Morretes Explained

Morretes
Settlement Type:Municipality
Official Name:Municipality of Morretes
Motto:Portuguese: A Cidade da Gente
(Our City; The People's City)
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Pushpin Map:Brazil
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Morretes in Brazil
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Name1:South
Subdivision Type3:Mesoregion
Subdivision Name3:Curitiba (metropolitan)
Subdivision Type4:Microregion
Subdivision Name4:Paranaguá
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Junior Brindarolli (2021 – 2024)
Leader Party:PSD
Established Title:Founded
Founder:Rafael Pires Pardinho
Area Total Km2:648.580
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:16,446
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:BRT
Utc Offset:-3
Blank Name:HDI (2010)
Blank Info:0.686 – medium[2]

Morretes is a small historic city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It has a population of around 16,000 people. It is famous for its restaurants, especially a traditional dish called barreado. It is also the home of many historical monuments.

History

Etymology

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

Geography

Morretes can be reached by road or by taking the historical Serra Verde Express train from Curitiba, or the touristic Paranagua-Curitiba Railway.

Main sights

Overview

Saint Benedict's Church (Igreja de São Benedito): There are a lot of attractions in Morretes. One of them is the Saint Benedict's Church. In 1760, the Brotherhood of Saint Benedict was founded in Morretes. Between 1865 and 1895 the chapel and the cemetery were built, not without some difficulty, as the region was going through a period of economic decadence. Its architecture is composed of the simplest edified scheme of the religious tradition: nave, bell-tower and main chapel. Inside there are many images from different times, including one of the patron saint, the "glorious St. Benedict".Old Bridge (Ponte Velha): A steel bridge over the Nhundiaquara river that gives access to restaurants like Madalozo. Pedestrians share space with cars, considering that there is just one lane.

Touristic Train (Trem Turístico): Leaving Curitiba for Paranaguá, it passes through and stopping in Morretes. The train, which travels around 74 km between both Paraná's cities, consists of 18 wagons divided in three classes: economic, touristic and executive.

Marumbi Peak (Pico do Marumbi): Located in Paraná’s sea mountain, the state park of Marumbi remains covered in natural Brazilian Atlantic forest vegetation. Activities such as waterfall bathing, trail walking and climbing are done in this place.

Flower Street (Rua das Flores): The main street of Morretes, a boardwalk on the banks of the Nhundiaquara river with historic mansions such as the house where D. Pedro II slept, Marco Zero, fountain, restaurants and the city's first telegraph.

Conservation units

The municipality contains:

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/pr/morretes/panorama IBGE 2020
  2. Web site: Archived copy . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233352/http://www.pnud.org.br/arquivos/ranking-idhm-2010.pdf . July 8, 2014 . August 1, 2013 . United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).