s (Flower's Street) is the home of the majority of stores in Curitiba, and this is so for a very good reason. The area is pedestrianized, thus there are no cars around the centre. An essential element of Curitiba shopping is the Feira do Largo da Ordem, or Largo da Ordem Street Fair, where Paraná fashion, Curitiba gemstones, Brazil furniture Curitiba-made, Curitiba Brazil leather equipment, crafts, arts etc. can be found.
In 2008, according to IBGE the Curitiba´s nominal GDP was RS.45,7 billion (or about of US$22,5 billion) (with RS.25,934, or US$13,000, by nominal GDP per capita, about of US$5,000 more than Brazilian 2008 nominal GDP per capita), making it the fourth richest city in the country, after only Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and the capital Brasilia (although nearly drawn with Belo Horizonte, with 2008 nominal GDP of RS.45,5 billion). In the same year, the nominal GDP of the Curitiba metropolitan area was RS.74,8 billion, or US$37,4 billion, the sixth largest metropolitan GDP in Brazil
