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Poty Lazzarotto - Artist of Curitiba Streets

by mircaskirca

Napoleon Potyguara Lazzarotto (1924-1998), or simply Poty Lazzarotto, was an important curitibano painter and ilustrator. He graduated at the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes in Rio and receiving the French government scholarship, studied litography at the Ecole Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In the 50's he gave classes in schools of arts in Sao Paulo, Bahia, Recife and Curitiba. He participated in individual and collective exhibitions in Brazil and abroad.

Poty Lazzarotto illustrated important literary works of Jorge Amado, Graciliano Ramos, Machado de Assis, Guimaraes Rosa, Rachel de Queiroz and other Brazilian writers. He is the author of numerous public exhibitions in Curitiba, mainly panels of tiles and murals. The highlights are International Airport Afonso Pena, Praca 19 de Dezembro, Museu na Rua (Largo da Ordem), Teatro Guaira, Monumento ao Tropeiro, Biblioteca da PUC and Torre da Telepar. He also did murals of the House of Brazil in Paris and the panel for the Memorial da America Latina in Sao Paulo.

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Ucranian Memorial Park

by ahoerner

Curitiba has a variety of influences due to the immigrant waves that began to settle in the surroundings of the old town from mid 1800's.

One of the biggest communities in the city is the ucranian, and the ucranians have also a place dedicated to them in this beautiful town: Tingui Park.

me and one of my best friends Carlise

by randychiara

this park is very relaxing
although it has some modern architecture like the white one u see in the pic, i find it very simple and nature is so abundant that u don't really mind seeing something so modern inside

Curitiba - the green lung of SB

by Luchonda

"The green City"

Curitiba is the capital of the state Parana and pretends to be the best gouverned city in Brazil.
The previous mayor - an architect gave this city the actual look out !
This City in South Brasil is an example of "green policy".
- In the streets - every pedestrian has priority.
- More than 150km Bicycle roads are forseen
- The Mall is forbidden entrance for cars - except busses
- The famous "Flower road" in the center of Curitiba reminds me on "La Rambla in Barcelona".
- Income to Bus stations are unique and an example for many cities in the world.
- Approx. 50m2 green area is forseen per inhabitant.
(BTW The city counts about 1.3 mil.inhabitants!!)