-Guaira theater

-The Teatro Guaíra Cultural Centre is a state-run cultural institution located in Curitiba, Paraná.
Its building, located at Santos Andrade square, shelters about three thousand seats in three different auditoria, being one of the largest Concert Halls in Latin America.
Some of the artists' groups maintained by Teatro Guaíra Culture Centre are: the Symphony Orchestra of Paraná, the "Balé Teatro Guaíra" (dance company) and the "Teatro de Comédia do Paraná" (theater group).

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-Joaquim Américo Guimarães Stadium-

-Commonly referred to as Arena da Baixada (Portuguese pronunciation: [aˈɾẽnɐ dɐ bajˈʃadɐ]), is a football stadium in the Água Verde neighborhood of Curitiba, Paraná. Opened in 1999, it is the home stadium of Atlético Paranaense, who also own and operate it. The stadium was one of the host venues for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. 

The stadium was built at the previous location of a Brazilian Army powder depot. In 1934, the stadium was renamed Estádio Joaquim Américo Guimarães. In the 1970s, the original stadium was closed down. After being reopened in 1984 and operating for some years, the old stadium building was demolished on March 26, 1997, right after a construction project of a new arena was announced. In June 1999, the new stadium was built. In 2005, the stadium was renamed Kyocera Arena, after the Japanese company Kyocera purchased the naming rights.
The inaugural match of the old stadium was played on September 6, 1914, when Flamengo beat Internacional 7–1. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Flamengo's Arnaldo.
The inaugural match of the new building was played on June 24, 1999, when Atlético Paranaense beat Cerro Porteño of Paraguay 2–1. The first goal of the stadium after its reinauguration was scored by Atlético's Lucas.
The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 31,740,^[2] set on December 16, 2001 when Atlético Paranaense beat São Caetano 4–2, on the first game of that year's Brazilian Championship finals. Although the stadium was not the venue of the 1950 FIFA World Cup, the Estádio Vila Capanema was the venue for Curitiba as a host city of the event.
The contract with Kyocera that gave the company naming rights expired in early 2008. It was not renewed, and no new partnership was announced. The stadium went back to its old name, Arena da Baixada.



THE GAMES

Date	Time (UTC-03)	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round	Attendance
June 16, 2014	16:00	Iran	0–0	Nigeria	Group F	39,081
June 20, 2014	19:00	Honduras	1–2	Ecuador	Group E	39,224
June 23, 2014	13:00	Australia	0–3	Spain	Group B	39,375
June 26, 2014	17:00	Algeria	1–1	Russia	Group H	39,311

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-Tanguá Park-

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-Tangua Park was inaugurated in November 1996 and it is part of the Barigüi river preservation project joining Tingüi Parque and Barigüi Paruqe. This park with an area of 235 thousand square meters has two areas connected by a 45 meter tunnel, which can also be crossed via foot by a path over the water. The Opera de Arame is within walking distance and is known as the Wire Theater and is one of Curitibas most well kno...

Address: Parque Tangua, Curitiba, Parana, Brasil

-The Serra Verde Express-

• The Serra Verde Express a train to the coastal town of Morretes, 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 08:15 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). On Sundays the train continues to Paranaguá, although the last bit between Morretes and Paranaguá is not very scenic. There are three price levels of the tickets claiming to offer different levels of luxury: round-trip tickets are R$72 for economic class (hard to come by), R$92 for touristic (R$ 58 for kids), R$ 133 for the executive class (R$ 63 for kids) and R$290 for luxury class (R$ 205 for kids). Buy the cheapest ticket you can get since there really is not much difference between the cars. The return ticket is about 30% cheaper. In addition to the regular train, there's a special tourist train, the litorina, which only runs on weekends. One-way fare for the litorina is R$126. 
  
  
  

 One fun day trip is to leave the train in Morretes, and hitch a ride upstream by taxi or farmer's cart along the Nhundiaquara river. There is a bridge a few miles upstream (Porto de Cima) where you can rent an innertube (boiacross in Portuguese), and get a ride a few miles upstream on dirt roads. A fun float down the river through the tropical jungle is spectacular, refreshing, and you won't find a cleaner place in Brazil. An unforgettable day, especially if it is not a holiday time or weekend when it may be more crowded. Look for the bottle-hotel near the tube take-out point - that would be a memorable place to stay if it is open (seasonally)  (Info from Wikitravel )

Serra Verde Express OFFICIAL SITE

-Afonso Pena International Airport-

 

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-Curitiba is one of the major cities of Brazil and is served by an international airport, named Aeroporto Afonso Pena, which is in the nearby city of Sao José dos Pinhais and about 17 km (10.6 miles) from Curitiba city center. There are daily scheduled departures to São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, Brasília and other major cities. It also serves flights to other Paraná State cities, such as Foz do Iguaçu, Londrina and Maringá. International destinations with scheduled flights from Curitiba are Buenos Aires (Ezeiza and Aeroparque), Montevideo and Miami (AA via Porto Alegre), although other destinations may be eventually served on a non-scheduled basis.
Major airlines such as Gol, Azul and TAM provide scheduled services to other cities, including those in Paraná State, as well as international destinations. Other minor airlines, such as Brava and Passaredo, also serve Curitiba in scheduled and non-scheduled basis.
There are different options of ground transportation between Afonso Pena Airport and Curitiba city center. Regular city buses depart every 20-30 minutes on business days and cost only R$ 2,70, R$1,50 on Sundays. The Airport Shuttle departs every 20 minutes on business days and is quicker than the city buses and much more comfortable, but its fare is R$ 12,00. Taxi cabs are available 24 hours per day, but the fare varies on the final destination. You can plan on roughly R$ 60 to go downtown. There are more than 4 rental companies in site. (info from Wikitravel)

-Is this a ghost town?

-Curitiba was almost empty-WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW

Where is everybody?         

-Italian Portal-

-The Portal shows the beginning of the neighborhood Santa Felicidade, imitating the typical buildings of this Italian immigrant's neighborhood. Colony started in 1878 by italian immigrants. It is Curitiba's main gastronomic center and is a show of typical houses, which are preserved for historical, architectural or mearly sentimental reasons.