Accompanying Person’s Programme

The best touristic spots were selected so that everybody can enjoy Curitiba’s natural beauties and culture.

Botanical Garden

One of the most visited tourist spots in Curitiba. Opened in 1991, was created on the image of French gardens. In metal structure, the greenhouse has botanic species that are national reference, and a source of water. The native forest is marked with trails for walking route. It has exhibition spaces, library and auditorium.

Historic Area

The old buildings of the City: Federal University of Paraná - the oldest in Brazil, Metropolitan Cathedral, Zero spot, the Largo da Ordem, the flower clock, Memory source, ruins of San Francisco Garibaldi Square, Church of Rosario, Presbyterian Church, Muslim Temple, Casa Romário Martins, Solar do Rosário, Curitiba’s Memorial and Museum of Paraná.

Paço da Liberdade - Palace of Liberty

Former headquarters of the City Hall of Curitiba, opened in 1916, with details and drawings neoclassical art nouveau. It is the only monument of Curitiba overseen by the Office of Historic and Artistic Heritage, restored respecting its original features.

Wire Opera

Theater between lakes, typical vegetation and cascades, with tubular structure and transparent roof. It’s part of Pedreira park along with Cultural Space Paulo Leminsky

Polish Immigration Memorial

Known as Pope’s Woods, containing a statue of Pope John Paul II, due to his visit in 1980. Set of seven log houses, living reminder of faith and struggle of the Polish immigration started in 1871.

Tanguá Park

Comprising the Rio Barigui natural reserve as well as the Park and Tingui Barigui. Features a wall of stone of 64 meters, gazebo, waterfalls and lakes linked by a wooden footbridge. It has a tunnel dug 50 meters into a rock wall.

Free University for the Environment

Promotes research on the environment and ecology. Its architecture reproduces the shapes and colors in the four elements of nature: earth, fire, water and air.

Vila Velha Park

Located 100 km from Curitiba. Exotic formations are the result of action of rain and wind, resembling a medieval city in ruins. These are basaltic sandstone. Its formation gose back 300 milion years, in the Carbon Age, when South America was together with Africa, Oceania and Antarctica, making the great continent “Gondwana”. The rock formations of variable geometry resembling various figures, such as cup, camel, sphinx, Indian, among others.

Train ride in the Atlantic Forest

Railroad built on Serra do Mar, in 1880, connects Curitiba to Paranaguá. 110 km (75 miles) long, the train descends 1000 m (3,000 feet) through the forest, with 13 tunnels, 30 bridges and several viaducts where we seem to be floating on air.