Paraná (state)

State of Paraná
State

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Coat of arms
Anthem: Hino do Paraná

Location of State of Paraná in Brazil
Coordinates: 24°0′S 51°0′W / 24.000°S 51.000°W / -24.000; -51.000Coordinates: 24°0′S 51°0′W / 24.000°S 51.000°W / -24.000; -51.000
Country  Brazil
Capital and Largest City Curitiba
Government
 • Governor Cida Borghetti (PP)
 • Senators Álvaro Dias (PODE)
Gleisi Hoffmann (PT)
Roberto Requião (MDB)
Area
 • Total 199,314.9 km2 (76,955.9 sq mi)
Area rank 15th
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 11,800,000
 • Rank 6th
 • Density 59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Paranaense
GDP
 • Year 2015 estimate
 • Total US$203 billions (PPP) US$114 billions (nominal) (5th)
 • Per capita US$17,982 (PPP) US$10,109 (nominal) (6th)
HDI
 • Year 2014
 • Category 0.790[2] - high (4th)
Time zone UTC-3 (BRT)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-2 (BRST)
Postal Code 80000-000 to 87999-999
ISO 3166 code BR-PR
Website pr.gov.br

Paraná (Portuguese pronunciation: [paɾaˈna][3]) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, in the south of the country, bordered on the north by São Paulo state, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Santa Catarina state and the province of Misiones, Argentina, and on the west by Mato Grosso do Sul and Paraguay, with the Paraná River as its western boundary line.[4]

Its area is 199,307.9 km2 (76,953.2 sq mi), slightly smaller than Romania, a country with similar shape. It is subdivided into 399 municipalities. Its capital is the city of Curitiba. Other major cities are Londrina, Maringá, Ponta Grossa, Cascavel, São José dos Pinhais and Foz do Iguaçu.

Crossed by the Tropic of Capricorn, Paraná has what is left of the araucaria forest, one of the most important subtropical forests in the world. At the border with Argentina is the National Park of Iguaçu, considered by UNESCO as a World Heritage site. At only 40 km (25 mi) from there, at the border with Paraguay, the largest dam in the world was built, the Hidroelétrica de Itaipu (Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam). The crime rate is considered low by Brazilian standards[5] and the state is one of the most developed ones in the nation.[6]

History

Before the discovery of the region by European explorers, indigenous populations inhabited the region for thousands of years. This included the Carijó in the lands closer to the sea, from the Tupi group, and the Caingangues in the interior, who belonged to the Jê group[7].

Colonisation of the state by settlers started in the 16th century, but was mainly confined to the coasts. Being a region mostly abandoned by the Portuguese[8], the region was explored by other european countries, who searched primarily for Pau brasil[8]. The most noteworthy presence was that of the Spanish, which brought with them jesuits. Soon, Jesuit reductions were opened in the western and south-western parts of the state, whose territory largely belonged to the Spanish crown. In 1554, Domingo Martínez de Irala founded the town of Ontiveros, one league away from the Guaíra Falls.[9]

In the 1940s, the northern part of the state was settled as a result of the expansion of the São Paulo coffee industry. The south-eastern part of the state was settled as a result of migration from Rio Grande do Sul.[10]

Geography

Iguazu Falls

Paraná is bounded on the north by São Paulo state, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Santa Catarina state and the Misiones Province of Argentina, and on the west by Mato Grosso do Sul and the republic of Paraguay, with the Paraná River as its western boundary line.

The state can be separated into five main topographic areas, from east to west: a coastal zone, the mountains of Serra do Mar, and then three plateaus, each lower than the other, until the Paraná River is reached.[11]

More than 52% of Paraná's territory is located at an altitude above 600m (2000 ft.) and 89% higher than 300m (1000 ft.); only 3% is located at an altitude of less than 200 meters (660 ft.). The planed areas that are arranged to the altitudes of higher elevation, which compose plateaus of cliffs forming the mountains of the Sea and the General mountain range, dominate the relief of the state. The lowest plots are situated in the coastal lowland, which covers alluvial plains, sands and crystalline hills; the north part is fragmented giving origin to the bay of Paranaguá, which resembles the aspect of a finger.

Climate

Frost at Botanical Garden of Curitiba

Paraná is characterized by three climatic types: Cfa, Cfb and Cwa in the Köppen climate classification.

The Cfa climate, subtropical with good distribution of annual rainfall and hot summers, happens in both different parts of the state, the coastal plain and parts of lower altitude of the plateau, that is, in its western part. Average temperatures recorded per year is 19 °C (66 °F) and rainy index of 1,500 millimetres (59.1 in) per year, something higher elevation on the coast than inland.[12]

The Cfb climate, subtropical with good distribution of annual rainfall and mild summers, takes place in the portion of higher elevation and covers the crystalline plateau, the paleozoico plateau and the eastern portion of the basaltic plateau. The average annual temperatures range around 17 °C (63 °F) and the rainy index reaches more than 1,200 millimetres (47.2 in) per year.[12]

The climate Cwa, subtropical with hot summers and dry winters, has occurred in the north-western part of the state territory. It is what is called a tropical climate, because in contrast to the two described above, whose good distribution of rainfall is registered throughout the year, this has characteristic rainy index of tropical systems, with dry winters and wet summers. The thermal medium per year varies around 20 °C (68 °F) and the wet content amounts to 1 millimetre (0.0 in) to 300 millimetres (11.8 in) per year. Almost the entire state territory is subject to a great number of frost per year. Snow is a phenomenon occasionally visible in the region of Curitiba.[12]

