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CURITYBA (also CORITYBA and CURITIBA)

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Originally appearing in Volume V07, Page 644 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CURITYBA (also CORITYBA and CURITIBA)  ,
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capital of the
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state of
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Parana,
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Brazil, situated on an elevated
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plateau (2916 ft. above
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sea-level) 68 m . W. of its seaport
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Paranagua, with which it is connected by a railway remarkable for the
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engineering difficulties overcome and for the beautiful scenery through which it passes . Pop . (1890) 22,694; of the
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municipality, 24,553 . There is a large
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foreign
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element in the
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population, the Germans preponderating . The
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city has a temperate, healthy
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climate, and is surrounded by a charming campo
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country, which, however, is less fertile than the forested
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river valleys .
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Mate is the
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principal export .

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