A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil

[14051996]

Where can i access this movie from the U.k?

[ccpisa]

Curitiba is a beautiful city because of people like Jaime Lerner. I would love him to return to the policy and further improve our city. (Curitiba é uma bela cidade graças a pessoas como Jaime Lerner. Gostaria muito que ele voltasse para a política e melhorasse mais ainda a nossa cidade.)

[damselflyaway]

aw this movie Friday at a special screening. This is one of the most inspiring & hopeful movies I have seen in several years. It floored me that government official of Curitiba have been working for 30 years for the benefit of citizens and the earth, addressing so social problems at the same time tackling logical public transportation, waste disposal, health & poverty. If you can find a nearby screening, do not miss it. My next vacation destination.

[giovdb]

@damselflyaway Thank you for the nice comment. Where did you see the movie?

[lucssiebert]

hahaha. Com verteza a produção do vídeo foi bancada pelo governo e por políticos interressados. Coisa pra inglês ver!!

[giovdb]

@lucssiebert

Hahahaha. Se voce considera o meu bolso o governo, então tem razão. O filme custou menos de $5,000 e foi completamento financiado por mim e minha mãe (a produtora). O filme só mostra a realidade. É pena que poucos Brasileiros conseguem ver a beleza e o genio do nosso pais.

[lucssiebert]

@giovdb ok, pode não ter sido bancado pelo governo ou por políticos, e custado pouco, mas o filme é digamos, ao menos, pretencioso, não concorda? quer dizer ele foi feito assim, sem pretenção nenhuma, de gente boa mesmo, por amor à cidade? difícil de acreditar. Mas mesmo que fosse, acho que o roteirista nunca escutou falar dos alagamentos em torno do rio Belém, nem dos problemas da bacia do rio Barigui, ou dos lixões irregulares da RMC ( princ. em Rio Branco do Sul).

[giovdb]

@lucssiebert

Nenhuma cidade é perfeita. Existe problemas em TODAS as cidades do mundo. A diferença em Curitiba é a demonstração que quando a criatividade e a força de vontade se unem, coisas maravilhosas podem acontecer. Curitiba eliminou quase todos seus problemas de enchente construindo parques maravilhosos, Curitiba foi uma das primeiras cidades NO MUNDO a criar um programa de reciclagem que motivou o povo a separar o lixo, Curitiba tem sistema de transporte que é lucrativo, e muito mais.

[lucssiebert]

@giovdb taí cara, uma coisa em que concordamos. Nosso sistema de transporte públicoque com certeza é lucrativo! e o lucro vai para empresas privadas! olha! que bom! estamos dando lucro à empresas privadas com um serviço essencial. Concordo que o transporte público daqui serve de exemplo para vários outras cidades, que o Lerner fez isso, que o Lerner fez aquilo, mas estamos muito longe dessa eficiência toda. Vc já pegou um Santa Cândida - Capão Raso às 18hrs pra saber do que está falando?

[giovdb]

@lucssiebert E voce ja pegou um em Sao Paulo? Ou na California? Os dois são horriveis. Aqui na California nem tem onibus para varios locais. Se quiser ir para certos lugares tem que dirigir. De graças a Deus que tem onibus para ir da Santa Candida até Capão Raso. E os sistemas de onibus no mundo inteiro perdem dinheiro. O sistema de Curitiba é um dos unicos no mundo que é bem planejado e ganha dinheiro. É um sistema modelo que o mundo inteiro vai até Curitiba para aprender.

[1toRespectReggae]

GLOBAL WARMING IS A FUCKING MYTH!!

[Guilhermectbacwb]

Our beautiful these places, I know one day, beautiful photos, I made a video of my hometown, which will host the world cup in 2014, is only to visit my CHANNEL, JUST CLICK ON MY NAME Thanks.

[GuiaTurismoCuritiba]

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[honzo66]

just spend christmas and new years in curitiba brazil. i had one of the best times of my life. i plan on going back every year until i decide to move there for good.

