This is Piraquara, Brazil !!!

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Again, looking in my vault for pictures, and bring to life in my blog as memory lane I dig up way south into the beautiful Brazil to find this memorable Piraquara, State of Paranà ,the place my factory was base and came to it every day from my home base in Curitiba (see posts). Therefore, let me tell you a bit on this is Piraquara, Brazil !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

Piraquara inergy factory front 2008

The City of Piraquara has its origins when it was frequented, during the summer, by Carijós Indians (a branch of the Guarani Indians) who lived most of the year on the coast of São José dos Pinhais, only now 13 km away, and 21 km from my base at Curitiba, You have roads here such as the beltway East of Curitiba, which passes through its territory, which connects Curitiba to BR-116, Then, the PR-415, (my road) which connects Curitiba to the municipal seat, The city of Piraquara is also served by railroad:Estrada de Ferro Curitiba Paranaguá, which connects Curitiba to Paranaguá. The station was founded in 1880.

Piraquara inergy factory exit 2008

The town really came about from a farm in 1700, forming a small mining camp in the place where today is the town of Piraquara. Later came several farms in the vicinity that, together, formed a settlement that received the name of Piraquara. In 1885, the village was elevated to a parish, with the name Senhor Bom Jesus de Piraquara. In 1890, it became a village, separated from São José dos Pinhais and renamed “Deodoro” in honor of Marshal Manoel Deodoro da Fonseca. Still in 1890, the city was created, based in Vila Deodoro, which was renamed Piraquara in 1929.

Piraquara inergy factory parking out 2008

Some of the things to see here are going to the historic center of Piraquara to see the old houses of the workers on the railroad that cuts through the city center, in addition to the old buildings such as the Warehouse, the Casario, the old City Hall and the Mother Church. The Circuit Trentino: the city was the only town in Paraná State to receive immigrants from Trento, Italy, Among the architectural complex, there are the Mansion of the Sousa Tesserolli Family, the Church of Senhor Bom Jesus dos Passos, the old Train Station, in addition to the new museums, such as the Casa da Memória and the Railway Memory Centre. The nice relaxing Parque das Águas Jacob Simião, structured in an old central area of the city, adopted by the first people from Piraquara as a recreational space. The Italian Immigration Memorial ,inaugurated in August 1997, the mural marks the first 100 years of Italian immigration in the city.

Piraquara inergy factory cafeteria resto 2008

The City of Piraquara on its heritage : https://www.piraquara.pr.gov.br/publicacoes/o-que-fazer/centro-hist-rico

The Chamber of Commerce on Piraquara’s history : https://www.piraquara.pr.leg.br/institucional/historia

The Paranà State tourist office on Piraquara : https://www.viajeparana.com/Piraquara

There you go another small spot in the world map for me but always thankful of the welcome and the experience by all locals. I drove with my company car , a Chevy Prisma to and from Piraquara /Curitiba every day and it will always stayed in my memorable corner for the welcome and the people I met there. Again, hope you enjoy the post on this is Piraquara, Brazil !!! as I.

And remember, happy travels ,good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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