IntroductionCuritiba is globally recognized for its innovative urban strategies that have enabled the city to develop in a controlled and socially equitable manner. The unique political culture that led to the radical changes in Curitiba can best be described as a benevolent authoritarian regime. An authoritarian style of governance is generally not associated with comprehensive and inclusive urban planning. However, the figures who set the stage for comprehensive development worked as a collective group, made up of like-minded individuals and setting goals based on the expressed needs of the people. the main driver of political decisions. The implementation of the initiatives was done on an ad hoc basis, which made it possible to adjust planning strategies flexibly according to the changing needs of the population. Elements of the strategies implemented during the 1970s have been transferred to cities in Latin America, Europe and America. Today's Curitiba is considered one of the most successful planning initiatives in the world. Context: Physical and Political The city of Curitiba is located in southern Brazil and was founded by the Portuguese in 1693 and named Nossa Senhora da Luz e Bom Jesus. dos Pinhais, Our Lady of the Light of the Pines. The town's name was later changed to Core Etuba, meaning many pine trees, which is how the region's indigenous population, the Tupi people, described the area, and this is still true today. By 1921, cattle ranchers and an agrarian society as a whole would establish the region's settlement patterns. As the region began to prosper, the region's founding leaders began establishing environmental conservation regulations, which were created to protect...... middle of paper ......ia, VA: Higher Education Publications, 2004. Vassoler-Froelich, Ivani. A catalyst for change: the role of municipal organizations in the urban reform process. Accessed November 30, 2011 from http://www.urbanauapp.org/wp-content/uploads/Urbana-Autumn-2006-Volume-VIII-Ivani-Vassoler-Froelich.pdfG. - R. Hom & 'E. Gérard (ed.). Left Catholicism 1945-1955: Catholics and society in Western Europe at the point of liberation. Presses universitaire de Louvain (Belgium), 2001: 319.IPPUC. Internet. November 26, 2011. factbook/index.html>.Sherlick, Lawrence H. and Vassoler, Ivani. Urban Brazil: visions, afflictions and lessons of governance. Cambria Press (New York), 2007. Di Giulio, Susan. “Architect, mayor, environmentalist: interview with Jaime Lerner.” Progressive Architecture July 1994: 84+. OneFile Academic. Internet. November 6. 2011.