Things to do in Curitiba
Top sights and attractions to build your days around once you know when to go.
Estádio Couto Pereira
Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira, often shortened to Couto Pereira, is the home of Coritiba Foot Ball Club, located in Curitiba, Paraná state, Brazil. Its formal name honors Major Antônio Couto Pereira, who was Coritiba's president in 1926, 1927, and between 1930 and 1933. He started the stadium construction.
Arena da Baixada
Estádio Mario Celso Petraglia, locally known as Arena da Baixada, is a stadium located in Curitiba, the state capital of Paraná, Brazil. It is the home stadium of Athletico Paranaense, and has a capacity of 42,372 people. The stadium was the first in Brazil to sell its naming rights; it was known as Kyocera Arena between 2005 and 1 April 2008 and Ligga Arena between June 2023 and August 2025. It was the first retractable roof stadium built in South America.
Estádio Vila Capanema
Estádio Durival Britto e Silva, better known as Estádio Vila Capanema, is the main stadium of Paraná Clube in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. The other stadium is Estádio Vila Olímpica, currently being used for training. The stadium holds 20,000 people. It was built under the leadership of Heron Wanderley, club president at that time and named after Colonel Durival Britto e Silva, who was president of the RFFSA, the Brazilian Federal railroad company.
Botanical Garden of Curitiba
The Jardim Botânico de Curitiba, also known in English as the Botanical Garden of Curitiba and formally referred to as Jardim Botânico Fanchette Rischbieter, is a prominent park situated in Curitiba, the capital of the state of Paraná in southern Brazil. It is a key tourist attraction and landmark within the city and houses a portion of the Federal University of Paraná campus. The international identification code for the garden is CURIT.
Oscar Niemeyer Museum
The Oscar Niemeyer Museum is located in the city of Curitiba, in the state of Paraná, in Brazil. It was inaugurated in 2002 with the name Novo Museu or New Museum. With the conclusion of remodeling and the construction of a new annex, it was reinaugurated on July 8, 2003, with the current denomination to honor its famous architect Oscar Niemeyer, who completed this project at 95 years of age. It is also known as Museu do Olho or Eye Museum, due to the design of the main building.
Cathedral Basilica Minor of Our Lady of Light, Curitiba
The Cathedral Basilica Minor of Our Lady of Light, also called Curitiba Cathedral, is a Catholic church in the city of Curitiba, in the state of Paraná in Brazil. In 1668, a small wooden church was built on the site, in the old town of Curitiba today, with a church dedicated to Our Lady of Light and Jesus.
Pinheirão
The Centro Poliesportivo Pinheiro, also known as the Pinheirão, is a football stadium inaugurated on June 15, 1985 in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, with a maximum capacity of 35,000 people. The stadium is owned by the Paranaense Football Federation, and was the home ground of Paraná Clube. Its formal name means Pinheiro Multi-Modality Center and honors the Pine tree, which is a common tree in the state.
Curitiba Brazil Temple
The Curitiba Brazil Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. Construction of the temple was announced in a letter to local leaders on August 23, 2002. The temple was completed and dedicated Thomas S. Monson on June 1, 2008. It is the fifth in Brazil and the church's 126th worldwide.
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