Timeline of Curitiba

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

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Prior to 20th century

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Second Republic Construction of Brasília Plano Trienal
Military rule 1964 Brazilian coup d'état AI-5 Araguaia Guerrilla War March of the One Hundred Thousand Brazilian Miracle Diretas Já
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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.
1909 - Coritiba Foot Ball Club formed.
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
- June: Part of 1950 FIFA World Cup held in city.
- 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.^[6]
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.^[7]
- Rua 24 Horas shopping mall in business.
1992
- Wire Opera House opens.^[5]
- World Cities Forum held in Curitiba.^[8]
- 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.^[9]
2013 - Gustavo Fruet becomes mayor.
2014 - June: Part of 2014 FIFA World Cup held in city.

References

1 2 3 4 5 "History of the City". Portal de Prefeitura de Curitiba. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
1 2 3 "Brazil: Directory". Europa World Year Book 2003. Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5.
↑ World Bank 2010.
↑ Frontline 2003.
1 2 3 4 Lubow 2007.
↑ "How Curitiba's BRT stations sparked a transport revolution", The Guardian, A history of cities in 50 buildings, UK, 2015
↑ "Garden Search: Brazil". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
↑ "Curitiba Journal: The Road To Rio", New York Times, 28 May 1992
↑ "2010 census". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2010.

This article incorporates information from the Portuguese Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

Ernst B. Filsinger (1922), "Brazil: Curityba", Commercial Travelers' Guide to Latin America, Washington, DC: Government Printing Office
Frontline (2003), "Master Plan: History", Curitiba's Urban Experiment, USA: Public Broadcasting Service
Arthur Lubow (20 May 2007), "The Road to Curitiba", New York Times
"Curitiba". Eco2 Cities: Ecological Cities as Economic Cities. World Bank Publications. 2010. ISBN 978-0-8213-8144-1.

in Portuguese

J.C.R. Milliet de Saint-Adolphe (1863), "Curitiba", Diccionario geographico, historico e descriptivo, do imperio do Brazil (in Portuguese), Paris: J. P. Aillaud – via Hathi Trust
Fábio Duarte; Kati Eliana Caetano (2007). Curitiba: do modelo à modelagem (in Portuguese). Annablume. ISBN 978-85-7419-734-0.

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

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