Change Isn’t Easy
Is Brazil ready for the 21st century? Big changes are coming from every direction – from the country’s first female president, to Brazil becoming one of the world’s largest oil exporters with a woman as the president of Petrobras. The economy grew by nearly 3% in 2011, which was less than 2010, but still ahead of many other countries. Thanks to a growing economy and the influx of foreign investment sparked by the coming World Cup and Olympics, the real estate market is booming in Brazil. More...
Online Life
The advent of mobile technology has become commonplace in people’s lives. It is the sort of thing you can live perfectly without More...
Curitiba Hosts First Exhibition of Brazilian-American artist Kitty Harvill
Making a difference in the world isn’t hard, and Brazilian-American artist Kitty Harvill is a perfect example. Her first More...
That Was the Year that Was
Broken and loose footnotes on 2011: I stepped into the New Year with a broken foot, a mysterious fracture with no visible cause to More...
The Cost of Air
I’m driving near my home in San Antonio, Texas, and a warning light suddenly appears on my dashboard. The car’s manual explains More...
Summer In Paraná
I find it funny when we from Paraná insist on only going to the beaches of Santa Catarina for our holidays. I have done it a few More...
City Center Revitalization Project
San Francisco, Carlos de Carvalho, and Augusto Stresser streets will be revitalized including landscaping with 116 new Ipês More...
Curitiba’s Green Space Gets Even Bigger
Curitiba’s green space index, which was already an impressive 51.5 square meters per inhabitant, just got even better. Based on the new map of forested areas completed by the More...
Sheltering Animals
By Terry Caesar Who was it that said you can tell a lot about a society by its prisons? I’d prefer to claim that you can tell a lot about a society by its animal shelters. More...
The Challenge of Multi-Mode Mobility
Certainly one of the biggest challenges in large urban areas today is urban mobility, how to ensure the population who live and work in a city can move in an organized fashion. More...
Everything Shouldn’t End in Pizza
There is a Brazilian expression that translates as, “Everything ends in pizza.” It’s used to describe political debates that go on forever and never accomplish anything. More...
Mayor Announces Volvo’s Hybrid Bus Investment of R$200 million
Mayor Luciano Ducci and Global Volvo President, Hakan Karlsson, announced on Monday (June 13) in Gothenburg, Sweden, that Volvo will invest R$200 million (US$125 million) in More...
Lionsraw: Football Fans Create Chance For Change
The World Cup may be three years away, but the global football movement, Lionsraw, is already making plans to bring 500 football More...
Football Stars Draw 22,000 to Help Victims in Paraná and Japan
More than 22,000 fans watched the Solidarity Match held on April 7, 2011, in the Arena da Baixada, which brought More...
Ultrabooks: Going Beyond Tablets
By Alexander Burbello Yes, here is one more new technology term! Ultrabooks are the newest evolution...
Tablets: The Post-PC Device or Just One More Fad?
By Alexander Burbello No doubt you have already heard about these new gadgets that have become so...
Mobile Payments Show Dramatic Increase
By Alexander Burbello A new way to pay our bills is about to start — the...
Sérgio Mendes, Brazil’s Greatest
By David Curry Hello-Alo-Hi-Oi Sr. Rubin: I own a substantial More...
Environmental Awareness Prize of R$500,000
The SWU (Starts with You) Movement began in June 2010 and is an initiative that encourages young people to change More...
ISC Partners with Nature Conservancy
By Paul Combs On April 29, International School of Curitiba (ISC) students in grades 1 to 8 celebrated Brazilian Arbor Day..Natural Disasters: Is Brazil Prepared?
By Raul Hiromu Sumiya I’ve been terrified these days because of the natural disasters occurring all over the world. Near Curitiba, a..Spanish Master Goya at MON
By Marc Breyer Tourists and residents of Curitiba have the opportunity to see a unique exhibition currently More...
A Raisin in the Sun
The International Theatre Company is pleased to present a contemporary adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry’s play, A Raisin in the Sun. The..English Theatre Group
By Douglas Clark I’ve been living in Curitiba for nearly three and a half years now, having moved from my own country,..Amcham Hosts Administrative Assistant Meeting in English
By Liane Grassi Administrative Assistants have a very exciting professional life nowadays. They delegate, prepare presentations, manage projects, plan events and..
Luxury Train in Paraná Offers Champagne
On the outside it’s a normal train, 19 meters long, 2.8 meters wide and 4 meters tall, shining silver, with round..
Is this Germany — I’m not Sure
By Maryori Vivas JLfladjfijfladjfla. No, it is not mistyping. This is exactly how I feel when I visit a place where I..
Summer Is Coming to Curitiba
By Andréa Rebonato Believe it or not, summer is about to arrive in Curitiba. Although we’re all used to feeling the..