Governor to Create Alliance between Paraná and Orlando, Florida
The Governor of Parana, Orlando Pessuti, met with the President of Florida Christian University and Overall Coordinator and Ambassador (CEO) of Curitiba International Board (CIB) in the United States, Professor Anthony Portigliatti, on the morning of August 27, in the Embassy Suite of the Swan and Dolphin Resort. The reason for the meeting was the More...
A Sisterhood Agreement Between Curitiba and Durban
The mayors of Curitiba, Luciano Ducci, and Durban (South Africa), Obed Mlaba, signed a sisterhood agreement on Wednesday, July 7. The signing took place at City Hall in Durban, which is one of the seats of the World More...
Beto Richa’s Trip to the Middle East
Mayor Beto Richa’s official trip to the Middle East ended with positive results and further established him as a strong leader in the national political scene. His first scheduled appointment already evidenced More...
Brazil, a Second Home
By Frank Spalla When I first traveled to Brazil, I had no idea what to expect. One reason for this is that even with a prep school and college education, our South American neighbors had been a rare mention in More...
FESP and FCU/USA International Education Program
Curitiba has 11 sister cities. Orlando, Florida, in the USA, became Curitiba’s sister city through Law No. 9793 of December 23, 1999. In April 2008, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer visited Curitiba in order to make More...
Internationalization of Curitiba
At the invitation of FCU (Florida Christian University) in Orlando, the partner institution of the Brazilian American Central Florida Chamber of Commerce, the Financial Director of FESP, Professor Carlos Eduardo More...
Curitiba Partners With South Korea
Suwon, South Korea, is Curitiba’s twelfth sister city. The proposal, made by Mayor Beto Richa, was approved by the City Council on Monday. The document foresees the cooperation of both cities on urban, environmental, More...
Beto Richa Travels to US
“Mayor Beto Richa’s trip to the United States had a very positive outcome for the city of Curitiba, resulting in important financing to bring new construction to the city,” states the City Council’s More...
Jacksonville, Florida and Curitiba Unite
The mayor of Curitiba, Beto Richa, and the mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, John Peyton, recently signed a protocol of sisterhood between the two cities. Discussions with the American city began in February 2008, More...