federal railroad company.
Campo Magro is a town and suburb of Curitiba in the state of Paraná, Brazil. It is a very young municipality, and its economy is growing around the road that links Curitiba to Castro, known as "Estrada do Cerne", a two way road. As of 2020, the estimated population was 29,740.
Morretes is a small historic city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It has a population of around 16,000 people. It is famous for its restaurants, especially a traditional dish called barreado. It is also the home of many historical monuments.
Bosque Alemão is a park built in Curitiba in honor of the German immigrants who begin to settle in the city in the early 19th century.
Colombo is a city of about 247,000 inhabitants in the Southern Brazilian state of Paraná; is the third largest city in Greater Curitiba, with the largest one being Curitiba.
Estádio Barão da Serra Negra is a multi-use stadium located in Piracicaba, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Esporte Clube XV de Novembro. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 18,799 people and was built in 1965. It is owned by the Prefecture of Piracicaba, and is named after Francisco José da Conceição, brazilian politician of 19th century.
Point Grey is a headland marking the southern entrance to English Bay and Burrard Inlet in British Columbia, Canada. The headland is the site of Wreck Beach, Tower Beach, Point Grey Beach and most notably, since 1925, on its top is the Point Grey Campus of the University of British Columbia.
Esporte Clube XV de Novembro, commonly referred to as XV de Piracicaba, is a professional association football club based in Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil. The club competes in the Série D, the fourth tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo state football league.
Esporte Clube XV de Novembro, more commonly referred to as XV de Jaú, is a Brazilian football club based in Jaú, São Paulo. The team compete in Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, the fourth tier of the São Paulo state football league.
The Pedreira Paulo Leminski is a 25,000-capacity outdoor concert venue located in Curitiba, Brazil. It was partly named after Paulo Leminski, a twentieth century Brazilian writer, and because it served as the Municipal Pedreira, or rock quarry. Located in the neighborhood of Abranches, the site is about 103,500 metres (339,600 ft) long, its stage is around 480 square metres (5,200 sq ft), and it is surrounded by a rock wall 30-metre-high (98 ft). It was first opened in 1990.
Cornélio Procópio is a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.
Fradique Coutinho is a metro station on Line 4 (Yellow) of the São Paulo Metro operated by ViaQuatro. The station is located at Rua dos Pinheiros, 623 in the Pinheiros neighborhood. Although originally slated to open in 2010, the station was not inaugurated until 15 November 2014.
The Central Zone is an administrative zone of the city of São Paulo, Brazil.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Curitiba, Paraná (state), Brazil.
The Colégio Suíço-Brasileiro de Curitiba, the Swiss School Curitiba, German: Schweizerschule Curitiba, is a bilingual private school recognized by the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is the only school in Curitiba with German and Portuguese as languages of instruction. The school comprises nursery, kindergarten, primary, secondary and high school. Pupils can obtain German, English and French language diplomas and complete their secondary education with the International Baccalaureate Diploma, which gives them access to many universities and colleges at home and abroad. The school is located in Pinhais, a suburb of Curitiba.
Mateus Pasinato is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Série A club Cuiabá.
The Mackenzie Evangelical University Hospital is the Mackenzie Evangelical College of Paraná's university hospital, located in Curitiba, State of Paraná, Brazil. It is the largest private medical center in that Brazilian state, with 475 beds and 4 facilities, besides being the developer and owner of the first multi-tissue bank of Brazil. The hospital handles approximately 1.1 million outpatient visits each year, 90% of which are covered by Brazil's public healthcare system, SUS.
Edson Rontani was a Brazilian illustrator and fanzine editor, known for having created the first Brazilian fanzine about comics.
