Curitiba: A Complete Walking Tour Guide, Curitiba, Brazil (B)

This walking tour should take about 2 hours and covers most of the major sites in central Curitiba. After completing the tour you could grab something to eat or drink in Largo da Ordem or head to the Passeio Publico to check out the avian park.

1. Start the tour in Santos Andrade square (Praça Santos Andrade). This square contains some important cultural buildings of Curitiba, including the University of Parana and the Teatro Guaira. Look out for the bust of the Brazillan actress Lala Schneider in front of the theatre.

2. November XV street (Rua XV de Novembro) – also known as Rue de Flores, this pedestrianised street running from the south side of the University of Parana building in Praça Santos Andrade through to the Palácio Avenida is one of Curitiba’s most famous and notable streets. Look out for the petit-pavé pavement which contains patterns of seeds and flowers, giving the street its unofficial name. Rua XV de Novembro was Brazil’s first pedestrianised street and it is considered to be a major thoroughfare and the beating heart of the city centre, containing many historic buildings of different eras and styles. Head west along XV de November for a block, turning right at Rua Riachuelo to reach Praça Generoso Marques. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).