Curitiba 2014 FIFA World Cup

The best city in southern Brazil to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup Games.

The Kyocera Arena in Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná and the largest financial center in southern Brazil. The city has a population of approximately 1,788,559 people, being the largest in the Southern Brazil (7th largest nationwide), and has the largest GDP in the Southern Region (ranking 4th nationwide) according to IBGE (2005).

Its metropolitan area comprises 26 municipalities[3] with a total population of over 3.5 million (2006 IBGE estimate).[1] Curitiba is the most important city of Southern Brazil, being a cultural, political and economic center. Curitiba's main airport Afonso Pena International Airport is one of the most modern Brazilian terminals and the most important airport in Southern Brazil 2007 and will be the region's transportation hub according to Minister Nelson Jobim.