Luxury Train in Paraná Offers Champagne
In the coach of the Luxury Train, paintings depict the flora and fauna of the Atlantic Forest On the outside it’s a normal train, 19 meters long, 2.8 meters wide and 4 meters tall, shining silver, with round windows. Once inside, you’ll be surprised at the décor, especially designed for travel by rail. It brings to mind living rooms, with lamps More...
Curitiba: Your Best Winter Destination
By Silvia Oliveira There is no way to disagree: the winter – with its chilly nights – can indeed be discouraging. What many want is to stay at home, under the duvet, watching a film and eating popcorn. More...
Everything is New
By B. Michael Rubin For anyone who has traveled to a foreign country, you will understand exactly what it means to say, “Everything is new.” It is comparable to discovering a new color, or walking on the moon. The More...
Ecological Curitiba
By Sílvia Oliveira Photo by Raul Mattar The “ecological” Curitiba, that place you’ve heard so often called the best place to live in Brazil (maybe the world), underwent a severe face-lift. Everything changed More...
The Zen of Brazil
By B. Michael Rubin It’s a cliché to say it takes longer to get things done in Brazil. Everyone knows life moves a little more slowly in the developing world than in developed countries. From an American More...
Colorful Curitiba Welcomes Tourists
The city of Curitiba is relandscaping flower beds in city parks and squares. Teams from the Municipal Secretary of the Environment are planting seedlings of marigolds, blue and red salvias and petunias to welcome More...
Curitiba’s Theaters: From the Quarries to the Powder Magazine
By Sylvia Oliveira Photos Raul Mattar Curitiba has had a great artistic tradition for some time. Though it lies off the Rio-São Paulo corridor, Curitiba has managed to hold its own in the Brazilian entertainment More...
Endless Warmth
By B. Michael Rubin I’ve just returned from a trip to the north of Brazil, the state of Maranhão. I stayed in the capital, São Luís, which is an old city with centuries of history written into the narrow More...
The Wire Opera House: Curitiba’s Most Original Theatre
Some of the more conservative have gone so far as to criticise the Wire Opera House – one of Brazil’s most curious theatres. Built in record time, only 75 days were needed to transform the crater left by an More...
The New Brand: “Enjoy Curitiba”
Tourists arriving in the city will discover the new brand “Enjoy Curitiba” through information leaflets, promotional activities and tourist sights. The brand was commissioned by the Municipal Tourism More...