Colombo, Paraná
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Colombo is a city of about 217,000 inhabitants in the Southern Brazilian state of Paraná
; is the third largest city in Greater Curitiba.
It was founded on 5 February 1890. It is located at 25º17'30" S, 49º13'27" W, at an altitude of about 1000 metres above sea level, some 18 km from state capital Curitiba
. The city is the largest Italian colony in the state.
Paraná (state)
Paraná is one of the states of Brazil, located 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 Misiones Province of Argentina, and on the west by Mato Grosso do Sul and the republic of Paraguay,...
; is the third largest city in Greater Curitiba.
It was founded on 5 February 1890. It is located at 25º17'30" S, 49º13'27" W, at an altitude of about 1000 metres above sea level, some 18 km from state capital Curitiba
Curitiba
Curitiba is the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is the largest city with the biggest economy of both Paraná and southern Brazil. The population of Curitiba numbers approximately 1.75 million people and the latest GDP figures for the city surpass US$61 billion according to...
. The city is the largest Italian colony in the state.