[giovdb]

I agree. There are plenty of movies that show the negative aspects of Brazil, but not enough that show the positive. If you have time, check out the full movie. It can be found on amazon.com. It has the same title as this trailer.

[VoiajorBRAZILIA]

There may be plenty of slums in Curitiba, but compared to Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and Recife....OMG.

The video is nice cos many foreigners should know that Brazil is a set of backgrounds and cultures, not only samba, capoeira, slums, forro, axe and shanty town movies.

[VoiajorBRAZILIA]

sou gaucho, porto-alegrense, mas um grande enstusiasta em relacao a Curitiba....vou ai desde pequeno e mesmo tendo cidades otimas como BH, Campo Grande, Goiania e Porto Alegre, Curitiba e, na media, a cidade com melhor qualidade de vida e organizacao do pais......sinto falta dai.....preferia estar ai agora a estar nesta merda onde to chamada Fortaleza, dessa maior merda chamada estado do Ceara....quem diz q o curitibano e frio e tacanho e porq nunca veio morar aqui neste inferno....

[Aerolula2007]

Isso é para inglês ver! Curitiba é uma cidade com 173 favelas nas bordas! Qualquer um que já foi ao CIC vai concordar comigo! Vila sabará é uma delas!

[giovdb]

@Aerolula2007

Concordo. Porem voce já foi ha Sao Paulo ou Rio? Eu dirigí dentro de umas das favelas em Curitiba por 30 minutos e não sabia que estava dentro da favela. Nessas outras cidades nao tem nem como dirigir dentro. 10% da população Curitibana vive em favela, enquanto mais de 50% vive em favelas no Rio. Pare de focar no negativo e foca no que a cidade fez de bom. Eu me disanimo de ser Brasileiro quando eu vejo Brasileiros assim que não consegue enxergar as coisas boas do país.

[mimeelee]

@giovdb Concordo plenamente. Muitas cidades do Brasil têm favelas e problemas, Curitiba não é diferente nisso. A diferença tá em tentar resolver os problemas da cidade, com soluções simples. Óbvio que não vai resolver tudo, mas Curitiba já fez muito mais que outras cidades grandes brasileiras. Sinto muito orgulho de morar aqui.

[ViejoScout]

Los Angeles has Metrolink, a commuter train system. I took it weekly from San Bernadino into Downtown Los Angeles where I would catch the Blue Line (subway) to work.

In Brazil, I lived in Gramado, Canela and Porto Alegre. I wish I had lived in Curitiba instead. It is a really nice city. Crime? Sure. I live in Costa Rica now, and there is certainly crime here too. You need to use your head and learn to think like a native. I loved Curitiba's "Santa Felicidade" area and the expositions.

[luizrodrigo17]

I've been living in Curitiba since 2004, the city is good, but not like shows the video.

[kamuscop]

que envidiable ciudad¡¡¡ ojalaa mexico y latinoamerica se lanzaran mas a la creacion y planeacion sustentable de proyectos como este alargo plazo,felicidades brazilleños ,curitiba,genial y hermosa ciudad.

[dwdwdwski]

Hey people, sorry for break your expectatives, but I'm from Curitiba and this video is not only a lie, because is also a F***ING SH*T! Curitiba is not a model to any city, you can ask any people there that needs to take buses, transport is terrible, there are very few parks and very few trees in the city, the food avaliable is very bad, the culture life only exists because of some people, there's no government support for almost anything. The city is one of the most violent of Brasil nowadays

[dwdwdwski]

Hey people, sorry for break your expectatives, but I'm from Curitiba and this video is not only a lie, because is also a F***ING SH*T! Curitiba is not a model to any city, you can ask any people there that needs to take buses, transport is terrible, there are very few parks and very few trees in the city, the food avaliable is very bad, the culture life only exists because of some people, there's no government support for almost anything. The city is one of the most violent of Brasil nowadays.

[Mikey72089]

I'm from the US and I've been living in Curitiba for a year now. It's an absolutely wonderful place. Downtown Curitiba is probably my favorite place in the world. Such wonderful people, places, weather, etc. The night life is excellent too. Any American looking to live overseas needs to seriously consider this place. It's like heaven to me.

