This 93 km-long railroad is known all over the world as a masterpiece of railroad engineering and dates back to 1885. It provides a breathtaking journey of 3 hours and its tracks climb up to altitudes of over 1,000 m, going through dozens of tunnels, huge viaducts and over 76 bridges.

This is a suburb only a few km from downtown Curitiba and is one of the most popular tourist resorts, thanks mainly to its typical Italian restaurants, traditions and costumes. It was in Santa Felicidade that, at the end of last century, Italian immigrants reconstructed a piece of their native land where they might carry on customs and traditions handed down by their ancestors. Aside from a common Catholic background, they had more tangible things to unite them: a great love for their homemade wine and their pasta. While the people in Santa Felicidade did not isolate themselves from the Curitiba community, they have managed to keep the "old country" customs and their picturesque horse-drawn carts which are still a familiar sight on Manoel Ribas Avenue. Around them, old Italians are often seen gesticulating and engaged in levelly discussions in their native language.

This is an Italian settlement only 11 km from Curitiba and is famous for its annual grape festival. There one can also find good eating places where typical Italian food and homemade wine can be savored. Also located in Colombo are the caverns of Bacaetava and they are definitely worth a visit.

In addition to being the location of one of Brazil's most important ports, Paranaguá is a historical and ecological point of reference. Preserved there are vestiges of Portuguese colonization in the mid 17^th century, and the mansions, religious processions and commemorations of church dedications still retain the traces of colonial times.