1693 establishments in the Portuguese Empire

Curitiba ( ; ) is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná in Southern Brazil. The city's population was 1,829,225 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.