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Iguazu Décembre 2007 - Panorama 5
Iguaçu Falls.
Itaipu Dam
The Itaipu Dam at night
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Brasão de Armas do Município de Foz do Iguaçu
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Foz do Iguaçu (fɔs do igwa'su) is the 4th largest city of Paraná state, in the south region of Brazil. 309,000 people live there. It is about 650 kilometres (400 mi) west of Curitiba, Parana's capital city, on the border with Argentina and Paraguay. The people who live there are known as iguaçuenses.

The city is known for the Iguaçu Falls and the Itaipu Dam, the largest dam of the world was built.



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  • Sunset over Iguazu2

    Foz do Iguaçu National Park.

  • South American Flags

    Flags of South American countries in the city.

  • Cataratas do Iguaçu 001

    Aerial view of Iguaçu falls.

  • Templo budista de foz do iguaçu1

    Buddhist temple in Foz do Iguaçu.

  • Mesquita72

    Mosque in the city.

  • Aeropuerto de Foz do Iguaçu

    Foz do Iguaçu International Airport.

  • Tertulia vieira refeitorio

    Internal view of CEAEC.

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