Original version written and edited by Kate Phillips Connolly

1st Edition 1996: Project Coordinator Margaret Taylor

2nd Edition 1997: Project Coordinators Gunilla Lindestrőm and Hanne Erichsen

3rd Edition 2001: Project Coordinators Gail Budd, Mary Louise Abu Nader, Dorrit Hansen, Lindsey Hamilton, Jane Lodge, Annie Levassor, Contributors: Mabel Vidal, Steve Troop, Bev Cook, David Hamilton

4th Edition 2005: Project Coordinator Sylveen Fischer

Before you come
Packing; What to bring; Some things you don't need; When you First arrive; Don't forget…; Getting around; Neighbourhoods; Weather; Holidays; Social customs; Language; Security; On being a foreigner..

Legal and administrative
General information; Marriage certificate; Visa; Identity card; CPF; Driver's license; Birth certificate; Passports; Travel Documents for children; Customs; Household goods.

Emergency Services and Health & Medical
Emergency numbers; Ambulances; Emergency rooms; General standards of health & medicine in Curitiba; Health Insurance; Doctors & dentists; Labs; Finding a doctor; Drugstores; The Brown Recluse Spider; The Caterpillar.

Communications
Telephone; International phone calls; Mail; E-mail & Internet;Paid providers; Free providers.

Banking & Finance
General; Banks; Bank accounts & credit; Transferring money;Writing cheques; Credit cards; Payment terms; Paying bills.

Transports
General; Taxis; Cars; Car characteristics; Car Insurance; car,Taxes; Parking; Driving in Curitiba; Bus.

Housing
Housing options - apartments, houses, condominiums; Getting A place; Household help; Setting up house; Garbage & recycling;Utilities.

Shopping
General; Shopping centres; Department stores; Appliances; Furniture; Clothes; Antiques; Books & Magazines (English);Souvenirs.