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Curitiba
Capital city of Paraná, Brazil

Curitiba

Curitiba is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná in Southern Brazil.

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The city's population was 1,829,225 as of 2024, making it the eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in Brazil's South Region. The Curitiba metropolitan area comprises 29 municipalities with a total population of over 3,559,366, making it the ninth most populous metropolitan area in the country.

Get in

Getting to Curitiba

Curitiba's Bus & Train Station (Estaçao Rodoferroviária) is a large station with 3 terminals (train terminal, interstate bus terminal and intrastate bus terminal) provides scheduled bus service from Curitiba to all over Brazil, as well as locations in Argentina, Chile and Paraguay.

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    Aeroporto Afonso Pena
See

Worth seeing

Many tourist attractions are closed on Monday. The tourist bus is not running on that day either. Municipal libraries, located at schools or public places, with a reference collection of five thousand books inspired by two ancient landmarks: the library and the lighthouse from Alexandria. The modular building, with a metallic structure, has a height of 17 meters and 98 square meters of built area.

Do

Things to do

The Serra Verde Express, a train to the coastal town of Morretes (4 hours), makes an excellent day trip and is for many tourists the main reason to visit Curitiba. The views from the train are unforgettable. The ride departs daily at 08:30 in the morning, descends through some of last remaining Atlantic rainforest and offers some spectacular views (not to mention it is one of the few train rides in Brazil).

Eat

Where to eat

Curitiba has a good variety of restaurants, ranging from modest to upscale restaurants.

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    Montesquieu Bar

    Alferes Poli, 646 (Corner of Westphalen and Silva Jardim St.

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    Spich Restaurant

    Inexpensive downtown restaurant, very simple but will supply the daily needs of calories.

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    Taco El Pancho

    Rua Bispo Dom José, 2293 (Bairro: Batel).

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    Piola Pizzeria

    Alameda Dom Pedro II, 105,.

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    Famiglia Originale

    Excellent Italian food, the best Strognoff Pizza!

How locals move

Getting around Curitiba the local way

  • Get aroundAn additional advantage of using this line is the comfort provided by the minibuses equipped with Wi-Fi, USB chargers, and air conditioning.

From Wikivoyage: Curitiba, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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