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Fun fact 5 about Curitiba

Vista da Torre das Mercês em Curitiba
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Curitiba became Brazil's first city to receive the prize 'Pole of Information Technology' in July 2001.

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Curitiba

Brazil

Country
Brazil
Population
2.0M
Coordinates
-25.43, -49.27
165th most populous city in the world

Curitiba is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná in Southern Brazil. The city's population was 1,829,225 as of 2024, making it the eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in Brazil's South Region.

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Photo: Marinelson Almeida - Traveling through Brazil from Niteroi, Brasil · CC BY 2.0