Carambeí | |
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Municipality | |
Representations of Dutch houses in the Historic Park of the Carambeí | |
![]() Interactive map of Carambeí | |
| Country | |
| Region | South |
| State | Paraná |
| Founded | 1911 |
| Population (2020 ) | |
• Total | 23,825 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Carambeí is a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil. The city originated from a farm that was an obligatory stop on the Caminho do Viamão between the central-west region of Rio Grande do Sul and the state of São Paulo. It was founded on April 4, 1911, by a group of Dutch immigrants and developed from the Cooperativa Batavo (now the Cooperative Frisia).
The name Cararambí derives from the Guarani karumbe (turtle) and "y" (water, river): the turtles river.
Carambeí was founded in 4 April 1911, and became a municipality on 13 December 1995.
Carambeí is classified as oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb). In summer, the temperature rises to 27°C, whereas winters are somewhat cold, the temperature reaching 10°C. Frost is common in the winter.
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