Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná
The Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná is a private, not-for-profit Catholic university headquartered in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. It is maintained by the Associação Paranaense de Cultura, an educational association linked to the Marist Brothers.- Type: University
- Description: private, not-for-profit Catholic university in Brazil
- Also known as: “Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Parana”, “Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná”, “Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná PUCPR”, “PUC Parana”, “PUC Paraná”, “PUC-PR”, and “PUCPR”
- Address: 1155 Rua Imaculada Conceição
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Teatro Paiol and College of Our Lady Mediatrix.
Teatro Paiol
Theater building
Photo: Morio, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Teatro Paiol is a theater building, which is situated 1 km northwest of Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná.
College of Our Lady Mediatrix
School
College of Our Lady Mediatrix is a private Catholic pre-primary through secondary school in the Prado Velho neighborhood of Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1957 and has grown to enroll a student population of about 3,000 students. College of Our Lady Mediatrix is situated 310 metres east of Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná.
Estádio Vila Capanema
Stadium
Photo: Fabiowerlang, Public domain.
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. Estádio Vila Capanema is situated 1½ km north of Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Curitiba Historical Centre and Civic Center.
Curitiba Historical Centre
Neighborhood
Photo: KikoCorreia, CC BY-SA 2.5 br.
Curitiba Historical Centre is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná.
Civic Center
Suburb
Photo: Cassia Naomi Nakai, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Curitiba is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná in Southern Brazil. The city's population was 1,829,225 as of 2024, making it the eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in Brazil's South Region. Civic Center is situated 4½ km north of Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná.
Pinhais
Photo: KikoCorreia, CC BY 3.0.
Pinhais is a municipality in Paraná state in Brazil. As of 2022 Census, the population was 127,019. It was emancipated from the municipality of Piraquara in 1992 and is part of the Metropolitan region of Curitiba.
Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná
- Categories: pontifical university, private not-for-profit educational institution, open-access publisher, and education
- Location: Curitiba, Grande Curitiba, Paraná, South, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-25.45271° or 25° 27′ 10″ southLongitude
-49.25083° or 49° 15′ 3″ westOpen location code
586GGPWX+WMOpenStreetMap ID
way 24781907OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=universityOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q1131088
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Universitat Catòlica Pontifícia de Paranà”
- Catalan: “Universitat Catòlica Pontifícia do Paraná”
- Chinese: “宗座巴拉那大學”
- Chinese: “巴拉那天主教大學”
- French: “Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Parana”
- French: “PUCPR”
- French: “Université pontificale catholique du Paraná”
- German: “Päpstliche Katholische Universität von Paraná”
- German: “Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná”
- German: “PUCPR”
- Greek: “Ποντιφικό Καθολικό Πανεπιστήμιο του Παρανά”
- Italian: “Pontificia università cattolica di Paraná”
- Japanese: “パラナカトリカ大学”
- Portuguese: “Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná”
- Portuguese: “PUC Paraná”
- Portuguese: “Puc-pr”
- Portuguese: “Pucpr”
- Portuguese: “PUCPR”
- Spanish: “Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Parana”
- Spanish: “Pontificia Universidad Católica de Paraná”
- “Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Casa Estrela and FTD Digital Arena.
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