9 Sights in Campinas, Brazil (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Campinas, Brazil! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Campinas. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
1. Torre do Castelo
The Castle Tower - Vítor Negrete is a water tower of the water castle type, built in the art deco style, 27 meters high, located in Praça 23 de Outubro, in the Jardim Chapadão neighborhood, in the city of Campinas, Brazil.
2. Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Campinas
The Museum of Contemporary Art of Campinas "José Pancetti" (MACC) is a municipal public institution, subordinated to the Secretariat of Culture and Tourism, and focused on the conservation, study and dissemination of Brazilian contemporary art. It is located in a building attached to the Jequitibás Palace, under the Municipal Library "Ernesto Manoel Zink" on Benjamin Constant Avenue, in the center of Campinas, a municipality in the interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
3. Jockey Club Campineiro
The Jockey Club Campineiro is a historic building located in the center of the Brazilian city of Campinas. The building, in eclectic style and with elements of art nouveau and neo-renaissance, had its construction completed in 1925, having been elected in 2008 one of the Seven Wonders of Campinas. It has 1,371.8 square meters and three floors.
4. Museu da Imagem e do Som (MIS)
The Palácio dos Azulejos is a historic building located in the center of the city of Campinas, at the intersection of Ferreira Penteado and Regente Feijó streets. It is named after its Portuguese tile coating on the upper floor.
5. Planetário de Campinas
The Campinas Planetarium is located inside Parque Portugal, known as Lagoa do Taquaral, one of the main tourist attractions in Campinas, Brazil. Since its inauguration on October 28, 1987, this space has served more than 580 thousand people in various activities.
6. Largo do Carmo
Largo do Carmo is considered the ground zero of the foundation of the city of Campinas, São Paulo. In its surroundings are the Carmo Church, the Bento Quirino College, the Jockey Club Campineiro and the Monument-tomb of the composer and conductor from Campinas Carlos Gomes.
7. Palácio da Mogiana
The Mogiana Palace is a historic building located in the center of the city of Campinas. The building faces Visconde do Rio Branco Street, Campos Sales Avenue and General Osório Street, occupying approximately half a block.
8. Praça Arautos da Paz
The Heralds of Peace Square is a square located in the East Region of Campinas, next to the Portugal Park and the Taquaral Lagoon. It is an open space, with an area of 65,000m², built in 2001, during the term of Mayor Antônio da Costa Santos, on a large undeveloped land to receive the 14th National Eucharistic Congress and revitalized in 2004, which hosts large-scale shows, circuses, open-air cinema sessions and June festivals, among other events, due to its location and the space available for large gatherings of people. On April 21, 2016, it was the stage for a free concert by the band Sepultura, there was confusion among the more than 20 thousand people present, three people were stabbed and one person was arrested.
9. Estação Cultura
The Culture Station "Prefeito Antônio da Costa Santos", also known as Campinas Station, Campinas Central Station or Fepasa Station, is the former central railway station of the city of Campinas, in the interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil and since 2002, it has been operating as a cultural center.
Wikipedia: Estação Cultura Prefeito Antônio da Costa Santos (PT), Website, Heritage Website
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