Maringá (Paraná)

By plane

• Silvio Name Junior Airport of Maringá, 10 km from downtown, has domestic flights from major cities in all regions of the country. Airlines operating here include Azul, Gol, and Trip.

By car

• BR-376 from Ponta Grossa and Curitiba in the east/southeast, or from Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul in the northwest
• PR-317 from Engenheiro Beltrão in the southwest, where it meets with BR-158 from Campo Mourão
• The Deputy Silvo Barros Highway connects the city with Presidente Prudente, São Paulo in the north-northeast. (The road is known as the Assis Chateaubriand Highway on the São Paulo side of the state border.)

• Alfredo Werner Nyffeler Park

  address: Vila Morangueira

• Calil Haddad Theater

  phone: +55 44 3901-1823
  address: Av. Dr. Luiz Teixeira Mendes, 2500 - Zona 05
  Largest theater in the region, offering regular shows.

• Grevíleas Park

  address: Grevíleas

• Helenton Borba Cortes History and Art MuseumMaintains a collection of pieces representing the history of the city.

• Ingá Park

  address: between Zonas 2 and 3
  47.3-acre park, a former forest reserve, and still a site of scientific research and education.

• Maringá Cathedral

  address: Av. Tiradentes
  This ultra-modern cathedral is the symbol of the city, inspired by Sputnik and built in 1972. At 124 meters tall, it is the tallest monument in South America and tenth tallest in the world.

• Museum of the Paraná BasinInstalled in the first house to be built in Maringá, in 1946.

• Praça Pio XIIPlaza with a large mushroom-shaped water tower, a high point with a good view of the city and the sunset.

• Tropic of Capricorn MarkerThe Tropic of Capricorn passes directly through the city.

• Thermas de Maringá

  address: PR-317, km 6.5
  This water park has waterslide and pools with naturally heated water up to 40 °C.

Events

• Japanese-Brazilian FestivalCelebrating Japanese heritage in the city - Maringá has the third largest population of Japanese descendants in the country.

• Maringá Film Festival

• Música Cidade CançãoLargest music festival in the South region of the country.

• Shopping Avenida Center

  phone: +55 44 3033-7000
  address: Av. São Paulo

• Shopping Maringá Park

  phone: +55 44 3366-2000
  address: Av. São Paulo, 120

• Momiji Cozinha Oriental

  phone: +55 44 3225-3846
  address: Av. Tiradentes, 1234
  Japanese and Chinese food.

• Taberna Portuguesa

  phone: +55 44 3225-2823
  address: Av. Luiz Teixeira Mendes, 554 - Zona 04
  Portuguese cuisine.

• Vaca Louca Café Vegetariano

  phone: +55 44 3024-4176
  address: Av.Cerro Azul, 228
  Vegetarian café.

• Pizzaria Zucchini

  phone: +55 44 3222-7885
  address: Av. Tiradentes, 253

• Restaurante Surubim na Chapa

  phone: +55 44 3227-8789
  address: Av. João Paulino Vieira Filho, 362 - Novo Centro
  Fish and seafood dishes.

• Praça Manoel RibasThis plaza is the center of nightlife of the city, with a large collection of bars and clubs.

• Hotel Central Plaza

  phone: +55 44 3041-6336
  address: Av. Herval, 725 - Centro

• Hotel Íbis

  phone: +55 44 3027-9200
  address: Av. XV de Novembro, 129

• Londrina
• Presidente Prudente