Toledo, Paraná

Infobox City |official_name = Toledo, Paraná


map_caption = Location in the state of Paraná, in south Brazil
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name = Brazil
subdivision_name1 = Paraná
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = José Carlos Schiavinato
area_total_km2= 1198.6
population_as_of = 109.607
population_total = 109.607

The city of Toledo is located in the Western region of Paraná state, a state located in the south of Brazil.

The city is bordered by the following towns/cities:
* North: Maripá e Nova Santa Rosa;
* South: Santa Tereza do Oeste e São Pedro do Iguaçu;
* East: Assis Chateaubriand, Tupãssi e Cascavel;
* West: Quatro Pontes, Marechal Cândido Rondon e Ouro Verde do Oeste.

History

The western portion of Paraná was only recently colonized, and colonization parties only arrived in Toledo in 1946. The city was officially founded on November 14, 1951, when it was split from the city of Foz do Iguaçu. In the 1960s there were only five cities in this area of Paraná: Foz do Iguaçu, Cascavel, Toledo, Guaira and Guaraniaçu. Between the 1960s and 1970s modernization in agriculture led to Toledo's accelerated urbanization.

Mayors of the City
* Ernesto Dall'Oglio (1952/1956) - 1º Prefeito;
* Egon Pudell (1956/1960);
* Willy Barth (1960/1962)- was mayor until he died on April 2, 1962;
* Ernesto Dall'Oglio (1962/1964) - elected on July 10, 1962 to take the place of Willy Barth;
* Avelino Campagnolo (1964/1969);
* Egon Pudell (1969/1973);
* Wilson Carlos Kuhn (1973/1977);
* Duílio Genari (1977/1983);
* Albino Corazza Neto (1983/1989);
* Luiz Alberto de Araújo (1989/1992);
* Albino Corazza Neto (1993/1996);
* Derli Antonio Donin (1997/2000);
* Derli Antonio Donin (2000/2004) was re elected;
* José Carlos Schiavinato (2004) Current mayor

Festivals

Farming and agriculture is important to the city, and a popular event for citizens and tourists alike is the Annual Pork Roasting Festival (Festa Nacional do Porco no Rolete). Pigs, no larger than 40 pounds are cooked by rotisserie. More than forty-thousand people attend the festival, which takes place in September.

Other major festivals in the city are:
* Festa do Peixe (Fish Festival)
* Festa do Leitão na Estufa
* Festa do Frango (Chicken Festival)
* Bruderfest
* Ipirangafest
* Michel's Fest
* Festa da Ovelha e Costelão a Fogo de Chão
* Festa do Milho (Corn Festival)
* Festa do Leitão à Sarandi
* Festa do Leitão a Paraguaia

External links

* [http://www.toledo.pr.gov.br/ Official site of the city - in Portuguese]
* [http://www.novoeste.jor.br/porconorolete/historia2.htm/ History of the Pork Festival - in Portuguese]