Parks & Woods

Curitiba is a green city. You can tell from its urban planning and environment-friendly policies, initiated in the 1970s by mayor Jaime Lerner, and its parks and bosques, or woods, the best of which celebrate the city's multicultural heritage.
At Bosque Alemão (German Woods), don't miss the Philosophers' Tower, with a great view of Curitiba. Kids will enjoy Hansel and Grethel's House.
Parque Tingui, named for the area's original indigenous people, has a Ukrainian church memorial; walk on mosaics and among pillars which honor the Portuguese heritage at Parque de Portugal; see Polish wooden houses at Bosque João Paulo II, visited by Pope John Paul II in 1980, and relax with local families at Parque Barigui.