Green Space in Curitiba 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 Municipal Department of the Environment, the current index now stands at 64.5 square meters per person. The index has risen because green space has increased and also the measurement More...
FIEP Promotes Port Improvements to House Subcommittee
A meeting held in Paranaguá stressed the critical coordination necessary between the executive and legislative branches of the government as well as industry to improve port infrastructure in Paraná. The need More...
Palácio Rio Branco to be Restored to its Original Splendor
The announced refurbishment of Palácio Rio Branco (1895-1896) by City Hall will highlight its historical significance in Curitiba’s history by preserving the original characteristics of the building. 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...
Mayor and Governor Announce R$36 Million in Public Works
The mayor of Curitiba, Luciano Ducci, and the governor of Paraná, Orlando Pessuti, have approved bids for the construction of the Ring Road, the Municipal Laboratory, the Parolin Health Unit and four X-Ray Centres. Left More...
Palácio Iguaçú Restoration Inauguration
The state government that takes power under the command of Governor-elect Beto Richa (PSDB) on January 1, 2011 has a new home. During the inauguration ceremony, held in Curitiba, Governor Orlando Pessuti (PMDB) More...
Minister Orlando Silva Criticizes Infraero
The Ministers for Sport, Orlando Silva Junior, and Tourism, Luiz Barretto, expressed their concern for the Brazilian airport situation on November22 in Rio de Janeiro, where they participated in the opening ceremony More...
Security Camera Monitoring on Banks’ Peripheries
Councilman Dirceu Moreira (PSL) is the author of a bill that allows video surveillance in public areas around banks and financial institutions. According to the bill, the cameras should be installed at entrances More...
Bicycle Parking Spaces
The Curitiba City Council approved a first-round draft law that stipulates parking spaces for bicycles be made available in the city. Under the proposal, authored by Councilman João Claudio Derosso (PSDB), the More...
Governor and Mayor Announce New Beltway
Governor Orlando Pessuti and Mayor Luciano Ducci announced this Friday (Aug. 20) in the Brazil Room of City Hall, the bidding documents for the construction of the Beltway, a transit corridor to encircle the central More...