[brunodemetino]

Uhuuul \º/ Curitiba

[toadpires]

MERDA!

[toadpires]

Quanta merda!!!

Curitiba foi mal planejada, hoje temos um trânsito proporcionalmente maior que São Paulo, isso tudo é propagandagem, eu vivo em Curitiba e sei que o transporte público aqui é ruim e caro.... A única coisa que os politicos faze é fazer jardinszinhos aqui e alí e falar que a cidade é lida

[JEANDISANTI]

Anti Patriota Filadaputa

[LuizLapt]

you guys r from eua? lol ima from brazil. please dont come here , ur contry its so better, here its too expensive to live . just come to meet our city, i suggest

[JEANDISANTI]

Anti-patriota Filadaputa

[LuizLapt]

you guys r from eua? lol ima from brazil. please dont come here , ur contry its so better, here its too expensive to live . just come to meet our city, i suggest

[LuizLapt]

you guys r from eua? lol ima from brazil. please dont come here , ur contry its so better, here its too expensive to live . just come to meet our city, i suggest

[mariocarta81]

Is this some kind of joke?

[TheRodrigory]

i love this city!!

[Ottison]

Eu vou é para Curitiba!

[lababoc]

sounds like a government video

[efrainl956]

Does the video documentary also show what I would need to do to move over there? I've always wanted to live there.

[giovdb]

No. The video shows the innovations about the city. You would have to contact the Brazilian consulate if you are interested in visiting/moving there.

[icarusinbrazil]

@giovdb I have lived there. it is a wonderful city except for a couple: 1. It rains frequently and I was there during one of the driest years. 2. Central heating is not a feature there--and it get rather cold. But you should check it out for yourself!

[rodolfosevero007]

@efrainl956 I'm brazillian, and all i can tell u if u really wanna move to curitiba or any other brazilian city then learn portuguese otherwise you gonna fell like you're alone in the world (really.. they just don't speak english no matter what :/ ). In rio in the other hand even the thieves will rob you in english if they find you :D but don't worry curitiba is far far far away from rio...

[Cesarmigoo]

Eu sou Curitibano... tem gente aí diz q a cidade num é modelo em nada mas é modelo em transportes daki pra frente vcs vao ver qual é cidade modelo...

[davidbelha]

That`s the city where I was born, the city I love and makes me proud.... Way to go Curitiba, the best city ever, a sample to be followed worldwide

[amsterdrim]

ufa no comeco vi o video muito assustador mais depois melhoro hehehe curitiba in brasil

[brazuca711]

ahaha minha cidade....

miss ma city...

[tiba45]

I'm prond , I was born in this city...

[uifha]

i live in Curitiba and it's very beautiful here, very clean 2 =)

[loahh]

curitiba is great.

great things to all tastes, and not with an extreme population!

i love here.

i love being curitibana!

[loahh]

nao sabia que curitiba era exemplo de cidade no exterior.

legal morar aqui então.

nao digo que ela é um EXEMPLO, mas em relação a muitas outras é a melhor mesmo.

aqui no brasil há varias cidades modelo!

muitos dizem que curitiba ja ta ultrapassada, que nao é modelo de nada, bom, nao digo que ela é A cidade modelo, mas está entre as top 10, com certeza.

[t0bIng3r]

manuel, it's ur english!

[raffyleal]

now they have the first intelligent stop light for the busses line.. when the bus approach the light it automaticly turns green and it closes aftervthe bus leave.. its very safe for night shifts to avoid crimes and roberies

[pavelnovak8]

thats my city, the better city of the world

[lexlimbu]

we'r studying curitiba in our geo lessons and wow. the place looks really nice and well sustained.

[Curitibacity2009]

congratulations ...look is just paste the link in the bar after youtube

/watch?v=myvA2md1Q0k

[mjolles]

I heard L.A. is trying to look like this. Maybe Curitiba is trying to look like L.A. Isn't media hype cool?

