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Movie Screening & Discussion: A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil

by calendar on April 21, 2008

When: April 22, 2008 6:30 pm
Where: The First Presbyterian Church
12 W. 12th St. (bet. Fifth & Sixth Aves.)
Manhattan
Cost: Suggested donation $5
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For the past 40 years the Brazilian city of Curitiba has demonstrated how to convert urban problems into cost-effective solutions. Innovations in transportation, recycling, affordable housing and park design have made Curitiba one of the most livable cities in the world. The film includes interviews with world-renowned mayors Jaime Lerner and Cassio Tanigushi, as well as the other city planners whose imagination and foresight have helped transform Curitiba into a model of urban sustainability.

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