The main campus is located in Curitiba, the capital city of the State of Paraná, Brazil.

There are four additional campuses located in the cities of Londrina, Maringá, São José dos Pinhais and Toledo.

It is maintained by APC (Associação Paranaense de Cultura), an organization run by Marist Brothers.

The Catholic Archbishop of the city of Curitiba is the ceremonial chancellor of the university.

The main buildings of the campus are the central library, which manages the integrated library system (ILS), research labs, classrooms and lecture halls, a 570-seat theater, a pilot plant, and a sports complex.