Thread: Did you Know?

Campinas is a very big place, so I would like to share what I know with those that are new to the place. My first "Did you know" is:

Did you know that the most popular places to visit in Campinas are: Maria Fumaça, Wet’n Wild (Itupeva), Zooparque (Itatiba) and Fazenda Chocolate (Itu) ?

Is Campinas a City? Is there beaches here too? Thanks!

Campinas is a city and a county (municipio) located in the interior state of Sao Paulo, Brazil..

Campinas has also one of the most prestigious universities in the country (UNICAMP).

My "did you know" is:

Did you know Campinas was founded in 1774 (by Barreto Leme) to serve as an outpost on the way to "Minas Gerais" e "Goiás" (Brazilian states)?

Yes.. Campinas is made for the Portuguese Colonial Scouts, which is their main objective is to hunt for slaves.. But later on.. they focused on finding gold, silver and diamonds..

Campinas started out as a sugar-plantation center, producing coffee from 1870 and later made its money as a hub for agricultural processing and, more recently, high-tech industry and education.

Dom Pedro is the largest, most popular mall in Campinas. It is also the most popular mall in Campinas. The mall boasts that they have 390 stores, 36 fast food stores, 9 restaurants, 15-movie theatres, a gymnasium and a stage for concerts. How cool is that!

Due to a regular rain, the area of Campinas' vegetation is evergreen, and some crops, such as sugarcane have up to three harvests per year.

I never been to Campinas, but you mentioned some interesting highlights to visit. maybe next time I will visit this place

Yes, Campinas is a prosperous industrial area around São Paulo city, and it is growing too fast.

Did you know...there are a couple of cool public parks there? The "Bosque Municipal", the "Lagoa do Taquaral Park", the "Ecological Park of Campinas" and the "Lagoa da UNICAMP" Park. These parks have great accommodations for jogging and bicycling.

ohh really? now i know..

"Is Campinas a City? Is there beaches here too? Thanks! "

It is a city and municipality located in the coastal interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

Yes, Campinas is one of the highest industrial areas in Latin America. Companies such as Mercedes Benz, Toyota, Honda, etc are located there.

Campinas is the administrative center of the meso-region of the same name, with 3,783,597 inhabitants as of the 2010 Census, consisting of 49 cities.

Did you know Campinas translates to "grass fields" in Portuguese and refers to its characteristic landscape, which originally consisted of large stretches of dense subtropical forests (mato grosso or "thick woods" in Portuguese), mainly along the many rivers, integrated with beautifully tranquil rolling hills covered by low-lying vegetation?

Campinas was also known as "Cidade das Andorinhas" (City of Swallows), because it was a favorite spot for these migratory birds, which flocked annually in enormous numbers to downtown Campinas. However, they almost disappeared around the 1950s, probably because the church and plaza where they used to roost were torn down. Campinas' official crest and flag has a picture of the mythical bird, the phoenix, because it was practically reborn after a devastating epidemic of yellow fever in the 1800s, which killed more than 25% of the city's inhabitants.

I like your title "Did you know", I just would like to suggest to use "Did you know...Campinas",

Yes, who enjoy water go to Wet’n Wild Park (Itupeva), an excellent park for having fun.