District 4630, Paraná, Brazil
Brazil South
Due to the strength of colonization, in the middle of the last century, the 3 states belonging to the southern area of Brazil feature the diversity of Brazilian people. This can be seen from the many religious ceremonies and associations which suppoort traditions from the immigrant's original countries: Germans, Japaneses, Ukrainians, Arabs, Polish, and Italians as well as Portugueses and Spanish, which have formed the most numerous immigrant populations.
Paraná State
The state of Paraná, where Rotary International District 4630 is located, is outstanding for the high quality of its arable agriculture, cattle farming, and also the level of industrialization. There are about 10 Mio. inhabitants in Paraná State, and in the urban and rural areas around 400 cities with Curitiba as capital.
Due to the strength of colonization, in the middle of the last century, the 3 states belonging to the southern area of Brazil feature the diversity of Brazilian people. This can be seen from the many religious ceremonies and associations which suppoort traditions from the immigrant's original countries: Germans, Japaneses, Ukrainians, Arabs, Polish, and Italians as well as Portugueses and Spanish, which have formed the most numerous immigrant populations.
Paraná State
The state of Paraná, where Rotary International District 4630 is located, is outstanding for the high quality of its arable agriculture, cattle farming, and also the level of industrialization. There are about 10 Mio. inhabitants in Paraná State, and in the urban and rural areas around 400 cities with Curitiba as capital.
District 4630
District 4630 is made up of 61 cities in the northwest region of Paraná State with 73 Rotary clubs distributed in 45 of these cities and with 2.000 Rotarian members. The main city is Maringá with 14 Rotary clubs and a population of around 320.000, with lots of green spaces, intensely tree lined streets, two large areas of preserved native forest and a highly respected State University.
The main economy of the area is arable agriculture - with the production of soybeans corn, wheat, sugar cane, citrus, desert grapes, some cotton and various other small scale crops. The region also has its share of cattle, pigs and sheep. The agro industry of the region is mainly comprised of oil processing and refining, sugar, alcohol, fruit juices and desert wines. There is also a large garment industry in the region and the production of sild yarn.
Cianorte and Goioerê are prominent in the textile and clothing fields, while Marialva is a major center of desert grape production. Jandaia do Sul is a production center of sugar cane nd its derivatives. Paranavaí and region is an important center of the production of citrus, while Umuarama is an important area for cattle farming and both the production of milk and meat. And there are many other cities with their own chracteristics.
District 4630 is made up of 61 cities in the northwest region of Paraná State with 73 Rotary clubs distributed in 45 of these cities and with 2.000 Rotarian members. The main city is Maringá with 14 Rotary clubs and a population of around 320.000, with lots of green spaces, intensely tree lined streets, two large areas of preserved native forest and a highly respected State University.
The main economy of the area is arable agriculture - with the production of soybeans corn, wheat, sugar cane, citrus, desert grapes, some cotton and various other small scale crops. The region also has its share of cattle, pigs and sheep. The agro industry of the region is mainly comprised of oil processing and refining, sugar, alcohol, fruit juices and desert wines. There is also a large garment industry in the region and the production of sild yarn.
Cianorte and Goioerê are prominent in the textile and clothing fields, while Marialva is a major center of desert grape production. Jandaia do Sul is a production center of sugar cane nd its derivatives. Paranavaí and region is an important center of the production of citrus, while Umuarama is an important area for cattle farming and both the production of milk and meat. And there are many other cities with their own chracteristics.