Saying Paraná

Opening Paraná

Paraná is the northern State of the South Area. Full of natural and interesting attractions, it is an excellent starting point for a trip heading for the South.

Curitiba, its capital, has an European flavor that didn't lose the calm lifestyle, with its development.

Local food is also a delicacy. A gourmet trip by the State, takes the visitors to immigrants' where typical meals are presented in the best way. " Barreado " is a famous one.

To the ecologists and geologists, the State Park of Vila Velha, 96 km from Curitiba, presents magnificent rocky formations that, sculpted in centuries of erosion, and the National Park of Iguaçu with its famous Waterfall, a must to be programmed in your next visit to Paraná.

Very interesting is the Curitiba Paranaguá railway. 93 km, three and a half hours with a beautiful panorama, to the edge of the cliffs of the Atlantic Mountain, crossing rifts and going by tunnels.

Know the nice coastal cities, Caiobá, Antonina, and Gravatuba (al of them about 50 km from Curitiba). The Island of the Honey, surrounded with beautiful deserted beaches it is a tropical paradise.

Foz do Iguaçu city is the Gate of Entrance of Paraná by those who come from Paraguai or Argentina. The Bridge of the Friendship (Paraguai) and of the Integration (Argentina) really stimulate the local tourist movement.

Paraná is proud to possess the spectacular Waterfalls of Iguaçú, audible kilometers far, forming countless rainbows. The Devil's Throat can be seen from several points of the border of Brazil, on the Paraguayan side and from the Argentinean.

One must fly (helicopters) or do a ship adventure to its closest point to admire such exuberant beauty, it provokes sensations that should not lack in your trip.

A visit the Itaipu Dam also deserves your attention.

In Rios Paraná's confluence and Iguaçu, 6 km from the Foz do Iguaçu downtown, there is Three Borders mark.

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