CURITYBA (also CORITYBA and CURITIBA), cap ital of the State of Parana, Brazil, situated on an elevated plateau (2,916 ft. above sea-level) 68 m. west of its seaport Paranagua, with which it is connected by a railway, remarkable for the engi neering difficulties overcome and for the beautiful scenery through which it passes. Pop. (192o) 57,165. There is a large foreign element in the population, the Germans preponderating. The city has a temperate, healthy climate, and is surrounded by a charm ing cameo (country) which, however, is less fertile than the forested river valleys. Mate is the principal export.