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Campinas is a large and busy city in Brazil.

Campinas SP - panoramio (13)
Campinas SP - panoramio (13)

It sits in the state of São Paulo. The city is 84 kilometers northwest of the city of São Paulo. The name Campinas means "grass fields" in Portuguese.

Vista Parcial de Campinas em 1878
Vista Parcial de Campinas em 1878

Long ago, the area had thick woods and rolling hills. Many rivers flowed through these dense forests. Today, the city is a major center for many people.

SaoPaulo Municip Campinas
SaoPaulo Municip Campinas

The city has about 1,185,977 people living in it. The whole metropolitan area holds over 3.4 million people. This makes it a very large and crowded place.

The city grew in many different ways over time. At first, it was just a small outpost. People used it as a path to find minerals. Later, many farms grew coffee, cotton, and sugarcane.

Mapa de Campinas de 1929
Mapa de Campinas de 1929

A railway was built in 1867 to connect the city to a seaport. This helped the city grow even faster. In the late 1800s, many immigrants arrived from Italy. They came to work on the farms and in new factories. This changed the culture and the people of the city.

Campinas has a very interesting history. It was founded on July 14, 1774, by Barreto Leme. The city once faced a hard time with yellow fever. This sickness killed more than 25% of the people living there.

Vista Parcial de Campinas em 1878
Vista Parcial de Campinas em 1878

Because the city recovered so well, its flag shows a phoenix. A phoenix is a mythical bird that is reborn. The city also produced famous people. These include the composer Carlos Gomes and President Campos Salles. Hércules Florence also lived there for 49 years. He was an early inventor of photography and photocopying.

The city is a very wealthy place for business. It is known for high-tech industries and science. Some people even call it a "Silicon Valley."

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The city has many large shopping malls. One of the biggest is Shopping Parque Dom Pedro.

Parque Dom Pedro Shopping (3)
Parque Dom Pedro Shopping (3)

Campinas is also home to a huge airport. This is the Viracopos International Airport.

Viracopos-Campinas International Airport 2017 003
Viracopos-Campinas International Airport 2017 003

It is a major hub for moving goods around the world. The city is very important to the economy of Brazil.

The weather in Campinas has two main parts. The summers are rainy and warm. February is usually the warmest month.

The winters are dry and mild. July is often the coldest month. Sometimes the winter days can get very hot and dry. This can lead to fires in the hills. To help the Earth, the city protects many green spaces.

Parque Portugal tramway (4)
Parque Portugal tramway (4)

One special place is the Mata de Santa Genebra. It is a very large urban forest.

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