Cruz do Pilarzinho

Cruz do Pilarzinho is a monument in Curitiba, Grande Curitiba, Paraná which is located on Avenida Desembargador Hugo Simas. Cruz do Pilarzinho is situated nearby to the church Igreja Universal, as well as near the park Jardinete Igydio Bonatto.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zaninelli woods and Bosque Alemão.

Zaninelli woods

Park

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Zaninelli woods is a park, which is situated 360 metres east of Cruz do Pilarzinho.

Bosque Alemão

Park

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Bosque Alemão is a park built in Curitiba in honor of the German immigrants who began to settle in the city in the early 19th century. In the park visitors can walk on the trail of Hansel and Gretel and reach the gingerbread and candy house, where usually on Saturday afternoons children listen to tales told by the crone that lives in the famous Brothers Grimm tale. Bosque Alemão is situated 1 km south of Cruz do Pilarzinho.

Wire Opera House

Theater building

Photo: Leonardo.stabile, Public domain.

The Ópera de Arame, in Portuguese, or the Wire Opera, in English, is a theatre house located in the city of Curitiba, the capital of the state of Paraná, in southern Brazil. Wire Opera House is situated 2 km northeast of Cruz do Pilarzinho.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Civic Center and Curitiba Historical Centre.

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 3 km southeast of Cruz do Pilarzinho.