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Founded by
  
Rafael Pires Pardinho

Local time
  
Sunday 1:39 AM

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Founded
  
October 31, 1733 (1733-10-31)

Website
  
http://www.morretes.pr.gov.br

Weather
  
21°C, Wind SE at 3 km/h, 85% Humidity

Morretes is a small historic city on the coast of the Brazilian state of Paraná.

Contents

Map of Morretes, Paran%C3%A1, Brazil

The train ride curitiba to morretes brazil


Location

Morretes has a population is of around 18,000 people. Morretes is a city that is famous for its restaurants, especially a traditional plate called barreado. It is also the home of many historical monuments. Morretes can be reached either by road or by taking the historical Serra Verde Express train from Curitiba, the touristic Paranagua-Curitiba Railway.

Conservation units

The municipality contains

  • 8,745 hectares (21,610 acres) Pico do Marumbi State Park, created in 1990.
  • 1,190 hectares (2,900 acres) Graciosa State Park, created in 1990.
  • 6% of the 199,587 hectares (493,190 acres) Guaratuba Environmental Protection Area, created in 1992.
  • 61% of the 2,699 hectares (6,670 acres) Roberto Ribas Lange State Park, created in 1994.
  • 906 hectares (2,240 acres) Pau Oco State Park, created in 1994.
  • About 19% of the 49,287 hectares (121,790 acres) Guaricana National Park, created in 2014 to protect a mountainous area of Atlantic Forest.

    • Etymology

    The name Morretes is a geographical reference to the "morros" (Portuguese for hills) that surround the city.

    References

    Morretes Wikipedia
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