Guarapuava 

Guarapuava is a city within the mid south of Parana state in Brazil. It is the most important municipality in that country via area. The vicinity is known as the centre of the state of Parana, in the third plateau, additionally known as the Plateau of Guarapuava. Discovered with the aid of the Portuguese in 1770, and based in 1810, the city's name comes from tupy guarani meaning courageous wolf lobo bravo in Portuguese. Its elevation is 1120 m. The first households to settle within the metropolis were shaped through the Tropeiros.

These households had their roots in Poland, Italy and Germany. The city's birthday is well known on December 9, due to the start of colonisation among Rio Coutinho and Rio Jordao, in the goodwill of Nossa Senhora de Belem in 1819. Guarapuava has excessive-degree athletes, such as national emphasis on recreation as Shooting, cycling, football and kickboxing. It additionally has widespread stakes in kingdom championships.

In 2006, the Gymnasium Hall Mayor Joaquim Prestes become completely reformed and tailored to global requirements, as a consequence turning into an example for different towns of Parana and Brazil. This reform become feasible to acquire numerous sporting events, which formerly were confined to gyms with much less public and less ability to shape for athletes. Guarapuava has one of the maximum present day education center for taking pictures sports activities within the united states of america. Rodrigo Bastos, a metropolis local, gained the silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games.