Campo Largo, Paraná

Campo Largo is a municipality in Paraná, Brazil. The inhabitants are known in Brazil as campolarguense. It is also a near suburb of Curitiba. The town is best known for its large product of porcelain. It is headquarters to companies such as: 'Incepa', 'Porcelana Schmidt[3]', 'Germer', 'Lorenzetti'. 'Ouro Fino' mineral water also comes from this town.

Campo Largo
Municipality
The Municipality of Campo Largo
Matrix Church of Our Lady of the Piety, in the Square Floriano Peixoto.
Flag
Seal
Nickname(s): 
Capital da louça ("The porcelain capital")
Location in the State of Paraná
Coordinates: 25°27′32″S 49°31′40″W
Country Brazil
RegionSouth
State Paraná
FoundedApril 2, 1870
IncorporatedFebruary 23, 1871
Government
 • MayorEdson Basso (PSDB)
Area
 • Total1,243.552 km2 (480.138 sq mi)
Elevation
956 m (3,136 ft)
Population
 (2020 [2])
 • Total133,865
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2 (UTC-2)
CEP
80000-000 to 82999-999
Area code(s)+55 41
HDI (2000)0.856 – high
WebsiteCampo Largo, Paraná

History

The gold rush on Paraná in the middle of 16th century was the main reason to the first settlements which gives origin to the city. Gold extraction was followed by cattle and stop points to explorers on the way to São Paulo.

Colonization was made by the original Brazilian population of that time, mainly Portuguese and Africans, in combination with the recent immigration wave of European immigrants, mainly from Poland, Italy and Germany, which were attracted by the Brazilian government incentives and the temperate climate preferring to immigrate instead of continuing in a Europe devastated by poverty and religious prosecutions.

References
  1. "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics" (in Portuguese). 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019. 2018 Area Total
  2. IBGE 2020
  3. "MAIS DE 70 ANOS DE TRADIÇÃO".
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