Curitiba
The capital of the state of Paraná is in Curitiba, located in the largest municipality in southern Brazil. With 1,760,500 inhabitants as of 2010, the city is the most populous in the southern region of Brazil and eighth overall. The Curitiba metropolitan area, which consists of 26 municipalities and has a total population of about 3.2 million, is the seventh largest metropolitan area in Brazil in terms of population.
In Brazil and throughout Latin America, Curitiba is an important cultural, political and economic center. The settlement is located on a plateau of 932 meters (3058 feet) above sea level. Afonso Pena International Airport and Bacacheri Airport serve the city, 105 km west of Paranagua's harbor. The Federal University of Paraná, founded in 1912, is located in the city.
After the 1950s, the city had its highest growth as a result of creative urban design, which increased the population from a few hundred thousand to well over a million. Today, Curitiba has the fourth-largest economy in Brazil because of its industry and service-based economy. A considerable migration of Brazilians from other cities in the nation coincided with economic expansion (just around half of Curitiba's population was born there).
It is also one of the safest cities in Brazil and one of the few places in the country with a very high Human Development Index. At the moment, Curitiba has one of the highest human development indices in Brazil (0.856), and in 2010, the city won the Global Sustainable Cities Award, which was created to acknowledge the achievement of the city. Urban development that is sustainable is primarily a function of cities and municipalities. Curitiba is deemed to be the "best Brazilian major city" to live in by the American magazine Reader's Digest.
With 52 square meters of green space per inhabitant, the city also boasts one of the highest percentages of green space in Brazil. The city, which has more than 30 parks and woods, offers a hop-on-hop-off tourist bus service that you may use to see the majority of its tourist attractions.
Therefore, Curitiba is one of Brazil's most charming modern cities, despite not being one of the country's most well-known cities. A unique train journey through the Atlantic Rainforest is provided by the city. You won't find a similar experience anyplace else in South America. Curitiba has a wide selection of eateries and pubs that provide delectable regional fare. There are several parks in Curitiba that have wonderful gardens and magnificent sculptures.