[koo-ree-tee-buh; Eng. koo
r-i-tee-buh] 
| a city in and the capital of Paraná, in SE Brazil. 1,052,147. |
| Cu·ri·ti·ba (kŏŏr'ĭ-tē'bə) A city of southeast Brazil southwest of São Paulo. It was founded in 1654 but did not grow rapidly until the late 19th and early 20th centuries when German, Italian, and Slavic immigrants began to develop the surrounding area. Population: 1,760,000. |