[giovdb]

Why would Curitiba want to look like LA? What you are saying makes no sense. LA is pure chaos. Also, Curitiba began its innovations in the seventies. Am I missing something here?

[mjolles]

Somebody said this video was outdated and Curitiba was currently adding freeways. After visiting Curitiba courtesy of the US FTA, L.A. added rapid buses because they don't know how to build a rail system.

[giovdb]

This video is by no means against building freeways. Freeways are essential in connecting cities and connecting opposing parts of a city. Curitiba has a great freeway system that surrounds the city. So if u are in one end of the city, and u would like to go to the other, instead of having to go through the city and crowd its center, you can get the surrounding freeway to avoid the city center, helping reduce traffic. Curitiba is not against cars; it simply provides an amazing alternative to it.

[giovdb]

And yes, LA did put some rapid buses, but it's only a portion of Curitiba's solutions. In order for the system to work really well you have to adapt all aspects of the Curitiba model.

Curitiba transports 2 million passengers daily with its bus system and IT MAKES MONEY WITH IT. Rail is much more expensive and the faire has to be at least triple the bus in order to MAYBE cover its expenses. A proper "above ground subway system" using buses is the way to go, no question.

[Kagemusha08]

@giovdb "IT MAKES MONEY WITH IT" That's impressive. In Boston we have to put up with shitty service AND out transportation system is going bankrupt thanks to incompetent leaders and a bureaucracy that all but prevents anyone from overhauling the system and firing the people who screwed it up. Of course its an old city (by American standards) so achieving something like Curitiba is out of the question. They tried to fix the traffic problem but 20 billion dollars later there isn't much improvement

[000DNJ]

@giovdb Might be difficult to implement in the sprawl of LA.

[davidbelha]

Man... If Curitiba would even attempt to looks like L.A I would never go back home... Curitiba is great just the way it is... and is getting improved and not getting messed out like L.A

[bicicwb]

All the measures presented were taken decades ago.

Nowadays Curitiba is investing hard for car infrastructure. If we still have a livable city it's the remainings of that era that wont stand much longer.

We hava one of the most polluted urban rivers and the casualties on traffic are absurd. And I can point you to more info about this...

A video like this is truly misguiding and avoid facing the real problems

And did you notice there aren't any bikes on the video?

[giovdb]

Buy and watch the documentary and you will see bikes.

[giovdb]

And if Curitiba is really investing in car infrastructure as you say, then it's another reason for you to watch the documentary and tell to as many people as possible about it. We have to focus on the positive things Curitiba has done and make sure they'll never go away. In fact, we have to make sure they spread throughout the world. If the entire world applied the solutions presented in the full documentary, then we would not be having any climate problems.

[AmokBR]

Eu nasci em Curitiba e posso dizer que a cidade já foi bem melhor do que é hoje.

[giovdb]

Por isso que não podemos deixar as pessoas esquecerem o que a cidade era. E tambem precisamos votar nos lideres politicos que seguirão a mesma linha positiva que Curitiba foi iniciada.

[giovdb]

And Curitiba is not only one of the biggest cities, but it's also the most rapidly growing city in Brazil, so slums are a natural occurrence. The city of Curitiba, however, does a lot more than any other city in Brazil to provide these people with education, health and jobs. The slums in Curitiba are richer than many neighborhoods of São Paulo.

This per capita crime is bullcrap. Please list your source.

[giovdb]

But what you call slums in Curitiba is very different than slums in other cities in Brazil. I was driving for 30 minutes inside of this slum (favela) and didn't know we were inside of the slum. Their standard of living is much higher.

[cotavan]

Once I've lived for many years in Curita and I used to work in SP as well. As I know very well both of the cities I must say that the comment below is a little misguided.

No doubts,that all city has some kind of problem. But say that we have more violence than Sao Paulo is insane.Sorry!

[kiefts]

me too!

