Paraná, Paranã or Parana may refer to:

Geology

Paraná Basin The Paraná Basin (, ) is a large cratonic sedimentary basin situated in the central-eastern part of South America. About 75% of its areal distribution occurs in Brazil, from Mato Grosso to Rio Grande do Sul states. The remainder area is distribu ...

, a sedimentary basin in South America

Places

In Argentina

Paraná, Entre Ríos Paraná () is the capital city of the Argentine province Entre Ríos, located on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, opposite the city of Santa Fe, capital of the neighbouring Santa Fe Province. The city has a population of 268,889 inhabit ...

, a city *

Paraná Department Paraná is a department of the province of Entre Ríos, Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by ...

, a part of Entre Ríos Province

In Brazil

Paraná (state) Paraná () is one of the 26 states of Brazil, in the Southern Region, Brazil, south of the country. It is bordered in the north by São Paulo (state), São Paulo state, in the east by the Atlantic Ocean, in the south by Santa Catarina state and t ...

, a state in the South of Brazil * Paraná, Rio Grande do Norte, a town *

Paraná Province The province of Paraná was one of the provinces of the Empire of Brazil. It was created by law on 29 August 1853, which split the ''comarca'' of Curitiba from the province of São Paulo and elevated it to the status of province. In 1889, follow ...

, one of the provinces of the Empire of Brazil * Paranã, a city in the state of Tocantins *

Ji-Paraná Ji-Paraná is the second most populous municipality in the Brazilian state of Rondônia, with a population of 130,009, and the 16th most populous city of the Brazilian North Region, the 210th most populous city of Brazil, and the 113th of the Brazi ...

, a city in the state of Rondônia

Rivers

Paraná River The Paraná River ( ; ; ) is a river in south-central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina for some ."Parana River". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2012. Web. ...

, a river that flows through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina **

Paraná Delta The Paraná Delta () is the delta of the Paraná River in Argentina and it consists of several islands known as the Islas del Paraná. The Paraná flows north–south and becomes an alluvial basin (a flood plain) between the Argentine provinces ...

, at the mouth of Paraná River *

Paranã River Paranã (formerly known as São João da Palma) is a municipality in the state of Tocantins in the Northern region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Tocantins This is a list of the municipalities in the States of Brazil, state of T ...

, a river in the state of Goiás, Brazil *

Paraná Urariá Paraná, Paranã or Parana may refer to: Geology *Paraná Basin, a sedimentary basin in South America Places In Argentina *Paraná, Entre Ríos, a city * Paraná Department, a part of Entre Ríos Province In Brazil *Paraná (state), a state ...

, a river in the state of Amazonas, Brazil

Other

* ARA ''Paraná'', several ships of the Argentine Navy *

Ji-Paraná Futebol Clube Ji-Paraná Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Ji-Paraná (), is a Brazilian football club based in Ji-Paraná, Rondônia. The club competes in the Campeonato Rondoniense Série A, the top division in the Rondônia state football league ...

, a football team from Ji-Paraná, Rondônia state *

Paraná Clube Paraná Clube, commonly referred to as Paraná, is a Brazilian professional club based in 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 ...

, a football team in the Vila Capanema district of Curitiba, Paraná *

Paraná (footballer) Adhemir de Barros (born March 21, 1942, in Cambará, Paraná, Brazil), best known as ''Paraná'', is a former association footballer. He played at São Bento, São Paulo, Londrina, and Brazil national football team, which had participated at ...

, Brazilian association footballer *Parana pine, a common name of ''

Araucaria angustifolia ''Araucaria angustifolia'', the Paraná pine, Brazilian pine or candelabra tree (, or ), is a critically endangered species in the Pinophyta, conifer genus ''Araucaria''. Although the common names in various languages refer to the species as a " ...