ABOUT CURITIBA CITY On March 29, 1693 the Villa Nossa Senhora da Luz dos Pinhais was officially founded and recognized. Since this it starts to represent a fundamental means for the area. In 1842 the villa ascended to the city category and on August 29, 1853 it was elevated to the capital of the State. Today Curitiba is a modern city, with a population of more than a million and half of habitants. It is also the Brazilian city that maintains the largest green area for habitant (about 55m2), what makes it to be known as the Ecological Capital of Brazil. Its altitude is of 908 meters above sea level, it possesses about 450 Km2 of area and temperate climate, being its medium temperature of 21ºC in the summer and of 13ºC in the winter. With its 80.753.958 m2 of green areas (parks, forests, gardens and squares) Curitiba disposes its habitants and tourists a bus called " jardiniere " that drives them to the main tourist points of the city. Curitiba still have on a GDP of 8,6 billion/year and its per capita income is U$ 5,9 thousand /year, against a national average of U $3,6 thousand/year. Besides it is recognized national and internationally for innovative urban solutions and it is one of the Brazilian cities that is considered with better life quality. Now Curitiba moves forward in the sense of extending its services and solutions to its Metropolitan Area, formed by 25 municipal districts in an area of 13.353,9,9 Km2 and population of 2,51 million habitants. The annual rate of growth of the Metropolitan Area is of 4,09% - superior to the average of 3,26% to the year of the other urban centers of the country, according to the IBGE. For these and for other reasons, Curitiba is considered, in national and international ambit, an excellent city to invest and to live. To know more, consult the official site of the Municipal City hall of Curitiba: http://www.curitiba.pr.gov.br THE BEST SERVICES Futurama can help you to enjoy all that life quality that Curitiba can provide, offering the best options and the best services for who wants to live or to invest in the city. If you don't live here and wants to know our city, come to the Futurama address and win a " ticket " to do a jardiniere's walk .