[ryanbroverrox]

Eu tenho o orgulho de ser Curitibano

I am proud to be Curitibano

[Nikg420]

Curtiba makes me soooo friggin happy, in 1969 they started to make it more sustainable and now it is the most sustainable city in the world, almost 40 years of smart technology has been used and 99% of the population wouldnt want to live anywhere else...we need more cities like this and more leaders with sustainable goals...Profit is a joke, we will never see anything done unless there is some profit involved and thats ridiculous, we need smart management of our resources and of our future

[michellyyamamberu]

Curitiba é uma cidade muito bonita e organizada, uma verdadeira joia urbana brasileira, foge um pouco a regra de cidade praieira, suas belezas são urbanisticas, e o povo super educado! vale a pena conhecer.

[fernandinho200]

Its All Truth ..

Curitiba is one of the best towns in Brazil

[webmotiva]

Curitiba is the best city in Brazil and took the economic and regional position of Porto Alegre. Curitiba is the biggest city and main economic center in southern Brazil.

[jucrete888]

the people says that "it's a enganous propaganda about the city"... and what you see in television or internet about New York or Los Angeles i garantee to you that is more enganous than this video about Curitiba... ¬¬

[raonipaes]

Ive been dragged to this city by this kind of propaganda. I could be anywhere els in the south of Brazil, but here I am, studying Graphic Design... It is not that huge amazing thing as excessively shown on the video, but it is definitely an outstanding city in therms of urban transport and ecology; if compared to other brazilian urban centers.

Despite the good things and almost unic qualities, this city is like any other....high crime rate and violence are part of it also

[giovdb]

Watch the documentary, not just the trailer. It's all fact and no bull crap. There is a lot more to the city than meets the eye. You are probably not aware of most of the great things the city has to offer to the underprivileged population.

[giovdb]

Also, don't focus so much on the problems. Every place has problems. Curitiba is no exception. However, look at the creative ways that Curitiba was able to tackle a lot of it's problems and you'll see how Curitiba stands out from other cities.

[giovdb]

Sometimes when you are from a place, you have a hard time seeing it's qualities. I'm from São Paulo and I live in California. I've traveled to many cities, and I've never seen a city as well planned as Curitiba. When I was stuck in traffic in the wide streets of Los Angeles yesterday, I was laughing at them as I thought on how easy it would be to fix such problems.

Don't base yourself on the trailer. I couldn't put much information there. Watch the movie.

[ohhdonuts]

sometimes when you're not from a place, you have a hard time seeing the faces it doesn't sell.

[giovdb]

I have met Jaime Lerner and his team personally, and I have to say I have never been inspired by anybody else in this world in the same way. If they are being "sold," it's because they deserve it. They are very simple people and very dedicated to Curitiba and to other cities as well.

[Elvis1924]

é lógico! curitiba é uma capital, amigo...

no mundo inteiro as capitais possuem maiores indices de violencia. Eu nasci em Curitiba, e sei que é uma cidade violenta (muito menos que outras capitais), porém é uma das melhores cidades para se viver no país. Planejamento, oportunidades, uma cidade que cresce num ritmo acelerado.

Vc tem razão quando diz que é uma das cidades com maior indice de criminalidade... porém compare este indice com as outras CAPITAIS... (Y)

[ohhdonuts]

Curitiba *nao e* superior as outras capitais brasileiras. Eu tambem nasci la. Sei que nao e uma metropole, mas quem diz que eh um lugar de primeiro mundo esta so papagueando o Jaime Lerner e o Cassio Taniguchi. Sei que a regional da Matriz e Boa Vista parecem lugares mais razoaveis que o resto do pais, mas quem acha que Curitiba eh so a regional Matriz deveria fazer um TOUR pela regiao sul da cidade.

[tiba45]

Qual e o nome deste DVD?..gostaria de comprar..Tb add na minha pagina 2 videos sobre Curitiba, foi uma reportagem feita pela cadeia de televisao NBC em 1999,..vale a pena conferir

[giovdb]

A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil

[giovdb]

When I first arrived in Curitiba I was also not very impressed. But as I learned about everything that it has to offer to its people. I was blown away. There is a lot beneath the surface that the common eye cannot see. I'm sure there are other great minds that deserve recognition, but you should watch the whole movie (not just the trailer) so you can learn more about your city.

