Health Champions

The City Hall's calendar of sports and recreational events ensures that every curitibano as well as visitor may participate in over 60 activities.

Sports and recreation make the life of both curitibanos and visitors more pleasant. A network of 115 kilometers of bike lanes link several neighborhoods in the city. Cyclists commute between their home and work while adults and senior citizens keep fit by walking along these routes.

The City Hall has set up an annual calendar covering a wide range of activities with over 60 events and tournaments. The most famous of them is the city's official Marathon, which takes place in November, when hundreds of local street runners take part in the race, together with top-class international athletes.

The city's latest - and very healthy - craze is "Bike Night", which originally started with a group of friends that did not have enough time to cycle during the day so they decided to do so at night. Today hundreds of cyclists gather every Thursday evening to ride their bikes throughout the city, escorted by municipal staff.