15 Facts About Campinas

Campinas is a Brazilian municipality in Sao Paulo State, part of the country's Southeast Region.

Campinas means grass fields in Portuguese and refers to its characteristic landscape, which originally comprised large stretches of dense subtropical forests, mainly along the many rivers, interspersed with gently rolling hills covered by low-lying vegetation.

Finally, the construction of the first Brazilian highway in 1938, between Campinas and Sao Paulo, the Anhanguera Highway, was a turning point in the integration of Campinas into the rest of the state.

Campinas was the birthplace of opera composer Carlos Gomes and of the President of the Republic Campos Salles .

Campinas municipality is the administrative center of the micro- and meso-regions of the same name.

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Campinas is the richest city in the metropolitan region of Campinas and the 10th richest city in Brazil, showing a gross domestic product of 36.

Responsible for the cultural sector of Campinas is the City Department of Culture, which aims to plan and implement the cultural policy of the municipality through the development of programs, projects, and activities aimed at cultural development.

Mountain region around Campinas has better travel and stay opportunities, such as in the spa cities of Serra Negra and Aguas de Lindoia; and in Holambra, a rural region which was populated by immigrants from the Netherlands, with an annual flower festival and typical buildings and restaurants.

Seven Wonders of Campinas is a list of the most popular tourism spots in the city of Campinas, as voted for by the readers of Correio Popular newspaper and the Cosmo On-Line web portal.

Since 1961 the Escola Preparatoria de Cadetes do Exercito of Campinas has become the legitimate custodian of the traditions of the preparatory education of the Brazilian Army.

Campinas is home to two football clubs nationally recognized: Associacao Atletica Ponte Preta and Guarani Futebol Clube, who perform "Campineiro derby" match that is considered one of the most traditional of the state occurring since 1912.

Campinas has a tradition in the Open Games of the Interior, created in 1936, and competition involving various sports.

In tennis, there is the Tennis Club of Campinas, which was created in 1913, offering, in addition to the blocks of the sport, swimming pools, courts for basketball and soccer, as well as rooms suitable for the practice of judo, gymnastics, and dance.

Campinas is a major transportation and telecommunications hub for the State of Sao Paulo, as it is located on the major motorways that connect the capital to the Northwest and Northern parts of the State.

Three daily newspapers are published in Campinas, all owned by media company Rede Anhanguera de Comunicacao: Correio Popular, Diario do Povo and Noticia Ja .