GUIA TURÍSTICO E HISTÓRICO DE MARINGÁ - CIDADE CANÇÃO - HISTÓRIA DE MARINGÁ - CIDADE VERDE - PARQUE DO INGÁ - PARQUE DO JAPÃO - ACEMA - HOTEL BANDEIRANTES - PARQUE DO INGÁ - FIM DA PICADA - TRÓPICO DE CAPRICÓRNIO - HORTO FLORESTAL - DICAS DE TURISMO -
HOTEL AVALON - MARINGA
GUIA TURÍSTICO E HISTÓRICO DE MARINGÁ - CIDADE CANÇÃO - HISTÓRIA DE MARINGÁ - CIDADE VERDE - PARQUE DO INGÁ - PARQUE DO JAPÃO - ACEMA - HOTEL BANDEIRANTES - PARQUE DO INGÁ - FIM DA PICADA - TRÓPICO DE CAPRICÓRNIO - HORTO FLORESTAL - DICAS DE TURISMO -
HOTEL AVALON - MARINGA
The unique characteristics of the city are countless, and they stand out when explored in the light of the historical, economic, and cultural framework of this magnificent city.
The northern region of Paraná remained only lightly explored until the early twentieth century. When people use to hear about Paraná, the first thing that came to their mind was about the river with the an identical name, the River Paraná. The area south of the city Presidente Prudente in the state of São Paulo, was considered wild by the immigrants who ventured through the region. This land resembled the classical western United States, with pioneers, explorers, dangers, and countless difficulties.
In 1923, the British company Sudan Plantations sent a committee to Brazil. The committee was called the Montagu Mission, and was led by Lord Edwin Samuel Fraser and Lord Simon Joseph Fraser, the 14th Lord Lovat of Scotland.
Lord Lovat, returned home and, impressed by the trip, created the Brazil Plantations Syndicate, which had a goal of investing English capital in the production of cotton in Brazil. In London, he met with Arthur Thomas, and invited him to personally coordinate his new business. The company was divided into Paraná plantation, whose subsidiary was the Land Company of Northern Paraná, which later formed the Improvement Company of Northern Paraná.
The complex agreement between the company and the Brazilian government resulted in a grant to sell, finance, and colonize land. In exchange, the company would extend and build a railroad that would connect the region to the rest of the country.
Londrina, meaning "little London", was founded in 1929 and was the city where the project began. A total of sixty-three cities and heritage sites were created by the company.
The company's project was ambitious, and envisioned the commercialization of 13,150 square kilometers (approximately 5,077 square miles). For decades, about 41,800 buyers purchased rural lots.
Meanwhile, in Europe, World War II forced England to reduce the investment. At the same time, the Brazilian government was pressuring the nationalization of foreign companies. The Land Company of Northern Parana was among the list of British companies up for sale. In 1943, the government of Getulio Vargas, President of Brazil, authorized the negotiation under the condition that the group be required to give the railroad to the government. Although the company had suffered major losses, Mesquita Filho and Gastão Vidigal acquired all of the company's shares.
HOTEL AVALON - MARINGA
