Curitiba, September 21 – The Centennial Celebration marking the 100 th anniversary of the State of Parana as an autonomous state within the Brazil Federation will open in Curitiba, capital of Parana, on December 19, 1953. Parana is the youngest of the twenty Brazil States being separated from Sao Paulo on December 19, 1853.
The First World Coffee Congress and the International Coffee Exhibition are a great tribute to the 100 th Anniversary of Paraná and to the inspiration and vision of Dr. Vento Munhoz de Rocha Neto, Governor of Parana. In addition, these important events would not for the enterprising spirit and pride of the people of Paraná and the hard working efforts of Dr. Newton Caneiro, Secretary of Agriculture for Paraná and Chairman of the Paraná Centennial Committee and of Ambassador Sebastiao Sampaio who is in charge of both the World Congress and Exhibition. To them and to many other public untiring efforts must go deserved gratitude for translating an important idea into nearing reality.
