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Morretes | |
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Municipality of Morretes | |
Motto(s): A Cidade da Gente (Our City; The People's City) | |
Coordinates: 25°28′37″S 48°50′02″W / 25.47694°S 48.83389°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | South |
State | Paraná |
Mesoregion | Curitiba (metropolitan) |
Microregion | Paranaguá |
Founded | October 31, 1733 |
Founded by | Rafael Pires Pardinho |
Government | |
• Mayor | Junior Brindarolli (2021 – 2024) (PSD) |
Area | |
• Total | 648.580 km2 (250.418 sq mi) |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 16,446 |
• Density | 25/km2 (66/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
HDI (2010) | 0.686 – medium[2] |
Website | Official website |
Morretes is a small historic city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It has a population of around 16,000 people. It is famous for its restaurants, especially a traditional dish called barreado. It is also the home of many historical monuments.
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