- Pato Branco
Pato Branco ("White Duck" in English) is a city in the southwest part of the Brazilian state Paraná. The municipality covers 537,8 km² (206.7 mi²) and has a population of 66,680 (2007
IBGE estimate). Pato Branco started off as a village in 1942 and was given status as a city December 14th 1952. It has two private universities,Faculdade Mater Dei andFaculdade de Pato Branco , and one public,Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (the Federal Technologic University of Paraná). The city has experienced a positive economic development the last few years.Pato Branco is located 760 meters above sea level and has a sub-tropical climate with warm summers and frequent rain showers. The winters are mild and morning frost is a rarity. There is no defined period of drought. The coldest month of the year is July with an average temperature of 14.2°C (57.6°F). January is the warmest month with an average of 22.5°C (72.5°F).
The current mayor elected for the period 2005-2008 is Roberto Viganó from
Partido Democrático Trabalhista (The Democratic Labor Party).Famous footballers
Rogerio Ceni andAlexandre Pato were born in Pato Branco.External links
* [http://www.patobranco.pr.gov.br Official site]
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