Grande Curitiba

Grande Curitiba is a region of the state of Paraná, in the South of Brazil. In 2015, it was home to 3½ million people.

• 🌍 Curitiba – the state capital, known worldwide for its innovative urban planning and famous botanic gardens
• 🌍 Campina Grande do Sul — has the highest point in the south from the country, Pico de Paraná
• 🌍 Campo Largo — this center of the ceramics industry has many historic monuments
• 🌍 Colombo — celebrates its Italian heritage with a grape festival, and a countryside walking circuit
• 🌍 Fazenda Rio Grande
• 🌍 Mandirituba
• 🌍 Pinhais
• 🌍 Quatro Barras
• 🌍 Quitandinha

In urban planning circles, the greater Curitiba area has received attention for advancing sustainable urbanization. Its leaders integrated the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and city development, using high-capacity, high-quality dedicated busways to guide growth along well-defined lineal axes.

Afonso Pena International Airport CWB is in Pinhais, 18 km from the center of Curitiba.

Highway BR-277 crosses the state from the coast to the border with Paraguay and Argentina. BR-376 connects Curitiba to Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul.