Cu·ri·ti·ba (k r  -t  b ) A city of southeast Brazil southwest of São Paulo. It was founded in 1654 but did not grow rapidly until the late 19th and early 20th centuries when German, Italian, and Slavic immigrants began to develop the surrounding area. Population: 1,760,000. |
Curitiba [ˌkʊərɪˈtiːbə]
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(Placename) a city in SE Brazil, capital of Paraná state: seat of the University of Paraná (1946). Pop. (urban area): 1 586 898 (2000)
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| Noun | 1. | Curitiba - a city in southeastern Brazil Brasil, Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil - the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter |
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