Guarapuava

Guarapuava is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil. It is the largest municipality in that state by area. Considered a regional development hub with a strong influence on neighboring municipalities, it is also part of a railroad junction of national importance called the Mercosur corridor, between the municipalities of Foz do Iguaçu and Curitiba. It is the richest agribusiness municipality in the state of Paraná.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Guarapuava
Settlement.official_name: Municipality of Guarapuava
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.nickname: Princesa dos Campos
Settlement.motto: "Pérola do Oeste" (West Pearl)"Capital do Centro" (Capital of the Center)
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira de guarapuava.jpeg
Settlement.image_seal: Brasao_gpva.png
Settlement.image_map: Parana Municip Guarapuava.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Paraná
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: South
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Celso Fernando Góes
Settlement.leader_party: Cidadania

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
2025 tornado
Economy
Education
Twin town
Transportation
Geography
Climate
Winter
Summer
Statistics
Tourism
Sports
Football
Futsal
Rugby
Kickboxing
Shooting
Chess
Notable people
References

Guarapuava is located at 25°23'36" S and 51°27'19" W. The region is known as the centre of the state of Paraná, in the third plateau, also called the Plateau of Guarapuava. Discovered by the Portuguese in 1770, and founded in 1810, the city's name derives from tupi guarani, meaning place of Maned wolves sound (Maned wolves are called lobos-guará in Portuguese). Its elevation is 1120 m (3675 ft).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Guarapuava” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.