Curitiba: cárcere ou lar?

Abstract

This paper aims to make use of both literature and history for examining the two different cities of Curitiba - the city promoted by the government and advertising campaigns, known as a Model City, and the city sung by local writers, linked in stories, chronicles, texts and interviews. For that to be possible, part of the history of the city will be analysed, more specifically from the moment that it begins to change its aspects from a province to its current characteristics, as well as the years in the management of Jaime Lerner. Some of the local authors like Dalton Trevisan, Jamil Snege, Cristovão Tezza and Paulo Leminski will be extremely important to contrast with the political image of the city. It is noteworthy that the analysis of the works of these authors is not the focus of this paper, and their texts will be used to illustrate and exemplify the city of Curitiba which differs from the Capital of a Developed Country. This research hopes to understand the paths that led the city to its current image and also the course of the mentioned writers, seeking to recognize their differences and similarities. Additionally, the two sides of the city will be compared and contrasted, debunking the myth that surrounds it and revealing the city of Curitiba which is known by its citizens, who experience it daily with its flaws and beauty.