Antonina is a municipality in the state of Paraná in southern Brazil . As of 2020, the estimated population was 18,949.
17-525: Antonina may refer to: Geography [ edit ] Antonina, Paraná , a municipality in Brazil Antonina, Bełchatów County , in Łódź Voivodeship, central Poland Antonina, Pajęczno County , in Łódź Voivodeship, central Poland Antonina, Poddębice County , in Łódź Voivodeship, central Poland Antonina, Masovian Voivodeship , east-central Poland Other uses [ edit ] Antonina (bug) ,
34-509: A genus of mealybugs Antonina (name) Antonina (wife of Belisarius) (c. 495–after 565), Byzantine patrikia and wife of the general Belisarius Antonina (Tur novel), by Evgenia Tur Antonina (Collins novel), an 1850 novel by Wilkie Collins Antonina Nutshell , Swedish drag queen who competed in Drag Race Sverige See also [ edit ] Antonia (disambiguation) Antonine (name) Topics referred to by
51-483: A new façade with several columns and a wide set of staircases were projected and the covered dome was eliminated. The inauguration of the neoclassical, 17,000 square meter building, took place in 1955. In the year on 1999, the mayor of Curitiba signed a law that made this building the official symbol of the city. Besides the above-mentioned courses, it offers high school education through its Technical High School. [1] Students are admitted by an entrance exam, known as
68-571: Is a public university headquartered in Curitiba , Paraná, Brazil. UFPR is considered to be one of the oldest universities in Brazil. UFPR ranks as 37th best university in Latin-America and it is among the 651-700 best universities in the world, according to QS World University Rankings . It is placed as the eighth best university in Brazil in the latest " Ranking Universitário Folha (RUF) ", published by
85-413: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Antonina, Paran%C3%A1 Antonina has an area of 845.853 square kilometres (326.586 sq mi). It is located at 25°6′0″S 48°43′00″W / 25.10000°S 48.71667°W / -25.10000; -48.71667 . It is 80 km away from Curitiba . The municipality contains 29% of
102-602: The Universidade do Rio de Janeiro , currently Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro). The alternative to this law was to split the UFPR in several colleges. Throughout several years, efforts in order to restore the university took place. Only in the beginning of the fifties the colleges were reunited once again in the University of Paraná, its federalization happening just after that, in 1951, when
119-461: The vestibular , which consists of two parts: Over 50,000 people apply every year and sit for exactly the same exam. After two weeks time or so, 15,000 are called to take the Part II (or Phase II) written exams. The wait for the results of Part II is much longer and the results may take something between 4 and 7 weeks. A list with all the admitted candidates comes out usually in the middle of January—on
136-591: The 18th century. Due to this fact the inhabitants are called “capelistas” until today. The official name is in honor to King Antonio of Portugal . Antonina hosts a July winter festival promoted by the Federal University of Paraná , which develops several workshops and shows during this time in the village. The carnival takes place within several blocks and features samba groups. Federal University of Paran%C3%A1 The Federal University of Paraná ( Portuguese : Universidade Federal do Paraná , UFPR)
153-424: The 2,699 hectares (6,670 acres) Roberto Ribas Lange State Park , created in 1994. It contains part of the 4,334 hectares (10,710 acres) Pico Paraná State Park , created in 2002. It also holds 30% of the 34,179 hectares (84,460 acres) Bom Jesus Biological Reserve , a strictly protected conservation unit established in 2012. The small town Antonina was former known as “Capela” – as a chapel has been built there in
170-608: The Dentistry course. Other additions were made to the right side of the building and it has received in its totality new paint in 1940. The building was extended towards XV de Novembro Street and, in 1952, new works in the right section led to the demolition of part of the lateral façade built in 1940. In 1954, the building occupied a whole block between the Santos Andrade Square, XV de Novembro Street, Presidente Faria Street and Alfredo Bufren Lane. The last modifications were made:
187-482: The Santos Andrade Square began to be built in 1913, being a project of the military engineer Baeta de Faria. Its inauguration occurred in 1915. Seven years later, in 1923, two lateral parts were added, according to the original project. The building of the right sector was ended in 1925 and was designated to the Engineering graduation course. In the following year, the left sector had been finalized and it passed to serve
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#1732855157639204-518: The creation of a university. In this context, Victor Ferreira do Amaral , deputy and director of public instruction of Paraná, started the effective creation of the university. On December 19, 1912, the university was established and, in 1913, it has initiated its activities as a private institution in an old building situated on Comendador Araújo street. The first courses offered were Juridical and Social Sciences , Engineering, Medicine and Surgery , Commerce, Dentistry , Pharmacy and Obstetrics . After
221-462: The establishment of the university, Victor Ferreira do Amaral, who was also its first president, initiated the construction of a central building in a land donated by the municipal government. Due to the economic recession caused by the World War I, difficulties started to appear. In 1920, a federal law determined the closing of all universities. In a contradictory measure, the federal government created
238-478: The nation's largest newspaper. Nowadays, its facilities are spread over the capital Curitiba and other cities of the State of Paraná . It offers 124 undergraduate degree courses, 44 doctorate, 66 masters and 5 professional masters programs, apart from a number of lato sensu programs (mostly paid one-year specializations) - see Higher-ed degrees in Brazil . In 1892, José Francisco da Rocha Pombo, an intellectual of
255-452: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Antonina . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antonina&oldid=1143593708 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
272-556: The state of Paraná would have initiated the construction of the university, but his project was frustrated by the Federalist Movement. Twenty years later, Paraná had a reduced number of intellectuals (nine doctors and four engineers), but it was in true development because of the production of the yerba mate . Moreover, at this time, the Contestado War appeared as an incentive to the efforts of political leaderships concerning
289-603: The university became a public and free-of-charge institution. After its federalization, a process of expansion began with the construction of the Clinic's Hospital ( Portuguese : Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná ) in 1953, the Reitoria Campus in 1958 and the Polytechnic Center in 1961. The Polytechnic Center campus occupies 617,128 square metres (6,642,710 sq ft). The construction placed in
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