Law Warns Against Self-Medication
As of December 8, 2010, law 13.574, written by Councilman Tito Zeglin (PDT), which calls for the display of signs in the city’s pharmacies informing consumers of the risks of self-medication, is in force. Pharmacists should install signs saying the following: “Taking medicine without your doctor’s knowledge and without a pharmacist’s More...
Fast-Food Must be Delivered in Sealed Containers
As of November 22, a new Municipal Law is in place that makes the use of inviolable seals on the containers of fast food for delivery to customers’ homes obligatory. The measure is aimed at avoiding possible More...
Youth Find Opportunities in Business Partnership
An innovative agreement which provides new job opportunities for young adults, was signed this week between the SPEI Education Group and tech giant TIVIT Brazil, in the headquarters of Curitiba Development Agency 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...
Car Seat Enforcement to Begin on September 1
Beginning this Wednesday, September 1st the use of child restraints such as a car seat for children under age 10 will be mandatory throughout the country. The fine for anyone caught without the proper equipment More...
Disabilities Census Would Guarantee Inclusion
“Who has a disability in Curitiba?” was the question put by the president of the City Council of Curitiba, João Derosso (PSDB), who suggested the implementation of the so-called Inclusion Census. More...
Curitiba 2030
How do we want our city to look twenty years from now? Will it be a more modern, more technological, more sustainable, less violent and more civilized city? It’s not only up to the government agencies to find More...
Law Against Paedophilia Santioned
Mayor Luciano Ducci endorsed the law that provides for the placement of signs combating paedophilia inside vehicles used for public transport. Now buses, cars and minibuses that provide transportation for passengers More...
Curitiba Creates the Special Secretariat for the Rights of the Disabled
According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics’ last census (IBGE, 2000), 14.5% of the population has some type of disability. In Curitiba, the number would currently amount to approximately More...
Acordar: IV Festival of Adapted Dance
By Antonio Jarudi The IV Festival of Adapted Dance Acordar (“Awaken”) is an initiative of the Amigo Curitibano Program, held by Curitiba City Hall via the Social Action Foundation and the Municipal Secretariat More...