The morning gives one last taste of Curitiba before the journey turns west into the interior of Paraná. A walk through the Botanical Garden leads into a full day of firsts: lunch and a colony to explore at Witmarsum, an unexpected cathedral at Prudentópolis, and a climb into the high country around Guarapuava by evening.
One Last Morning in Curitiba
The morning begins at the Jardim Botânico de Curitiba — enough time to walk the geometric French gardens and step inside the iron-and-glass greenhouse that's become the city's postcard image. It's often said to echo London's Crystal Palace, though the architect himself denies it, calling it a sibling instead to the city's tube-shaped bus stations; the flower beds in front repeat the pattern of Curitiba's own flag six times over. It's a fitting last look at a city defined by this kind of deliberate, playful design.