Campo Grande Attractions
Campo Grande
characteristics
Campo Grande (founded 1889), capital of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, lies 694km/431mi south of Cuiabá and 1014km/630mi north-west of São Paulo.
Bus station
Rua Joaquim Nabuco
Airport
Aeroporto Internacional Antìnio João
History
The rise of Campo Grande began with the opening of the railway line to Corumbá in 1914. As the leading commercial, industrial and agricultural center of the old state of Mato Grosso the town benefited from its good communications with São Paulo and the southern states of Brazil. For many years it had separatist ambitions which led it in 1924 and 1932 to support São Paulo's rebellions against the federal government. In 1932 it gave help to the Paulistas only on the understanding that São Paulo would later support the movement for the independence of the southern part of Mato Grosso state. These hopes were fulfilled in 1977, when the state of Mato Grosso do Sul was established.
characteristics
Campo Grande (founded 1889), capital of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, lies 694km/431mi south of Cuiabá and 1014km/630mi north-west of São Paulo.
Bus station
Rua Joaquim Nabuco
Airport
Aeroporto Internacional Antìnio João
History
The rise of Campo Grande began with the opening of the railway line to Corumbá in 1914. As the leading commercial, industrial and agricultural center of the old state of Mato Grosso the town benefited from its good communications with São Paulo and the southern states of Brazil. For many years it had separatist ambitions which led it in 1924 and 1932 to support São Paulo's rebellions against the federal government. In 1932 it gave help to the Paulistas only on the understanding that São Paulo would later support the movement for the independence of the southern part of Mato Grosso state. These hopes were fulfilled in 1977, when the state of Mato Grosso do Sul was established.
Craft House
Casa do Artesão
The Casa do Artesão (Craft House) displays articles of leather, bast, wood, straw and other materials made by local craftsmen and Indians.
The Casa do Artesão (Craft House) displays articles of leather, bast, wood, straw and other materials made by local craftsmen and Indians.
Dom Bosco Museum
Dom Bosco Museum
The Museu Dom Bosco is Rua Barão do Rio Branco has important natural history collections, including 7000 mollusc shells, 7000 butterflies, 3000 other insects and 1600 birds, reptiles, mammals and fishes. It also contains much ethnographic material on the local Indians.
The Museu Dom Bosco is Rua Barão do Rio Branco has important natural history collections, including 7000 mollusc shells, 7000 butterflies, 3000 other insects and 1600 birds, reptiles, mammals and fishes. It also contains much ethnographic material on the local Indians.
