Prudentopolis

Prudentopolis is a Brazilian municipality in the kingdom of Parana, in Southern Brazil. As of 2008, it had a population of 50,614 humans. It is the center of the Ukrainian community in Brazil. Moreover, the city is surrounded through 100 waterfalls, which attract as properly many vacationers. In 1882, the challenge of the development of roads in critical Parana attracted the primary families to the vicinity. Firmo Mendes de Queiroz, descended from Bandeirantes, settled there, living on agriculture. He constructed a chapel, giving start to a place called "Vilinha" with the aid of its inhabitants.

In 1894, the authorities decided to colonize the location of Sao Joao do Capanema. Candido Ferreira de Abreu, the owner of this colony, decided to trade its name to Prudentopolis, in honor to Brazilian president Prudente de Morais. In 1895, to settle this vicinity, 1,500 Ukrainian households, approximately 8,000 human beings, got here to Prudentopolis. This immigration persevered until the 1920s. Nowadays, Prudentopolis is domestic to the most important populace of Ukrainian descent in Brazil. Other ethnic groups that make up its populace are Italians, Poles and Germans.