About Arapoti
Arapoti, a rural area and town located in the south of Brazil, is an interesting locality with a Polish, Ukranian, and Dutch minority. Its is located in the state of Parana and is 250 km away from the state's capital of Curitiba. In this cosmopolitian area the aforementioned ethnic groups, along with the descendants of Japanese and Spanish immigrants come together to create a multicultural and European atmosphere - evidenced in part by the cooperative farm founded by Dutch farmers, complete with a traditional windmill.
Today the area is famous for it's "Green Line", a cultural tourism route where tourists can visit various historical farms and see the farmers at work. The train station in Arapoti is also used as a cultural center now. Thanks to the farms that were developed and improved with Dutch farming equipment and machinery, the areas is an important area for soybean, wheat, corn, poultry and beef production for Brazil, providing produce and meat and dairy products to the whole country.
Arapoti Airport, located 6 km away from the town center, runs regular charted flights. There are also buses running from the airport to various cities in the region.
Transportation to Arapoti City Center from Airport
Arapoti Airport
There is no active airport in the city of Arapoti. For this reason, to reach the city, transportation is mostly provided through Alfonso Pena International Airport. You can travel to Arapoti city center from the airport by bus or rental car. Since the distance is long, finding a taxi to take you is very difficult and costly.
Bus
You can easily find a taxi at the airport exit or you can use the airport shuttle buses and you can travel to the main bus station of Sao Jose dos Pinhais within a short time. Then from there you can travel to Arapoti by using the intercity buses. The journey takes approximately 4 hours. Shuttle bus ticket prices are 10 Brazilian Real.
Rental Car
At Alfonso Pena International Airport there are car rental counters of the following companies; Budget, Europcar, Avis, Alamo, Hertz, Thrifty, Dollar and National. By the car that you have rented, you can travel to the city of Arapoti by driving north on the 376 motorway.