Demographics

Parana is the sixth most populous state in Brazil, with 11,800,000 inhabitants in 2014. Its level of urbanization is 83.5%.[13]

Ethnic groups

Mill in the Dutch colony of Castrolanda

The 2005 IBGE survey gave the following breakdown by race for the state: White (Branca) (73.0%), Pardos (mixed) (23.3%), Black (Preta) (2.5%), and Amerindian (1.2%).[14]

Parana's white population is primarily descendant of Portuguese, Italian, Polish and Ukrainian immigrants, but many German and Japanese families also settled in the state.[15] A variation of German known as Paraná-Wolga-Deutsch originated in the area.[16]

Initially settled by the Guarani and Kaingang Amerindians, until the 17th century, virtually no European presence existed in Paraná. The number of settlers grew around 1750 and the population was composed of Amerindians, Portuguese, and some Spaniards. African slaves from Angola and Mozambique were also present, but in fewer numbers than in other Brazilian areas, because Paraná was an unexplored region that did not need much slave manpower. As part of the province of São Paulo, immigration grew in the mid-19th century, mostly composed of Italian, German, Polish, Ukrainian, and Japanese peoples. While large numbers of Poles and Ukrainians are present in Paraná, their presence in the rest of Brazil is relatively small, especially Ukranians. In the early 20th century, two waves of migration to Paraná occurred: one coming from the north, mostly of Portuguese, but also of African and Amerindian origin, and another from southern Brazil to the southwest and west, mostly of Portuguese, Italian, and German origins.[17][18]

Major cities

Economy

Downtown Curitiba

In 2013, the Paraná had the fifth largest GDP of Brazil, representing 5.90% of the Brazilian GDP in 2005, against 6.4% in 2003.

About 15% of Paraná's GDP comes from agriculture. Another 40% comes from industry and the remaining 45% comes from the tertiary sector. As for its exports, in 2012 the main products exported were soybeans (18.73%), Meat Poultry (10.50%), sugar in Natura (8.09%), Soybean Meal (8.00%) and corn (6.36%).[20]

The main economic activities are agriculture (sugarcane, corn, soybeans, coffee, tomato), industry (agribusiness, automotive, and paper) and plant extraction (wood and yerba mate).[21] Despite the good social indicators and high standard of living, unemployment is still a problem and the state is one of most difficult for foreigners trying to find jobs[22].

Infrastructure

International airports

Sports

Two of the biggest football sides in the state are Clube Atlético Paranaense and Coritiba Foot Ball Club, who play the Atletiba derby.[23] Curitiba was one of the 12 host cities of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "POPULAÇÃO RESIDENTE, EM 1o DE ABRIL DE 2007, SEGUNDO AS UNIDADES DA FEDERAÇÃO" (PDF) (in Portuguese). IBGE. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  2. ↑ http://www.atlasbrasil.org.br/2013/data/rawData/RadarIDHM_Analise.pdf
  3. ↑ In Brazilian Portuguese. The European Portuguese pronunciation is [pɐɾɐˈna].
  4. ↑ Wikisource Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Paraná". Encyclopædia Britannica. 20 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 766.
  5. ↑ https://www.bemparana.com.br/noticia/410728/parana-tem-a-terceira-menor-taxa-de-homicidios-do-pais
  6. ↑ https://www.bemparana.com.br/noticia/476607/estados-mais-ricos-ainda-concentram-pib-mas-participacao-cai-diz-ibge
  7. ↑ CELEPAR. "Etnias - Estado do Paraná". www.cidadao.pr.gov.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  8. 1 2 Mascarenhas, Maria Amélia; Biasi, Mauro De; Coltrinari, Lylian; Moraes, Antônio Carlos de Robert de (1998). "Paraná". Grande Enciclopédia Larousse Cultural (in Brazilian Portuguese). 18. São Paulo: Nova Cultural. pp. 4444–4445.
  9. ↑ "Estado do Paraná". Encontra Paraná. 2017. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  10. ↑ "Supporting the Contribution of HEIs to Regional Development" (PDF). Secretariat of Science, Technology and Higher Education, State of Parana. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  11. ↑ "Paraná". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  12. 1 2 3 Garschagen 1998, p. 133-134.
  13. ↑ "Brazil will improve the urban infrastructure in the state of Paraná". Inter-American Development Bank. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  14. ↑ "Tabela 9.1 - População total e respectiva distribuição percentual, por cor ou raça, segundo as Grandes Regiões, Unidades da Federação e Regiões Metropolitanas - 2005" (PDF). Síntese de indicadores sociais 2006 (in Portuguese). IBGE. p. 248. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  15. ↑ Higher Education in Regional and City Development: State of Paraná, Brazil (PDF). OECD. 2011. p. 38. ISBN 978-92-64-089020.
  16. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20051231112918/http://www.linguasphere.org/auswanderungs_deutsch.pdf
  17. ↑ http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0075145#pone-0075145-g004
  18. ↑ HLA polymorphism and evaluation of European, African, and Amerindian contribution to the white and mulatto populations from Parana, Brazil
  19. ↑ "Brazil: Paraná". City Population. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  20. ↑ "Exportações do Paranpa (2012)". Plataforma DataViva. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  21. ↑ MANTOVANI, Ana Margô (June 2003). "Paraná: Economia". Laboratórios de Informática Unilasalle. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  22. ↑ http://paranaportal.uol.com.br/economia/426-desemprego-parana-pnad-ibge/
  23. ↑ "Atlético-PR VS Coritiba: Atletiba, the rivalry that went national". Rivalries. FIFA. Retrieved 17 August 2014.

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