Curitiba - ClearSpot score: 100%

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About this place: Curitiba

Curitiba ( KOOR-ih-CHEEB-ə; Brazilian Portuguese: ) is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná in Southern Brazil. The city's population was 1,829,225 as of 2024, making it the eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in Brazil's South Region. The Curitiba Metropolitan area comprises 29 municipalities with a total population of over 3,559,366, making it the ninth most populous metropolitan area in the country. The city sits on a plateau at 932 m (3,058 ft) above sea level. It is located west of the seaport of Paranaguá and is served by the Afonso Pena International and Bacacheri airports. Curitiba is an important cultural, political, and economic center in Latin America and hosts the Federal University of Paraná, established in 1912. In the 19th century, Curitiba's favorable location between cattle-breeding countryside and marketplaces led to a successful cattle trade and the city's first major expansion. Later, between 1850 and 1950, it grew due to logging and agricultural expansion in Paraná State (first Araucaria angustifolia logging, later mate and coffee cultivation and in the 1970s wheat, corn and soybean cultivation). In the 1850s, waves of European immigrants arrived in Curitiba, mainly Germans, Italians, Poles and Ukrainians, contributing to the city's economic and cultural development and richness in diversity. Nowadays, only small numbers of immigrants arrive, primarily from Middle Eastern and other South American countries. Curitiba's biggest expansion occurred after the 1960s, with innovative urban planning that allowed the population to grow from some hundreds of thousands to more than a million people. Curitiba's economy is based on industry and services and is the seventh largest in Brazil. Economic growth occurred in parallel to a substantial inward flow of Brazilians from other parts of the country, as approximately half of the city's population was not born in Curitiba. Curitiba is one of the few Brazilian cities with a very high Human Development Index (0.856) and in 2010 it was awarded the Global Sustainable City Award, given to cities and municipalities that excel in sustainable urban development. According to US magazine Reader's Digest, Curitiba is the best "Brazilian Big City" in which to live. Curitiba's crime rate is considered low by Brazilian standards and the city is considered one of the safest cities in Brazil for youth. The city is also regarded as the best in which to invest in Brazil. Curitiba was one of the host cities of...

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Key facts: Curitiba

  • ClearSpot score: 100% (all clear)
  • Country: Brazil
  • Population: 1,948,626
  • Main environmental signal: mixed signals
  • Wind turbines nearby: None documented within default radius
  • Data last updated:

ClearSpot score

100%

ClearSpot's environmental model finds Curitiba in a favourable position: most tracked indicators register negligible pressure at standard sensitivity settings.

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Environmental indicators

Module Score What this means
Wind turbines 0% Wind turbine data shows no documented installations within the default 1.5 km sensitivity radius for this location.
Pollen 0% Pollen data shows no documented allergenic species exceeding default alert thresholds in this reference period.
Air quality 0% No air quality pressure detected within default ClearSpot thresholds for this location.
Noise 0% Noise mapping shows no significant pressure from motorways, railways, or airports within the default sensitivity radius.
Light pollution 0% Night-sky radiance registers no documented pressure - this area scores within the darker end of ClearSpot's light pollution range.

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FAQ - Curitiba

Is this place healthy to live?

Based on ClearSpot's environmental model, Curitiba achieves 100%. No significant environmental pressure detected. Higher scores indicate less documented environmental pressure at default thresholds - the live map lets you fine-tune this assessment to your own sensitivities.

What is air quality like here?

Curitiba scores 0% on ClearSpot's air quality module. This is derived from monthly averages of PM2.5, PM10, NO2, ozone, and carbon monoxide from open government monitoring data. No documented exceedance of WHO 2021 guidelines was detected in the reference period.

Are there wind turbines nearby?

Documents no wind turbines near Curitiba according to ClearSpot's database. Pressure score: 0% at default settings. Note that data coverage varies by country - see the wind data guide for source reliability in Brazil.

How noisy is it?

The noise pressure score for Curitiba is 0% on ClearSpot's scale. Strategic noise mapping data from the EEA and open transport infrastructure form the basis of this score. No major strategic noise sources are mapped within the default sensitivity radius.

Curitiba - Brazil

Nationally, Curitiba sits at rank 1/5732 in Brazil's ClearSpot environmental scoreboard. It currently leads the national ranking.

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