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Campinas Vacation
Facts about Campinas
Campinas is a city and county located in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.The county area is 797,6 km². Population is approximately 1,059,420 (2004 est.), with over 98% in the urban region. Its metropolitan area, defined in 2000, has some 19 cities and a population of 3,2 million people. Campinas is also the administrative center of the meso-region of the same name, with 3,641,766 inhabitants (2005 est.) and 49 cities. It is the third largest city in the state, after São Paulo (10,927,985 inhab. - 2006 est.) and Guarulhos (1,283,253 inhab. - 2006 est.).
Nowadays, Campinas is the biggest city of Sao Paulo. Besides, it is an industrial city famous for its universities.
Campinas Vacations
If looking for a tranquil vacation Campinas is a beautiful site in Brazil and is sought after for being different from the other major cities in Brazil. The city does not have many tourist spots due to the fact that unlike other cities Campinas does not have old monuments, is not close to the beaches, nor mountains. There are places to go in Campinas such as the Historical Railway Society , 43 movie theaters, Art Galleries, Museums, and more.
Transportation in Campinas
 Campinas is a major transportation and telecommunications hub for the State of Sao Paulo, as it is located on the major highways that connect the capital to the Northwest and Northern parts of the State. Campinas has long been a major railway hub, too, although passenger train lines no longer operate there. The city built a light rail line in the early-1990s, but due to low ridership the entire project was abandoned.
CAMPINAS AT NIGHT
Campinas was known before as "Campinas do Mato Grosso." Its name answers to travellers and ranchmen who used this city as a resting place, in their way to Goias and Cuiaba.
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