Curitiba

Curitiba is the capital of Paraná in southern Brazil and a major city with wide avenues and public parks. The cityscape alternates between modern glass towers, residential neighborhoods with low houses, and green spaces woven into the urban fabric.

The settlement began in 1693 as a Portuguese fort and became capital of the new province of Paraná in 1853. Since the 1960s planners reshaped the city, creating new transport routes and parks.

Throughout the city you find shopping streets lined with European storefronts where local bakeries sell Polish bread and Italian pastries. Weekly neighborhood markets show the daily rhythm of residents shopping for vegetables, cheese and homemade preserves.

The city is divided into neighborhoods that each have their own shopping streets and bus stops. To get your bearings, look for major avenues connecting the center with outer neighborhoods, or use the red tube bus stations as landmarks.

The city owns over 80 wooden houses from the 19th century that you can visit in a dedicated park. Most were moved from their original sites to preserve immigrant architecture.

Location: Paraná

Inception: March 29, 1693

Elevation above the sea: 935 m

Shares border with: Almirante Tamandaré, Pinhais, Campo Magro, São José dos Pinhais, Araucária, Campo Largo, Colombo, Fazenda Rio Grande

Address: Curitiba, State of Paraná, Brazil

Website: https://curitiba.pr.gov.br

GPS coordinates: -25.42972,-49.27194

Latest update: December 11, 2025 18:15