Chamber presents Honorary Citizen and Meritorious Citizen titles in Ponta Grossa; see the honorees

Câmara Municipal de Ponta Grossa held, on Tuesday (22), the second sessão solene delivery of the titles of Cidadão Honorário and Benemerit Citizen of 2026. The ceremony integrated the celebrations of the 203 years of the city and honored people who stand out for their professional performance and for the services provided to the community. According to the Legislative, 49 personalities received the titles, considered the highest honor granted by the House.

Among the honorees is Elfrida Vera Bendix, nominated by the councilor Teka dos Animais. Elfrida has been working in animal protection for about 30 years and said she was surprised by the recognition. "I feel happy, it's been 30 years taking care of the animals and I never imagined that I would receive a recognition in this way," she said.

Dr. Cláudio Rogério Solak, head of the Endoscopy services of Santa Casa and Hospital Universitário de Ponta Grossa, also received the tribute. Appointed by councilman Paulo Balansin, he highlighted his gratitude for participating in the ceremony alongside other people recognized for his performance in the city.

Ceremony integrates celebrations of the 203 years of Ponta Grossa

This was the first delivery of citizenship titles conducted by councilman Dr. Erick as president of Câmara Municipal. During the solemnity, he highlighted the importance of recognizing people with different professional trajectories and links with the community.

The report released by the Legislative Assembly presents the honorees and councilors responsible for the nominations. Among the names are health professionals, people linked to animal protection and representatives of other areas of activity in the municipality.

Check out the list of honorees:

Adailton Eufrauzino da Silva

Adriano Zaranski - Teka dos Animais

Alex Fabiano Pereira dos Santos - Fabio Silva

Alexsandro Kruger Geraldo Stocco

Alcebiades Antonio Baretta - Maurício Silva

Alice Bello - Fabio Silva

Altair Luiz de Moraes

Ana Paula Fercho - Nurse Marisleidy

Carla Martins Kritski

Carla Viviane Moresco - Dr. Erick

Cleberson Leopoldino Antunes Palhano - Florenal

Cláudio Rogério Solak - Paulo Balansin

Derick Moura Jorge - Teka dos Animais

Dircélia Maria Foltran Teixeira - Julio Kuller

Edilson Rossa - Ricardo Zampieri

Eduardo Guimarães Kalinoski - Ricardo Zampieri

Elfrida Vera Bendix - Teka dos Animais

Enio Luiz Vivian - Ricardo Zampieri

Fabio Pires Leal - Maurício Silva

Guilherme Rangel de Melo Alberto - Teka dos Animais

Isaias Cantoia Luiz - Nurse Marisleidy

Jackson Silva - Guilherme Mazer

João Alfredo Horst - Professor Careca

Josenei Saad Stacks - Leandro Bianco

Juarez Antonio Carvalho - Jairton da Farmácia

Kellen Braido de Oliveira - Ricardo Zampieri

Kley Cristina Machado Tamilin - Ricardo Zampieri

Luiz Alberto Scheifer - Paulo Balansin

Luiz Henrique de Souza Honesko - Divo

Luiz Laertes de Freitas - Nurse Marisleidy

Luciane Bonatto - Divo

Luciane Maria Recipes Favero - Geraldo Stocco

Manon Calça - Nurse Marisleidy

Marcelo Augusto de Souza - Paulo Balansin

Marco Aurelio Krefeta - Divo

Maria Aparecida Furmann Zappe - Ede Pimentel

Maria Vilma Rodrigues Nadal - Jairton da Farmácia

Marlene Zavacki Ribeiro

Misael Pchibicheski - Fabio Silva

Nadia Solange Neves de Castro Menezes - Ede Pimentel

Antunes Monteiro - Ricardo Zampieri

Rafael Farias Peixoto Geraldo Stocco

Richard Eidam de Lima - Professor Careca

Roberto Alfredo Pietrobelli Mongruel - Joce Canto

Sérgio do Prado Nabozny (Lieutenant-Coronel) - Florenal

Tania Aparecida Lazzaretti

Tarcisio Fanha Dornelles - Ricardo Zampieri

Vanize Aparecida Noimann - Guilherme Mazer

Vera Lúcia Laranjeira Manoel - Ricardo Zampieri

Wilma Suely Ribeiro - Guilherme Mazer

 

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