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Curitiba (Tupi: "Araucaria Nut Land", Portuguese pronunciation: [kuɾiˈtʃibɐ])[2] is a Brazilian municipality , capital of the state of Paraná , located at 934 meters of altitude in the first paranaense plateau , to approximately 110 kilometers of the Atlantic Ocean , distant 1 386 km to the south of Brasília , federal capital. With 1,917,185 inhabitants, it is the most populous municipality of Paraná and the South region , in addition to being the 8th most populous in the country , according to population estimate calculated by the IBGE for 2018. Founded in 1693, from a small bandeirante settlement, Curitiba became an important commercial stop with the opening of the tropeira road between Sorocaba and Viamão , coming, in 1853, to be the capital of the newly emancipated Province of Paraná . Since then, the city, known for its wide streets, maintained a pace of urban growth strengthened by the arrival of a large number of European immigrants throughout the nineteenth century, mostly Germans , Poles , Ukrainians and Italians , which contributed to the current cultural diversity.
Curitiba | |
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Município de Curitiba Municipality of Curitiba | |
Nickname(s): Cidade Modelo ("Model City"); Capital Ecológica do Brasil ("Ecological Capital of Brazil"); Cidade Verde ("Green City"); Capital das Araucárias ("Capital of Araucarias"); A Cidade da Névoa Eterna ("The City of Eternal Fog") | |
Motto(s): A Cidade da Gente (Our City; The People's City) | |
Coordinates: 25°25′S 49°15′W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | South |
State | Paraná |
Founded | 29 March 1693 |
Incorporated | 1842 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Rafael Greca (PMN) |
Area | |
• Municipality | 430.9 km2 (166.4 sq mi) |
• Urban | 319.4 km2 (123.3 sq mi) |
• Metro | 15,416.9 km2 (5,952 sq mi) |
Elevation | 934.6 m (3,066.3 ft) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Municipality | 1,908,359 (8th) |
• Density | 4,062/km2 (10,523/sq mi) |
• Metro | 3,400,000 (7th) |
• Metro density | 210.9/km2 (546.2/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
CEP | 80000-000 to 82999-999 |
Area code | +55 (41) |
Website | Curitiba, Paraná |
Curitiba experimented with various urban plans and legislation aimed at controlling its growth, which led it to become internationally famous for its urban innovations and care for the environment . The largest of these was public transportation , whose system inspired TransMilenio , which was established in Bogotá , Colombia .
It also has a high position in education indicators, the lowest illiteracy rate and the best quality in basic education among capitals. The Mastercard Index of Emerging Markets 2008, created with the intention of evaluating and comparing the performance of the cities in different functions that interconnected the markets and the commerce worldwide, positioned it like the 49th one with greater global influence . Curitiba was ranked by the 2015 Green Cities Index, conducted by Siemens with the Economist Intelligence Unit, as the most environmentally sustainable in Latin America . In addition, it was also considered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) one of the "creative cities" of Brazil in 2014, next to Florianópolis .
In a recent survey published by Forbes magazine, Curitiba was cited as the third most shrewd city in the world, which considers the city as a city that is concerned with being ecologically sustainable, with quality of life, good infrastructure and economic dynamism. Curitiba was classified as self-sufficient by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group & Network (GaWC). However, some socioeconomic problems persist, in 2016 the capital of Paraná was ranked 44th among the 50 cities with the highest homicide rates in the world.