Parque Tanguá

Parque Tanguá is one of the main parks in the city of Curitiba, capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná. With 235,000 m2, it is located in the northern region of the city, in the Pilarzinho and Taboão neighborhoods. It was inaugurated on November 23, 1996 by the then mayor Rafael Greca de Macedo, and built where there were two quarries, deactivated in the 70s.

It occupies an area of ​​235 thousand m², and guarantees the preservation of the northern basin of the Barigui River, very close to its source, in the municipality of Almirante Tamandaré. It has two lakes and an artificial tunnel. It also has a boat dock, cycle path, running track, snack bar and two parking lots for cars (in the lower and upper areas).

In the upper area is the Jardim Poty Lazzarotto, opened on June 6, 1998 by the then mayor Cassio Taniguchi. The name is a tribute to local artist Poty Lazzarotto. Attached, there is a viewpoint 65m from the lake in the lower area.

The fauna is made up of ducks, bats, opossums, armadillos, teals, as well as other birds, water snakes, and other animals, while the park's flora is made up of whitetails, velvets, maria-mole, tarumã, aroeira, congonha, bromeliads, araucaria, cinnamon, wild peach trees, oaks, wild coffee trees, yerba mate, among other species.Parque Tanguá is open every day from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.