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Municipality in Paraná, Brazil
Photo: Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz), CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Maringá is in Northern Paraná. It is a planned city with ample green space, the third-largest city in the state.
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Parque Alfredo Werner Nyffeler
Teatro Calil Haddad
Largest theater in the region, offering regular shows.
Parque das Grevíleas
Museu de História e Arte Helenton Borba Cortes
Maintains a collection of pieces representing the history of the city.
Parque do Ingá
47.3-acre park, a former forest reserve, and still a site of scientific research and education.
Catedral Basílica Menor de Nossa Senhora da Glória
This ultra-modern cathedral is the symbol of the city, inspired by Sputnik and built in 1972. At 124 meters tall, it is the tallest monument in South America and tenth tallest in the world.
Installed in the first house to be built in Maringá, in 1946.
Praça do Cogumelo
Plaza with a large mushroom-shaped water tower, a high point with a good view of the city and the sunset.
The Tropic of Capricorn passes directly through the city.
This water park has waterslide and pools with naturally heated water up to 40 °C.
Celebrating Japanese heritage in the city - Maringá has the third largest population of Japanese descendants in the country.
Festival de Cinema de Maringá
Femucic
Largest music festival in the South region of the country.
This plaza is the center of nightlife of the city, with a large collection of bars and clubs.
Japanese and Chinese food.
Portuguese cuisine.
Vegetarian café.
Fish and seafood dishes.
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