Paran�

Statistics
Capital:	Curitiba
Area:	199,544km²
Inhabitants:	9,150,000 (?)
Pop. density:	? inh./km²
Timezone:	GMT -3
ISO 3166-2:	BR-PR
Governor:	Roberto Requião
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Other meanings: Paraná, Argentina, River Paraná

Paraná is one of the states of Brazil, located in the southern part of the country, bordering Paraguay. The territory was set apart from the province of São Paulo in 1843, as a punishment for the latter's support in the insurrection of 1842.

Other cities include:

Londrina
Maringá
Ponta Grossa
Cascavel
Guarapuava
Campo Mourão
Cornélio Procópio
Araucária
São José dos Pinhais
Paranaguá
Pato Branco
Santo Antônio da Platina
Foz do Iguaçu

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Education

In 2001, with the new governor, Roberto Requião, the state of Parana started a huge educational program, called "Paraná Digital". This program will install about 5.000 laboratories using Linux to every state student.

States of Brazil
Acre \| Alagoas \| Amapá \| Amazonas \| Bahia \| Ceará \| Federal District \| Espírito Santo \| Goiás \| Maranhão \| Mato Grosso \| Mato Grosso do Sul \| Minas Gerais \| Pará \| Paraíba \| Paraná \| Pernambuco \| Piauí \| Rio de Janeiro \| Rio Grande do Norte \| Rio Grande do Sul \| Rondônia \| Roraima \| Santa Catarina \| São Paulo \| Sergipe \| Tocantins


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