Timeline of Curitiba

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Curitiba, Paraná (state), Brazil.

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• 1668 - Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Luz (church) built.
• 1693 - Village settlement named "Vila da Nossa Senhora da Luz dos Pinhais."
• 1721 - Village renamed "Curitiba."
• 1780 - Population: 2,949.
• 1854 - Curitiba becomes capital of Paraná.
• 1858 - Population: 11,313.
• 1874 - Arsenal built.
• 1886 - Passeio Público (Curitiba) (park) opens.^[1]
• 1890 - Population: 24,553.
• 1892 - Catholic Diocese of Curitiba established.
• 1893 - Catedral Basílica Menor Nossa Senhora da Luz built.

20th century

• 1900 - Population: 49,755.
• 1912 - Federal University of Paraná established.
• 1919 - Gazeta do Povo newspaper begins publication.^[2]
• 1920 - Population: 78,986.
• 1924 - Clube Atlético Paranaense football team formed.
• 1940 - Population: 140,656.
• 1947 - Estádio Vila Capanema (stadium) opens.
• 1950 - Population: 180,575.
• 1951 - O Estado do Paraná newspaper begins publication.^[2]
• 1953 - Centro Cívico (Curitiba) inaugurated.
• 1954
  • Biblioteca Pública do Paraná (library) building and Teatro Guaíra (theatre) open.
  • Ney Braga becomes mayor.
• 1956 - Tribuna do Paraná newspaper begins publication.^[2]
• 1960 - Population: 356,830.
• 1962 - Japan Square (Curitiba) built.
• 1966 - Institute of Urban Planning and Research of Curitiba founded.^[3]
• 1967 - Flag design adopted.
• 1968 - Curitiba Master Plan adopted.^[4]
• 1970
  • Paraná Contemporary Art Museum established.
  • Population: 642,362.
• 1971
  • Teatro Paiol (theatre) opens.
  • Jaime Lerner becomes mayor.^[5]
• 1972 - Rua XV de Novembro pedestrianized.^[5]
• 1973 - Curitiba Cultural Foundation established.^[1]
• 1974 - Rede Integrada de Transporte (transit system) begins operating.
• 1976 - Iguaçu Park opens.
• 1980
  • 5 July: Catholic pope visits city.^[1]
  • Population: 1,025,079.
• 1985 - Symphony Orchestra of Paraná founded.
• 1988 - Curitiba Metropolitan Museum of Art established.
• 1989
  • City recycling program^[1] and Paraná Clube football team established.
  • Perhappiness poetry event begins.
• 1991
  • Botanical Garden of Curitiba opens.
  • Rua 24 Horas shopping mall in business.
• 1992
  • Wire Opera House opens.^[5]
  • World Cities Forum held in Curitiba.^[6]
  • Bairro Novo developed.^[5]
• 1999 - Arena da Baixada opens.

21st century

• 2000 - Population: 1,586,848.
• 2002 - New Museum opens.
• 2003 - City designated an American Capital of Culture.^[1]
• 2008 - Mormon temple built.
• 2010 - Population: 1,751,907.^[7]
• 2013 - Gustavo Fruet becomes mayor.

See also

• History of Curitiba (in Portuguese)
• List of mayors of Curitiba (in Portuguese)

Other cities in Brazil

• Timeline of Brasília
• Timeline of Fortaleza
• Timeline of Manaus
• Timeline of Recife
• Timeline of Salvador, Bahia
• Timeline of São Paulo
• Timeline of Rio de Janeiro

References

This article incorporates information from the Portuguese Wikipedia.

Further reading

• Ernst B. Filsinger (1922), "Brazil: Curityba", Commercial Travelers' Guide to Latin America, Washington, DC: Government Printing Office 
• Fábio Duarte; Kati Eliana Caetano (2007). Curitiba: do modelo à modelagem (in Portuguese). Annablume. ISBN 978-85-7419-734-0. 

External links

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Coordinates: 25°25′00″S 49°15′00″W / 25.416667°S 49.25°W / -25.416667; -49.25