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Londrina

Londrina, a city of 543 thousand,1 is located in north-central Paraná state, South Region, Brasil (Brazil), along the Cambé River.2 The city obtained great importance as an agricultural center for coffee in the 20th century. The tallest building is the Maison Héritage Gleba Palhano (479 feet, 2014).3

The area is served by the Londrina Airport, one of the nation's busiest.4

External references

overview of Londrina, Paraná state, South Region,Brasil (Brazil)

Footnotes

1. 2014 figure from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_cities_in_Brazil, accessed August 31, 2015.
2. The Cambé flows into the '3 Bocas,' which flows into the Tibagi, which flows into the Paranapanema, which flows into the Paraná, which flows into the Rio de la Plata.
3. Emporis.com, accessed May 20, 2016.
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_busiest_airports_in_Brazil, accessed August 31, 2015. Selection criterion: those with over one million passengers in 2015.