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Curitiba quiz

True? False?
1.The city has more than 18000 000 people living in
it.
2.The city has the largest population and the
largest economy in Northern Brazil.
3.The name Curitiba comes from the large number of
Brazilian "Pines", commonly called "Parana Pine"
which grew in the region before the city was built. 
4.Curitiba is known for the urban differentiated
solutions, notably for the integrated (connected)
system of transport of people, together with the
regular transit routes, has served, especially from
the 1970s, to encourage urban development.
5.Curitiba's climate is usually mild all year round
though locals complain that the weather can
change at anytime. It can be hot in the winter and
cold in the summer.
6.Curitiba is a dry city in the subtropical zone in
Southern Brazil.
7.Curitiba was the second biggest city in Brazil.
8.In the 1990s, the city started a project
called "Lighthouses of Knowledge". These 
Lighthouses are free educational centers which
include libraries without any Internet access. 
9.According to the 
Guinness Book of World Records, the largest
restaurant of the Africa is in this Curitiba
neighborhood.

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