Why Paraná?
Map of Paraná’s location in Brazil and in relation to Mercosur
3rd best business and investment environment in Brazil: Curitiba – according to the Municipal Competition Index 2022.
3rd most competitive state in Brazil according to the State Competitiveness Ranking.
US$38,8 in private investment in the state since 2019.
US$6,6 billion through the Paraná Competitivo Program
GDP of US$86 billion (6.4% of national GDP). Greater than the GDP of Uruguay, Bolivia and Paraguay combined.
HDI 0.792, one of the highest in Brazil.
102,000 new companies in the first half of 2023.
7,100 new jobs generated in July 2023
Access to a GDP of US$5.1 trillion and 284 million Mercosur consumers.
Two ports and open sea access to three other ports and interports.
A 1-hour flight from the country’s main commercial center.
Responsible for 14% of Brazil’s production of cars, trucks and vans.
9 global brands with factories in the state: Audi, Caterpillar, Case New Holland, DAF Paccar, Fiat, Nissan, Renault, Volkswagen and Volvo
21,173 km of paved roads
2,400 km of railroads
Paraná Waterway: 1,023 km of the Paraná River, with an average width of 120 m.
Best state public education network in Brazil: in 2022, Paraná achieved the highest high school score on the Ideb, the Basic Education Development Index, the main indicator of education quality in Brazil.
32 municipalities with campi of the seven universities maintained by the state government.
3rd State in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Ranking
3rd State in the ESG Ranking
1st in Poultry in Brazil
1,1 million tons sold abroad in the first half of 2023
Pork production comes second in exports with 7.6% of sales, equivalent to US$ 320.2 million. In volume, 144,000 tons were exported in 2022
Fish exports are also significant. The volume exported reached 5.15 thousand tons in 2022.
Network with a capacity of 400 GBPS and 40 channels of 10 GBPS.
Including Foz do Iguaçu International Airport and Afonso Pena International Airport, voted the 4th best airport in the world for passenger experience according to the AirHelp Score 2022 ranking.
Paraná has the greatest agricultural potential in the country
According to IBGE 2022
Brazil’s largest producer of animal protein.
National leader in organic food production.
Largest producer of poultry, beans, yerba mate, honey, barley, silk thread and tilapia in the country.
Paraná’s three main crops are soy, corn and wheat.
Paraná is home to Itaipu Binacional, the biggest generator of clean, renewable energy on the planet, and Copel (Companhia Paranaense de Energia), considered the best energy distributor in Brazil in the opinion of its consumers.
Its own generation park, with 26 hydroelectric plants, 47 wind farms and 2 thermoelectric plants of various sizes.
Great potential for generating biomass from animal waste (as it is the largest producer of poultry and pigs in Brazil), as well as grains such as soybeans and corn, and sugarcane bagasse from the various plants installed in Paraná.
Northern and northwestern regions of the state with great potential for capturing solar radiation.
Rapid installations and co-investment in substations for new industrial plants.
Sanepar (Companhia de Saneamento do Paraná) provides sanitation services to approximately 8 million inhabitants, treating 100% of the sewage collected.
In 261 treatment plants, most of which are equipped with anaerobic reactors, the largest park in the world with plants of this nature, 476 billion liters of sewage are processed each year.
The largest number of biogas production plants in southern Brazil: 159
In 2022, Paraná was responsible for 62% of biogas production in southern Brazil, according to data from CIBiogás.
The Portos do Paraná (Ports of Paraná) is a port complex made up of the ports of Paranaguá and Antonina. The administration operates as a state-owned company, subordinate to the State Secretariat for Infrastructure and Logistics, with a delegation agreement with the Federal Government.
The Port of Paranaguá is the largest bulk port in Latin America.
It is the second largest port in Brazil in terms of container handling, with more than 1.1 million containers handled in 2022.
Currently, the Port of Paranaguá is one of the most important maritime trade centers in the world, combining a strategic location with one of the best port infrastructures in Latin America.
Among the main cargoes handled in Paranaguá are: soybeans, soybean meal, corn, salt, sugar, fertilizers, containers, frozen foods, oil products, ethanol and vehicles.
PRIVILEGED LOCATION IN A PROTECTED BAY
THE LARGEST POULTRY EXPORT CORRIDOR IN THE WORLD.
The Paranaguá Container Terminal (TCP) is one of the largest container terminals in South America, offering a wide range of maritime and integrated logistics services.
THE TERMINAL CURRENTLY HANDLES MORE THAN 1.1 MILLION TEUs PER YEAR, with a projected capacity to handle up to 2.5 million.
Since 2018, TCP has been part of the portfolio of China Merchants Port Holding Company (CMPort), the largest and most competitive developer, investor and operator of public ports in China.
WITH THE LARGEST REEFER STRUCTURE IN SOUTH AMERICA
TCP is the only one in southern Brazil with a railroad branch inside the customs zone, connecting Brazilian and Paraguayan exporters to the port. One in five containers exported through Paranaguá uses the railroad.
Compagas (Paraná Gas Company) is the piped gas distribution company for the state of Paraná. Its operations are concentrated mainly in the city of Curitiba and the Metropolitan Region and in the Campos Gerais region.
The company’s distribution network is over 870 kilometers long, with facilities strategically positioned in major industrial centers and close to the main transport routes, such as highways, railroads and airports.
It currently serves more than 54,000 customers and distributes 1 million cubic meters of piped gas every day. Its supply capacity is unlimited in terms of volume and distribution capacity, with access to gas transportation via the Bolivia-Brazil Gas Pipeline (Gasbol).
With a focus on sustainability, Compagas’ operations are based on decarbonizing the energy matrix by introducing biomethane, a clean and 100% renewable energy. As of 2025, Compagas will have biomethane in its distribution network to supply users in Paraná.
32 municípios com campi das universidades mantidas pelo Governo do Estado: universidades estaduais de Londrina (UEL), Maringá (UEM), Ponta Grossa (UEPG), do Oeste do Paraná (Unioeste), do Centro-Oeste (Unicentro), do Norte do Paraná (UENP) e do Paraná (Unespar).
196 INSTITUIÇÕES DE ENSINO SUPERIOR, 77 municípios com faculdades ou universidades e 13 campi da Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná.
33 incubadoras tecnológicas em 15 cidades
Instituições de educação profissional em 186 municípios.
Mais de 480 mil alunos no Ensino Superior presencial.
Mais de 130 mil alunos em Educação Profissional.
Melhor rede estadual de ensino público do Brasil
Em 2022, o Paraná conquistou a maior nota do Ensino Médio no Ideb, Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica, principal indicador de qualidade da Educação do Brasil.
