Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba, Motorsport racing track in Pinhais, Brazil
The Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba featured a 2.3-mile (3.7-kilometer) layout with eleven turns and significant elevation changes, creating a technically demanding course that challenged drivers with high-speed sections and tight corners requiring precise vehicle control throughout the lap.
Built in 1967 by entrepreneur Flavio Chagas, the circuit closed in 1971 following political disputes within the Paraná Automobile Club and remained abandoned for seventeen years before reopening in 1988 with track direction reversed and safety improvements to accommodate international racing events.
The circuit hosted the FIA World Touring Car Championship from 2006 to 2012 and the Festival Brasileiro de Arrancada from 1992 to 2016, establishing itself as Latin America's largest drag racing event and a significant venue for Brazilian national motorsport competitions throughout its operational history.
The facility ceased operations in December 2021 after the sale of its 138-acre (560,000-square-meter) property, with demolition beginning immediately to make way for a residential and commercial development project expected to be completed by 2031 according to urban planning authorities.
During its seventeen-year closure from 1971 to 1988, cattle grazed freely on the infield and track surface, earning the facility the local nickname vacódromo or cow racetrack, a term that remained part of regional folklore even after racing activities resumed decades later.
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