Sharing my experiences as I travel after college before starting full time work.
I was last in: Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brasil

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Elizabeth

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Touristing in Curitiba

Although a lot of people back home might not know much about it, Curitiba is quite a large and significant city in Brazil. The city has about 1.8 million people, 3.2 million in the metro area and is the state capital of Paraná, one of the 26 Brazilian states.

Curitiba is also an especially environmentally friendly city. They have an incredibly efficient bus system, a model that has been replicated around the world, a very comprehensive urban recycling and composting system, and a lot of preserved green space in the city.

The first few days I spent seeing a bunch of the neat touristy things in the city with my host brother, Bruno, and it was amazing!! Bruno is so great to take all this time to show me this amazing city, I had such a great time! Some of the neat places are below-


Jardim Botanico (Botanical Gardens)

Jardim Botanico (Botanical Gardens)

Araucaria tree- the city symbol, unique to the region

O Olho (The Eye) Museum

Base of O Olho 

Bruna and me in the Panoramic Tower

View of the city from the Panoramic Tower

Wire Opera House 

Wire Opera House

Tangua Park

Tangua Park

State Museum of Paraná



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