Curitiba

Curitiba comes from the Tupi words kurí tyba, "much pine," due to the large number of Brazilian Pines (Araucaria angustifolia), in the region prior to its foundation. The Portuguese who founded a village in 1693 gave it the name "Vila da Nossa Senhora da Luz dos Pinhais" which means "Our Lady of the Light in the Pine Forest". The name was changed to "Curitiba" in 1721.

It is said that Curitiba never closes. Because , it attracts curitibanos and tourists that look for leisure, purchases and options gastronomical 24 hours a day. Curitiba also attracts for Opera de Arame, Botanical Garden, Theater Storeroom, Museum Oscar Niemeyer, Theater Guairá, Park Tanguá, Park Tingüi, Park Barigui etc.

City’s another attraction is Rail Museum. It’s a good idea to visit this museum if you have interest in the rail history of the State. The enclosed building shelters the Shopping Estação, the Museum of the Drugstore, the Theater of Puppets and the Estação Embratel Convention Center, a modern center of events.

Curitiba, Brazil

Curitiba, Brazil

Palacio Avenida, Curitiba

Curitiba, Brazil

Japanese Garden, Curitiba

Curitiba's inhabitants claim that its weather is unpredictable. Heat waves during winter and cold waves during summer are not uncommon, and even inside a single day there can be great variation, a typical feature of subtropical climate. There is a local saying that "Curitiba is a city in which the four seasons are clearly defined, and it has all four every day."

The main restaurants are in Santa Felicidade.

Curitiba Hotels

Petras Flat Residence Hotel , Curitiba
Features: The hotel houses 67 rooms with phone, air conditioning, TV, Cable TV (Net), Safe, Ice Box, pressing iron etc. The hotel accomodates bar and restaurant (breakfast, lunch, dinner).

Recreation / Sports: The hotel has pool, sauna and fitness center for the purpose of recreation.

Phone: 41 3883-2333

Vernon Palace Hotel, Curitiba
Features: The hotel houses 82 rooms and one reserved room for disabled people.

At Hotel: The hotel has a bar, a restaurant (breakfast, lunch, dinner), meeting room, 4 conference rooms and parking (valet parking, garage).

Phone: 41 3362-1222

Altareggia Plaza Hotel, Curitiba
Features: The hotel has 84 rooms with urban panoramic view. Rooms have phone, air conditioning, heating, TV etc.

Services: The hotel serves car rental, baby sitter and laundry.

Phone: 41 3062-3223

Hotel Centro Europeu Tourist, Curitiba
Facilities: The hotel has 84 rooms with urban panoromic view. Each room includes Phone, Air conditioning, TV, Cable TV (TVA), Jacuzzi. It serves breakfast, meals.

Services: The hotel serves laundry, tour desk, flight confirmation and hotel shuttle (charged).

Phone: 41 3021-9900

Lira Hotel, Curitiba
Features: The hotel consists of 82 rooms. It also facilitates Restaurant (Breakfast, Dinner), Meeting Room, 2 conference rooms, safe and arking ( garage).

Recreation / Sports: The hotel also has a Pool and a Card Room.

Phone: 41 3332-4748

Apart Hotel Paraty
Bela Vista Hotel
Cervantes Hotel
Curitiba Eco Hostel
Dom Rodrigo Flat
Emily's Flat Hotel
Euro Hotel
Garden Curitiba Hotel
Golden Hotel
Guaira Palace Hotel
Hara Palace Hotel
Hotel 10 Curitiba
Hotel Alvear
Hotel Blumenau
Hotel Botânico
Hotel Brasília
Hotel Condor
Hotel Estação Palace
Hotel Estrela Do Sul
Hotel Itamaraty
Hotel Lumini
Hotel Marabá
Hotel O'hara
Hotel Siena
Miller Flat Hotel
Palace Hotel
Prince's House Executive Hotel
Roma Hostel
Torres Galli Hotel
Versailles Flat Service

Other interesting destinations in Brazil: Sao Paulo and Rio Janeiro. Brazil Beaches: Recife and Garopaba.

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