Timeline of Curitiba

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

Prior to 20th century

• 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.
• 1872 - Population: 12,651.[1]
• 1874 - Arsenal built.
• 1886 - Passeio Público (Curitiba) (park) opens.[2]
• 1890 - Population: 24,553.
• 1892 - Catholic Diocese of Curitiba established.
• 1893 - Catedral Basílica Menor Nossa Senhora da Luz built.
• 1900 - Population: 49,755.

20th century

• 1909 - Coritiba Foot Ball Club formed.
• 1912 - Federal University of Paraná established.
• 1919 - Gazeta do Povo newspaper begins publication.[3]
• 1920 - Population: 78,986.
• 1924 - Clube Atlético Paranaense football team formed.
• 1947 - Estádio Vila Capanema (stadium) opens.
• 1950
  • June: Part of 1950 FIFA World Cup held in city.
  • Population: 138,178.[4]
• 1951 - O Estado do Paraná newspaper begins publication.[3]
• 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.[3]
• 1960 - Population: 356,830.
• 1962 - Japan Square (Curitiba) built.
• 1966 - Institute of Urban Planning and Research of Curitiba founded.[5]
• 1967 - Flag design adopted.
• 1968 - Curitiba Master Plan adopted.[6]
• 1970
  • Paraná Contemporary Art Museum established.
  • Population: 483,038 city; 583,857 urban agglomeration.[7]
• 1971
  • Teatro Paiol (theatre) opens.
  • Jaime Lerner becomes mayor.[8]
• 1972 - Rua XV de Novembro pedestrianized.[8]
• 1973 - Curitiba Cultural Foundation established.[2]
• 1974 - Rede Integrada de Transporte (transit system) begins operating.[9]
• 1976 - Iguaçu Park opens.
• 1980
  • 5 July: Catholic pope visits city.[2]
  • Population: 1,025,079.
• 1985 - Symphony Orchestra of Paraná founded.
• 1988 - Curitiba Metropolitan Museum of Art established.
• 1989
  • City recycling program[2] and Paraná Clube football team established.
  • Perhappiness poetry event begins.
• 1991
  • Botanical Garden of Curitiba opens.[10]
  • Rua 24 Horas shopping mall in business.
  • Population: 1,313,094.[1]
• 1992
  • Wire Opera House opens.[8]
  • World Cities Forum held in Curitiba.[11]
  • Bairro Novo developed.[8]
• 1993 - Population: 1,364,320 (estimate).[12]
• 1999 - Arena da Baixada opens.
• 2000 - Population: 1,586,848.

21st century

• 2002 - New Museum opens.
• 2003 - City designated an American Capital of Culture.[2]
• 2008 - Mormon temple built.
• 2010 - Population: 1,751,907.[13]
• 2012 - 7 October: Curitiba 2012 municipal election held.
• 2013 - Gustavo Fruet becomes mayor.
• 2014 - June: Part of 2014 FIFA World Cup held in city.
• 2016 - 2 October: Curitiba 2016 municipal election held.

See also

• History of Curitiba
• List of mayors of Curitiba
• History of Paraná (state)

References

1. "Tabela 1.6 - População nos Censos Demográficos, segundo os municípios das capitais - 1872/2010", Sinopse do Censo Demografico 2010 (in Portuguese), Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, retrieved 5 September 2018
2. "History of the City". Portal de Prefeitura de Curitiba. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
3. "Brazil: Directory". Europa World Year Book 2003. Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5.
4. "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1955. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations.
5. World Bank 2010.
6. Frontline 2003.
7. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253–279.
8. Lubow 2007.
9. "How Curitiba's BRT stations sparked a transport revolution", The Guardian, A history of cities in 50 buildings, UK, 2015
10. "Garden Search: Brazil". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
11. "Curitiba Journal: The Road To Rio", New York Times, 28 May 1992
12. United Nations Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, Statistics Division (1997). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1995 Demographic Yearbook. New York. pp. 262–321.
13. "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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