\"Great Round Sea\" in the Tupi-Guarani language. This was how the indigenous people referred to the beautiful bay\u2014Pernagu\u00e1, Parnagu\u00e1, Paranagu\u00e1. The settlement of the Paran\u00e1 coast began around 1550 on Cotinga Island. Attracted by reports of gold presumed to exist in the so-called lands of Sant\u2019Ana, south of the Captaincy of S\u00e3o Vicente, residents from S\u00e3o Vicente and Cananeia intensified their navigation in search of the riches the territory might offer.<\/p>\r\nWith the arrival of Gabriel de Lara (1600\u20131682) in 1640, appointed as captain-settler, no effort was spared from the beginning to obtain a license to erect the Pillory (Pelourinho), symbolizing Portuguese justice; it was indeed erected on January 6, 1646. Attentive to the defense of the new demands of the residents\u2014who were drawn by gold prospecting\u2014Gabriel de Lara used his prestige to obtain the charter, which held the force of a Royal Letter since it was issued in the name of King Dom Jo\u00e3o IV. Through this charter, he elevated the settlement to the status of a town\u2014Vila de Nossa Senhora do Ros\u00e1rio de Paranagu\u00e1\u2014on July 29, 1648. Thus, in the first half of the 17th century, the municipality of Paranagu\u00e1 was created.\r\n\r\nIn 1660, it became a Captaincy, and it was elevated to the status of a City on February 5, 1842. Since then, it has expanded its rows of houses along the banks of the Itiber\u00ea River, weaving its destiny as the cradle of Paran\u00e1 civilization with the golden threads of legend and history.","link":"https:\/\/grandereservamataatlantica.com.br\/en\/municipio\/paranagua\/","name":"Paranagu\u00e1","slug":"paranagua","taxonomy":"municipio","parent":349,"meta":[],"yoast_head":"\n