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Overview

Curitiba has long garnered praise for being one of the world鈥檚 best models of urban planning. This is mainly due to the bold initiatives of its three-term mayor, Jaime Lerner. His daring moves in the early 1970s transformed a six-block length of downtown into a pedestrian zone (done in secret under the cover of darkness), created five express-bus avenues with futuristic tubular boarding platforms, encouraged recycling and sustainable design long before it was fashionable, and planted trees and created parks on an enormous scale.

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  • Oscar Niemeyer Museum in Curitiba, Parana State, Brazil. Cassiano Correia/Shutterstock

    Museu Oscar Niemeyer

    Curitiba

    Designed by and named for the architect responsible for much of Bras铆lia, this striking museum features an iconic eye-shaped tower painted with whimsical鈥�

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    Catedral Bas铆lica de Curitiba

    Curitiba

    Inaugurated in 1893 and completely restored in 2012, Curitiba's neo-Gothic main cathedral 鈥� inspired by Barcelona's metropolitan cathedral 鈥� isn't one of鈥�

  • Curitiba - PR, Brazil - December 15, 2018: Building of UFPR - Federal University of Paran谩. Historic Building, the first brazilian university., License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-01-30T21:54:41.000Z, User: Ppeterson948, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 56530 - Guidebooks, job: Global Publishing WIP, client: Global Publishing WIP, other: Pia Peterson Haggarty

    MusA-UFPR

    Curitiba

    Inside the neoclassical headquarters of the Federal University of Paran谩, the university's museum features rotating exhibitions along with a small and鈥�

  • Curitiba, Parana,Brazil - September 26, 2020 - Belvedere Palace, an art nouveau building in the center of Curitiba, listed as a historical heritage site; Shutterstock ID 1864735786; purchase_order:56530 - Guidebooks; job:Global Publishing WIP; client:Global Publishing WIP; other:Pia Peterson Haggarty 1864735786

    Pal谩cio Belvedere

    Curitiba

    Built in 1923, this modest art nouveau construction was originally designed to be a city lookout. It was left to die and gutted by fie in 2017, but the鈥�

  • Curitiba, Paran谩, Brazil - September 26, 2020 - Neighborhood known as Largo da Ordem, Complex with the oldest buildings in the city of Curitiba; Shutterstock ID 1864709392; purchase_order:56530 - Guidebooks; job:Global Publishing WIP ; client:Global Publishing WIP ; other:Pia Peterson Haggarty 1864709392

    Largo da Ordem

    Curitiba

    Curitiba's colonial heart. Here, the pedestrian-only cobblestone streets are lined with beautifully restored buildings, many of which now house trendy art鈥�

  • Pa莽o da Liberdade, Curitiba, Paran谩, Brazil. July, 22 2022. View of the facade of the Sesc Pa莽o da Liberdade headquarters building in the center of curitiba. ; Shutterstock ID 2207293349; purchase_order:56530 - Guidebooks; job:Global Publishing WIP; client:Global Publishing WIP; other:Pia Peterson Haggarty 2207293349

    Pa莽o da Liberdade

    Curitiba

    Curitiba's historic Old City Hall was inaugurated in 1926 and designed by then-mayor C芒ndido Ferreira de Abreu, who was responsible for many of the city's鈥�

  • The Jardim Bot芒nico, Green Gardens, of Curitiba. Shutterstock

    Jardim Bot芒nico

    Curitiba

    In the far south of the city, the Jardim Bot芒nico is a vast, flower-filled expanse, studded with sculpture and crisscrossed by walking paths. The鈥�

  • Curitiba - PR, Brazil - December 15, 2018: Cultural center of Curitiba. Centro Cultural Teatro Gua铆ra. Theater of downtown, in front of Santos Andrade square.; Shutterstock ID 1277063743; purchase_order:56530 - Guidebooks; job:Global Publishing WIP; client:Global Publishing WIP; other:Pia Peterson Haggarty 1277063743

    Teatro Gua铆ra

    Curitiba

    This premier state-run theater in Curitiba is home to the Paran谩 Symphony Orchestra (Orquestra Sinf么nica do Paran谩), and also hosts other dance and鈥�

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