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Anonymous
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I live in Curitiba. Actually it's like you say, everyone here is proud of Curitiba. They love to compare Curitiba to Europe, although this sucks (imo).
Violence is getting higher fast here. The city is a route to drugs that come from Paraguay, so I'd say that you should be careful. But it actually is a beautiful city. The weather seems like southern Europe, and german/italian/polish influence in people's skin, food and habits is notable. If you dislike this, however, you can still get in touch with brazilian culture.
My opinion for being a brazilian should be disconsidered, but anyway, I love Brazil. Its beat, its people, its food, everything. Ok, Brazil STILL IS a third-world country, with all the issues a poor country should face. But this also is getting better. Just see the last news, Brazil is now considered developed by UN (hdi 0.800), investment grade achieved, Bovespa getting to 70.000 points (in 1999 it was 2.000 points!), the BRICs...
However, if you are so much afraid of violence, then wait some decades. Things will be better (if everything goes right).
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