General Carneiro

General Carneiro is a municipality in the mountainous region of southern Paraná, spreading across roughly 1,070 square kilometers. The area is shaped by two significant rivers that flow through the Middle Iguaçu Basin.

The municipality took its name from General Antônio Ernesto Gomes Carneiro, a Brazilian army officer who died during the Siege of Lapa in 1894. This historical connection shapes the town's identity to this day.

Polish and Ukrainian immigrants contributed to the development of General Carneiro, with pioneers João Humhevicz and Thomas Gaiovicz shaping the local community.

The municipality sits at an elevation of about 983 meters (3,225 feet) and experiences a subtropical climate with cold winters and warm summers. Visitors should prepare for variable weather conditions, especially during the cooler seasons.

The area experienced an extreme cold record when temperatures dropped to minus 7.9 degrees Celsius in July 2021. This unusual reading ranks among the lowest temperatures ever recorded across the entire state of Paraná.

GPS coordinates: -26.42298,-51.31467

Latest update: December 10, 2025 15:54