Curitiba
E115698
Curitiba is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, known for its innovative urban planning, extensive public transportation system, and high quality of life.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Curitiba canonical | 25 |
| Curitiba, Brazil | 2 |
| Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | 2 |
| Curitiba metropolitan area | 1 |
| Historic Center of Curitiba | 1 |
| Municipality of Curitiba | 1 |
| Urbanização de Curitiba S.A. (URBS) | 1 |
| city of Curitiba | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| area | approximately 435 square kilometres ⓘ |
| cityStatusGranted | 1842 ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| demonym | curitibano ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
approximately 100 km from the Atlantic coast
ⓘ
approximately 400 km south of São Paulo ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 934 metres ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1693 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Municipal Government of Curitiba ⓘ |
| hasInternationalAirport |
Curitiba-Afonso Pena International Airport
ⓘ
surface form:
Afonso Pena International Airport
|
| hasLandmark |
Barigui Park
ⓘ
Botanical Garden of Curitiba ⓘ Curitiba self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Historic Center of Curitiba
Oscar Niemeyer Museum ⓘ Tanguá Park ⓘ Wire Opera House (Ópera de Arame) ⓘ |
| hasRiver |
Iguazu River
ⓘ
surface form:
Iguaçu River basin
|
| hasTransportationSystem |
Bus Rapid Transit corridors
ⓘ
Curitiba BRT system ⓘ
surface form:
Rede Integrada de Transporte (RIT)
|
| hasUniversity |
Federal University of Paraná
ⓘ
Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná ⓘ Positivo University ⓘ |
| isCapitalOf | Paraná ⓘ |
| isRegionalCenterFor |
commerce
ⓘ
industry ⓘ services ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bus rapid transit (BRT) system
ⓘ
extensive network of parks and green areas ⓘ high quality of life ⓘ innovative urban planning ⓘ integrated public transportation system ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | Mayor ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC−03:00 ⓘ |
| majorEconomicSector |
automotive industry
ⓘ
commerce and services ⓘ information technology ⓘ logistics ⓘ |
| metroPopulation | over 3.5 million (early 2020s) ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tupi word "kur yt yba" (many pine seeds) ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Portuguese language
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese
|
| population | approximately 1.9 million (city proper, early 2020s) ⓘ |
| region |
southern Brazil
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Brazil
|
| state | Paraná ⓘ |
| urbanPlanningModelInfluenced |
BRT systems in other world cities
ⓘ
transit-oriented development ⓘ |
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Curitiba, Brazil
this entity surface form:
Urbanização de Curitiba S.A. (URBS)
this entity surface form:
Historic Center of Curitiba
subject surface form:
Southern Brazil
subject surface form:
Paraná (state)
subject surface form:
Paraná (state)
this entity surface form:
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
this entity surface form:
city of Curitiba
subject surface form:
Instituto de Pesquisa e Planejamento Urbano de Curitiba
subject surface form:
Instituto de Pesquisa e Planejamento Urbano de Curitiba
this entity surface form:
Municipality of Curitiba
this entity surface form:
Curitiba metropolitan area
this entity surface form:
Curitiba, Brazil
this entity surface form:
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil