The Iapó River
The river loops past the town in a series of soft bends. Its curve gives the map a natural boundary and a flowing counterpoint to the straight central streets.
Minimalist map poster · Brazil
24.7893° S / 50.0123° W
An old tropeiro town on the Iapó River, its historic centre set among the open plateau fields of the Campos Gerais

One city, five moods
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On the wall



The map
Castro is one of the oldest towns in Paraná. It grew in the eighteenth century as a stopping place on the cattle-drovers' route that linked the southern plains with the markets of São Paulo. The Iapó River passes along the town, and the historic core sits on the ground above it. On a map, this origin shows in a compact central grid, with roads leaving toward the surrounding countryside.
Around the town lies the Campos Gerais, a high, open plateau of grassland, farms and scattered woods. That openness gives the map generous margins, where rural roads and field boundaries replace dense streets. Castro is known today as a major dairy region, a tradition closely tied to the Dutch immigrant colony of Castrolanda, founded nearby in the mid-twentieth century.
Newer neighbourhoods have spread out from the centre along the main roads, and the river's winding course gives them an irregular edge on one side. A Castro map poster brings together the orderly old centre, the curving Iapó and the looser streets beyond, making a composition that feels both historic and clearly linked to its farmland.
The river loops past the town in a series of soft bends. Its curve gives the map a natural boundary and a flowing counterpoint to the straight central streets.
The oldest blocks form a small, regular grid on the higher ground. It is a reminder of the town's beginnings as a rest stop for cattle drovers.
Beyond the built area, long rural roads cross the open Campos Gerais. In a minimalist style they read as spare lines across wide, quiet space.
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Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why Castro
The poster suits anyone from Castro or Castrolanda, and families whose history runs through the farms of the Campos Gerais. A custom title and subtitle can name a farm, a family or a year of arrival, while the coordinates line pins the exact place.
Sand suits the rural character with warm tones, and Paper gives a gentle, almanac-like finish. The $9 digital files come in six print sizes as 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF. You can also order a matte printed poster, with an optional wooden frame, for delivery.
Order the Castro poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
Pick a style at the top of the page, then choose Printed Poster — a size and, if you like, a frame — or Digital HD Files. Checkout takes one step, and your order page updates as soon as the payment goes through.
It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
Yes. Choose a solid wood frame in black, white, natural oak or dark wood. It comes with shatterproof glazing and is ready to hang. Framed posters start at $99, shipping included.
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Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
For $9 you get 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF files in all six sizes, without a watermark, to print anywhere. Not sure yet? Download a free watermarked preview first.
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