
CURITIBA (08)
City Tour (I). City Hall and Paiol Theater
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First part of the City Tour: Praça Tiradentes, Câmara Municipal, and Teatro Paiol.
The small city hall illuminated at night.
Tourist bus
On the second full day in Curitiba, we made a scenic tour through the city. At fixed times, a special white tourist bus with extra large windows runs a 44 km long track along the most popular attractions. For twenty reais (seven euros) you receive four tickets. One ticket is valid at the starting point, and the other three at the bus stops on the track, to continue the bus travel. When the bus arrived at the bus stop at the other side of our pousada, it was already quite crowded. Brazilians were strong in the majority, but I could understand some Spanish and English too. This tourist bus is a very smart option. It attracts tourists to all touristic sites, and the buses and cars are kept outside the city.
Câmara Municipal
A historic building, which was illuminated at night, was located at less than one minute of walking from our pousada. A relatively small building with an expansion at both sides, supported by pillars. The building, the Câmara Municipal, dates from 1896. The 38 councilors of the city of Curitiba work there.
Teatro Paiol
The gunpowder and ammunition storage facility (“Vila Bordignon ‘), originally constructed in 1906, was officially opened in 1971 as a theater with a capacity of 225 guests. The inauguration was carried out with a song by Vinicius de Moraes and Toquinho, ‘ Paiol de Pólvora’. The transformation was carried out under the responsibility of the architect Abrão Anizé Assad. From the outside, the theater looks like an old round, ugly bunker with small arched peepholes. The rough diamond appears to host a comfortable theater inside. See this site for more pictures.
For outside it appear an old and
dilapidated building…
CD promotion in Teatro Paiol.
Paiol e Polvora – Toquinho
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By Dr. Adriano Antoine Robbesom
Original text in Dutch, translation with help of Google Translator
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