Greca Family History

The history of the Greca family in the engineering industry is a long one. It starts in 1877, when Raphael Francisco Greca arrived in Brazil from Calabria, in Italy.

At the age of 14, he started to work with his father, Francesco, and in 1914, initiated pioneering paving work with black cobble stones and the construction of kilometres of rainwater galleries along the main roads of Curitiba, in Paraná.

According to an article in the newsletter of the Cultural Foundation of Curitiba, “his work is a path of responsibility that time does not erase. Few people can turn facts into opportunities, and Raphael does just that. By loving this soil, he adopted it, and by adopting it, he loved it more than his own. (…) By the start of the thirties, he was the sole, absolute pioneering contractor of city paving works.”

Also, the personality of Raphael Greca transcends his era. He insists on recording and collecting photographs of the massive projects he completed, which were later donated to the Heritage House of Curitiba.

As recognition of his excellent work in the area of engineering, and in light of his magnificent archive, Raphael Greca received, in 1934, a resolution from the CREA – 7th Region of Paraná – awarding him a professional license of practicing constructor qualified to execute engineering projects.

With the advent of the Second World War, Raphael Greca – who already had Brazilian citizenship – was persecuted and could no longer work in the barracks, which produced abundant work at that time. And so, CONSTRUTORA GRECA was founded, with his firstborn son, Olívio Greca, who was born in Brazil, as its president, and his son Amilcar Rafael Greca, both of which had unrestricted access to work for the Brazilian government.

Today, and from the same origins, CROMO ENGENHARIA & CONSTRUÇÕES is a market leader in Brazil. With a solid 40 years background and presided by his grandson, Eurico Alberto Greca, the company specializes in industrial and commercial civil construction. A story of success that you can learn about here.