Curitiba facts to entertain and impress!
Curitiba facts to entertain and impress your friends! Curitiba is a fascinating city so there is no shortage of facts about Curitiba Brazil that will interest and entertain everyone. Here are some fun and useful Curitiba facts to start you off!
Did you know?
- Curitiba city is one of the oldest cities in the whole of the North and South American continents, founded in 1653 by the Portuguese
- Curitiba means pine nut, and the name originates because there are so many pine nut trees in the area
- One of the most amazing Curitiba facts is that, with its strict environmental policy, the city recycles two thirds of its refuse!
- Curitiba is an industrially advanced city, and the government recently held elections where citizens voted by touch sensitive computer screens
- Buses in Curitiba account for well over half of the transport. Some of the specially designed buses can carry 270 passengers at one time
- How are the parks kept neat and well trimmed? Not with expensive tractors but by the city’s team of non-polluting sheep grass trimmers!
Other fun Curitiba facts:
- 99 per cent of the population of Curitiba are happy with their city (compare that with New Yorkers, 60% of whom want to leave!
- In Curitiba, the red belly parana, or more accurately spelled piranha, is one of the most feared animals alive, with its reputation for attacking in large shoals and stripping the flesh off any large mammal that enters the rivers where these ferocious fish live
- Most Curitibanos support the North East Brazilian football team Fortaleza Esporte Clube, usually just called Fortaleza, which was founded in 1918. The club colors are red, blue and white. Rinaldo is their best goal scorer.
And some statistical Curitiba facts in case you want to be a walking encyclopedia:
- Population Curitiba Brazil is almost 2 million, but if you include all the Curitiba municipalities this rises to over 3.5 million
- Curitiba city demographics analysis shows that the vast majority of the inhabitants are white (nearly 80%), and less than 20% are of Pardo (brown Brazilian) origin
Famous people from Curitiba include:
- Actors Herson Capri and Ari Fontoura
- Writers Dalton Trevisan, Larry Grehan and poet Paulo Leminski
- Composer Hermeto Pascoal
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