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Airlines
Aerolineas Argentinas, Praca Osorio 379, conj. 902 (tel 041/232-9012); TAM, Rua Ermelino de Leao 75, 1st floor (tel 041/323-5201); Transbrasil, Alameda Cabral 39 (tel 041/322-0553); Varig, Rua XV de Novembro 614 (tel 041/322-1343); VASP, Rua XV de Novembro 537 (tel 041/221-7422).
Banks and exchange Main offices of banks are concentrated at the Praca Osorio end of Rua das Flores. Books The best bookshop in Curitiba - and probably the best anywhere south of Sao Paulo - is the Livraria do Chain at Rua General Carneiro 441 (near the intersection with Rua Amintas de Barros). Consulates Argentina, Rua Benjamin Constant 67, 15th floor (tel 041/222-9589). Health matters In emergencies use the Pronto-Socorro Municipal hospital at Av. Sao Jose 738 (tel 041/262-1121). Otherwise, go to Nossa Senhora das Gracas hospital at Rua Alcides Munhoz 433 (tel 041/222-6422). Laundry There's a self-service laundry on the corner of Trajano Reis and Treze de Maio, near Praca Joao Candido in the historic quarter. Post office The main office is at Rua XV de Novembro 700, by Praca Santos Andrade. Shopping Several stores in the historic centre sell local crafts, by far the best being Feito Aqui - Artesanato do Parana, at Alameda Dr Muricy 950. If you're not tempted by the handcrafted furniture there are plenty of smaller items sold here, including beautiful wooden figurines and Christmas decorations. For Polish and Ukrainian items, including simple embroideries and intricately painted eggs, try the shops at the Memorial da Imigracao Ucraniana and in the Bosque Joao Paulo II. There's a surprisingly good selection of handicrafts, T-shirts and other souvenirs available at the airport. Shopping centres include Shopping Mueller, Av. Candido de Abreu 127, with over 200 shops; Shopping Curitiba, Rua Brigadeiro Franco 2300; the upscale Crystal Plaza Shopping, Rua Comendador Araujo 731, Batel, which has dozens of shops as well as a cinema; the small and exclusive Shopping Novo Batel, Alameda Dom Pedro II 5259, Batel, which specializes in women's clothing and accessories; and the enormous Estacao Plaza Show, behind the old railway station, which has over 130 shops, numerous restaurants, ten cinema screens and a huge bowling alley.
Telephones
The telephone office is next to the main post office on Praca Santos Andrade and there are small kiosks along Rua das Flores. Other useful information
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