Campo Largo is a municipality in Paraná,

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. The inhabitants are known in Brazil as ''campolarguense''. It is also a near suburb of

Curitiba Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Southern Brazil. The city's population was 1,773,718 , making it the List of cities in Brazil by population, eighth most populous city in Brazil and the larg ...

. The town is best known for its large product of porcelain. It is headquarters to companies such as: 'Incepa',
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ref>', 'Germer', 'Lorenzetti'. 'Ouro Fino' mineral water also comes from this town.

History

The gold rush on Paraná in the middle of 16th century was the main reason to the first settlements which gives origin to the city. Gold extraction was followed by cattle and stop points to explorers on the way to São Paulo. Colonization was made by the original Brazilian population of that time, mainly Portuguese and Africans, in combination with the recent immigration wave of European immigrants, mainly from Poland, Italy and Germany, which were attracted by the Brazilian government incentives and the temperate climate preferring to immigrate instead of continuing in a Europe devastated by poverty and religious prosecutions.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Campo Largo, Parana Municipalities in Paraná Populated places established in 1870 1870 establishments in Brazil