Timeline of Curitiba
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Curitiba, Paraná (state), Brazil.
Prior to 20th century
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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 (park) opens.[1]
- 1890 - Population: 24,553.
- 1892 - Catholic Diocese of Curitiba established.
- 1893 - Catedral Basílica Menor Nossa Senhora da Luz built.
20th century
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- 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 inaugurated.
- 1954
- Paraná Public 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 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.
- 1985 - Symphony Orchestra of Paraná founded.
- 1988 - Curitiba Metropolitan Museum of Art established.
- 1989
- City recycling prgram[1] and Paraná Clube football team established.
- Perhappiness poetry event begins.[1]
- 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
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- 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)
- 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
- ^ a b c d e "History of the City". Portal de Prefeitura de Curitiba. Retrieved December 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b c "Brazil: Directory". Europa World Year Book 2003. Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ "Curitiba". Eco2 Cities: Ecological Cities as Economic Cities. World Bank Publications. 2010. ISBN 978-0-8213-8144-1.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ Frontline (2003), "Master Plan: History", Curitiba's Urban Experiment, USA: Public Broadcasting Service
- ^ a b c d Arthur Lubow (20 May 2007), "The Road to Curitiba", New York Times
- ^ "Curitiba Journal: The Road To Rio", New York Times, 28 May 1992
- ^ "2010 census". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2010. Retrieved December 2014.
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This article incorporates information from the Portuguese Wikipedia.
Further reading
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- Ernst B. Filsinger (1922), "Brazil: Curityba", Commercial Travelers' Guide to Latin America, Washington, DC: Government Printing Office
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- Fábio Duarte; Kati Eliana Caetano (2007). Curitiba: do modelo à modelagem (in Portuguese). Annablume. ISBN 978-85-7419-734-0.
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