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Curitiba is located in the first plateau of Paraná, wavy least in part, also called the plateau Curitibanos. Is the geographical area of 432.17 square kilometers of area at latitude 25 ° 25'40 "S and longitude 49 º 16'23" W. The coast of the state is at a distance of seventy kilometers from the city (Atlantic Ocean). The council has a north-south length of 35 km east-west and 20 km. However, Curitiba is not limited to your space, because the cultural ties with people from all continents have been around since the arrival of immigrants, among the more numerous are the Portuguese, Italians, Poles, Germans, Ukrainians, Japanese, Syrians and Lebanese. This peculiarity gives Curitiba two major characteristics: first, its attractive cosmopolitan and multicultural character, and secondly, be a city-center of the metropolitan region, which currently consists of 26 municipalities
Curitiba is known for its urban differentiated solutions, especially for its integrated public transport, together with the regular transit routes, has served as inducer of its urban development, especially from the 1970s. The public transport system in Curitiba is usually remembered for its passenger terminals connected by channels exclusive bus biarticulado and supplemented with "ligeirinho" feeders and differentiated by color. This model has inspired similar experiments in cities from other countries, such as Los Angeles and New York, where he was in the 1990s, the experimental facility of a line of "ligeirinho" in that city, linking the city to the World Trade Center. Throughout the city and commonly integrated with the terminal by bus, are the streets of Citizenship, which bring together municipal departments and municipal public agencies, state and federal, points of trade, services, free Internet access and facilities for recreation, such as playgrounds , and multi cancha football. Recent measurements indicate that the green area of Curitiba is 51.5 meters per capita - nearly three times the minimum area recommended by the UN - one of higher rates in Brazil and higher than in a city like London. These areas are composed primarily by municipal parks and forests to protect the riparian forests of the local rivers, as Barigui the river and the river Iguaçu. There are also in a variety of city squares and public designations, usually associated with public roads and woodland
Curitiba is a Brazilian city, capital of Paraná State, located at an altitude of 934.6 meters in the first plateau paranaense, approximately 90 kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean. According to the American magazine Reader's Digest, is the city with better quality of life in Brazil. It is the seventh most populous city in Brazil and most of the south of the country with a population of 1,851,215 inhabitants. It is the main city of the metropolitan region of Curitiba, formed by 26 municipalities and has 3,172,357 inhabitants on an area of 15,447 km ², making it the eighth most populous metropolitan region of Brazil. Founded in 1693, from a small pioneer village, Curitiba became an important stop trading with the opening of the road between tropeiros Viamão and Sorocaba. In 1853 it became the capital of the newly emancipated province of Paraná and 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 during the nineteenth century, most Germans, Poles, Ukrainians and Italians, who have contributed to the cultural diversity that remains today. The city experienced several urban plans and laws that sought to contain the uncontrolled growth and leading to be famous internationally for its innovation and care for the urban environment most of them being in public transport, which inspired the TransMilenio system, transport system of Bogotá in Colombia. Today, the city has a sense of cosmopolitan life, considered the capital with better quality of life in Brazil, with a diversified industrial center that gives you the rank of 4th largest economy in Brazil and considered one of the 5 best cities to invest in America America. Curitiba also has high levels of education. Has the lowest illiteracy rate and quality in basic education between the capital and home aa first university in Brazil, the Federal University of Parana, founded in 1912.
The current municipal legislature was elected in 2008 and should end its mandate in October 2012. Exercise the office of municipal mayor Mr. Carlos Alberto Richa (elected in 2004 and reelected in 2008 with a mandate until 2012), son of former governor of Paraná, José Richa. The current vice mayor of the municipality is Luciano Ducci, pediatrician and current Secretary of Health
According to a survey done by the International Congress & Convention Association (ICCA), Curitiba is the sixth Brazilian city with the largest number of international events and, according to FIPE, is the third city to receive tourists for business. In 2006 the city occupied the sixth position among the best Brazilian cities for implementation of events and tourism business, in the same year, the flow of tourists exceeded the number of inhabitants. Of the two million visitors, at least half landed the business. To meet the growing demand, the park hotel Curitibanos has developed and is now considered the fourth largest in the country. Good restaurants and customized services of hotels like the 92.4% of those who leave the city, according to the Tourism Secretariat of State of Paraná. In 2007 the capital was chosen by the magazine paranaense Travel and Tourism, Publisher April, as the 4th best Brazilian city for travel and tourism, getting ahead of big national tour, and Fortaleza, Natal, Gramado, Maceió and Recife.