[PakyTv]

Estou voltando dos estados unidos para Curitiba!!!

Quem diria!?! Curitiba= referencia internacional!!

[webmotiva]

Excelent city. The best city in Brazil and the new financial center in the southern region. Way to go 2014 FIFA World Cup!

[radicalGOD]

excellente

[nitori123]

does anyone know the soundtrack for the film? I have been trying to find out the name of the song...

[giovdb]

The name of the song is "Levanta a Vela"

Played by the band Sambada.

[isabelaY]

ops

Indians = Índios.

[nightwolf1453]

Great vid introduction...but where is the rest of the videos please?

if you can organize as "part 1, 2, 3 etc" ? Thankyou

[Bernardk]

You can buy the DVD at Amazon or at other web sites, just look at the ABOUT THIS VIDEO part.

Po, Curitiba eh um sonho. Queria pelo menos visitar um dia.

[willian170188]

my gosh,i am curitibano,i'am proud,i love this city and the people,THANK YOU CURITIBA for everything.

[blackcronos3000]

I live in Curitiba, and think it is a lovely place. I moved here from London where I was born. I find Curitiba much safer, cleaner and environmentally freindly. How many people in Europe would pick up litter and sort it in exchange for food like they do here, i take my hat off to the people who do this work in Curitiba, and admire and respect them for what they do. The nanny states of Europe have a lot learn from this city.

[crips9874]

Que orgulho que me da essa cidade!

[Cr8Joi]

New Orleans would have been fine if there had been better city planning and there wasn't government corruption that made the levies unsafe. We in the US need to get a grip on our democracy and claim people power so we can put innovate solutions like those in Cuitiba into place.

[fogo18fogo]

that's truth, I was born in Curitiba and mved recently. The city is not best of the world, but considering its location at Brazil and its size, Curitiba is a well developed city.

Of course there is poverty, violence and social problems, but at least is less than other brazilian capitals

[isabelaY]

I live in curitiba :D

Proud to be Brazilian \o/

[markell89]

hey i have some questions for u. are there black people in brazil? is there a racism problem there? can u live there and only speak american? is it fun in brazil.

i have some ancestors there and i feel i have to go there to see wats up.

im gettin sick and tired of north america

[AlexandreSchwarz]

Yes, there are a lot of blacks here. Racism is a problem, but it's a sort of tabu. We don't speak "american", we speak portuguese, but the medium and upper class frequently speaks english and spanish.

The southern region (where i live) was colonized mainly by europeans (mainly italians, portuguese and germans, with polish, ukrainian and other minorities), but as in any brazilian region, there's a great diversity. Brazil has also the biggest lebanese community outside Lebanon.

[lrblumenthal222]

hahaha imgood9 is so jealous

[imgood9]

this people is proud excessively because of this, this is not good.wtf...

[RRRPL]

Curitiba is the best city to live in Brazil. It is much safer and nicer to leave than many cities in developed countries, there is no muslim or religion clashes in Brazil, no terrorism, no earthquakes and tornados. This video does exagerate but the truth is, there is no school shootings in Brazil buddy :D

[giovdb]

There is no exageration. Cities from all over the world, especially from developed countries, go to Curitiba to learn from them. Some of the cities that traveled to Curitiba to take classes and learn from them include Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Seattle, and many many others. Watch the video and you will all understand.

[rdlbr]

Nice video

[BRAS2007IL]

Campo Mourão Retiro de Carnaval February 17 to 20th 2007

Meu video do Capila do Calvario perto no Curitiba

[guilhermeappolinario]

Oh please, what an exacerbation!

[Bodeka]

This city is commended in the May5-11th special report on cities by 'The Economist' magazine.

[giovdb]

Please feel free to send this trailer to as many people as possible. It's very important that many people see this film and learn about this wonderful city.

[mtnbikrrrr]

great message at a pivotal time.