Curitiba Nights: Largo da Ordem, Batel & Southern Brazilian Culture
Curitiba's nightlife reflects its European heritage and sophisticated population — the Largo da Ordem historic square, the Batel neighbourhood, and the city's live music culture make for distinctive evenings
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Largo da Ordem weekend nights
The historic Largo da Ordem square is transformed on weekend evenings — the Sunday craft market gives way to an evening of open-air bars, street food and colonial-era facades illuminated
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Batel Neighborhood Restaurant Scene
The Batel district has Curitiba's most concentrated restaurant and bar scene — Japanese, Italian and Brazilian restaurants along with craft beer bars and cocktail lounges in a walkable neighborhood
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Chimarrão Social Ritual
The ritual of sharing chimarrão mate – carried in a single gourd around a circle – is the quintessential southern Brazilian social act; participating in a circle of friends is a cultural experience in Curitiba
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Craft beer in Curitiba
Curitiba has an extraordinarily developed craft beer scene — the German and Eastern European immigrant heritage, and the city's cold climate, created a beer culture that now produces internationally recognized breweries
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Santa Felicidade Italian District
The neighborhood of Santa Felicidade – founded by Italian immigrants – is Curitiba's restaurant district for Italian-Brazilian cuisine; Sunday lunch there, with pasta and wine, is a town tradition
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Music and cultural events
Curitiba has a year-round calendar of free cultural events - concerts in parks, film festivals and theater performances that reflect the city's commitment to free culture for all residents