Foz do Iguaçu, Border city in Paraná, Brazil.
Description
Foz do Iguaçu is a border city in Paraná, Brazil, that spreads across forested hills and open areas along the Iguaçu River. Main roads lead from residential districts to the center, where shops, the bus terminal and markets shape daily life.
History
A military post was established here in 1889 to secure the frontier, and the settlement became an independent municipality in 1914. Immigrants from Europe and the Middle East shaped the town during the 20th century through farming and commerce.
Culture
The name comes from the Guaraní expression for "great water", which visitors encounter at the triple border junction where Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay meet. People cross the Friendship Bridge daily to shop or work, moving between three countries in minutes.
Practical
The town sits about 25 kilometers from the waterfalls, and many visitors use it as a base for exploring the region. Local buses run regularly to the national park and to the border crossings into Argentina and Paraguay.
Did you know?
The Itaipu hydroelectric plant was built between 1967 and 1985 on the river and brought thousands of workers to the area, multiplying the population in a few years. Today the facility generates a large share of the energy for Brazil and Paraguay.
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Iguaçu Falls
22.9 km
Itaipu Dam
14.7 km
Devil's Throat
23.1 km
Friendship Bridge
3.7 km
Iguaçu National Park
22.2 km
Feirinha Puerto Iguazú
6.2 km
Tancredo Neves Bridge
6 km
Buddhist Temple of Foz do Iguaçu
7.4 km
Parque das Aves
13.3 kmInternational Bridge of Integration
5.4 km
Rainforest Ecological Train
21.2 kmScientific Monument Moises Bertoni
13.4 km
Omar Ibn Al-Khatab Mosque
2.3 km
Isla de San Martín
22 km
Iglesia Catedral San Blas
3.2 kmTatí Yupí Refuge
20 kmEcomuseu de Itaipu
9.5 km
Trinational Biodiversity Corridor
5.9 kmSanta Maria Ecological Corridor
24.6 kmIguazú National Reserve
16.2 km
Cathedral of San Juan Bautista
803 mSalto Cuatro Hermanas
28.9 kmSalto Irene
21.5 kmJardin de los Picaflores
7 km
Cine Cataratas
771 m
Gramadão da Vila A
5.1 kmMuseo Imágenes De La Selva
7.2 kmMemória das Cataratas
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