Curitiba is about 6 hours by bus from São Paulo, not 24 hours as mencioned. temperatures goes from -3 to 32 degrees. Around 90% of the population has european descendence. The majority are: italians, germans, polish, portuguese, lebanese(midle east setlers), japanese and spanish

Curitiba is about 15 degrees colder than Sao Paulo. It is also about 25 hours from Sao Paulo by bus. The city dwellers where warm European fashions, and parties (for younger crowds) feature wine and pasta instead of the beer and barbecue of the North. Keep your clothes on down here!