Campo Grande

Campo Grande (official site and photos) is a city Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil

Culture and History

The capital of Mato Grosso do Sul state, Campo Grande is a modern, pleasant town of 800,000 (2007) that sits in the middle of Brazilian cattle country. The city serves as the main gateway to the southern part of the Pantanal. It is known in Brazil for brown city because of the colored color of its land. Its inhabitants are called field-grandenses. He turned capital the state of Mato Grosso of the South from 1 of January of 1979.

The culture of the city is an inheritance left for the indians and diverse races (Italian, German, Syrian-Lebaneses, Japanese, Paraguayans, Bolivians, among others). It makes use of some attractive tourist ones that portraies the history of the city at some times (disclosed in the culinária, artesanato and culture). Offering some hotels, bars, restaurants and similars, beyond equipment of agricultural and urban leisure, the Brown capital already considered one polo tourist cosmopolita (almost a metropolis), without losing its agricultural raízes that give to irresistible characteristics and a differentiated culture to it.

Campo Grande was founded in August 26, 1899 as the capital of Mato Grosso do Sul State.

Travel to Campo_Grande, visa requirements

Campo Grande has an airport served by TAM [1], Gol [2] and BRA [3].

There are buses to numerous destinations, including Corumbá (5, 6 hours, on the border with Bolivia), Bonito, Iguaçu Falls, São Paulo (13 to 15 hours) and Rio de Janeiro (20 hours).

When arriving by bus, watch out for the aggressive touts from the opposite Campo Grande Youth Hostel. Also note the couple of guys swiching place in a wheelchair around the bus station. They have something fishy going on.

Get around

Campo Grande's centre is small enough for walking around.

The tourist office bus or City Tour on the corner of Av. Alfonso Pena and Av. Noroeste can be very helpful and the staff speak English.

Campo_Grande attractions and sightseeing

Green aries

• Inferninho - Located park outside of the urban perimeter, possesss some waterfalls.
• Park Ayrton Senna - It offers an ample space for events and expositions, also counting on diverse you square of sport. Schedule of functioning: of terça to the sunday, 8h00 to 19h00.
• Park Ecológico do Sóter - It is the park new of the city. Projected as park model, it makes use of green area with 22 hectares, squares poliesportivas, track of skate and patinação, track of cooper, cycling and kiosk with churrasqueira.
• Park Estadual do Prosa - Area of 135 hectares where it is the spring of Prosa. It makes use of tracks for practical of radical sports.
• Park Florestal Antonio de Albuquerque/Horto-Florestal It possess a green area of 4,5 hectares, with some species of native trees. Initial landmark of the city, also possess library, snack bar, playground, tracks of skate and bicicross.
• Park Itanhangá – It posses track of cooper and kiosks, beyond an infantile park. Sunday of 6:30 is opened of Tuesday ace 21:30.
• Park Jacques da Luz – It offers to an ample space for events and expositions and counts on diverse you square poliesportivas.
• Park das Nações Indígenas (Afonso Pena av.) – considered one of the biggest urban parks of the world, with an extension of 119 hectares. It offers infrastructure adjusted for the practical one of leisure, diversion and sport.
• Park dos Poderes – It also shelters diverse sectors of the state administration and the infrastructure of the TVE. Although urbanizado, is possible to find quatis, armadillos and lobinhos.
• Square Ary Coelho (Afonso Pena av.) – Its huge chafariz already was palco of great events politicians. There you find the celebrities lick-you lick. It is the square most traditional of the city.
• Square Cuiabá
• Square of Araras (Av. João Rosa Pires with Dom Aquino) - It makes use of squares esportiva, mirror of water, infantile park and the monument of you plough them. Also known as Square Union. Inaugurated in 1964. The monument was created by the Cleir artist to awake the attention of the population for the preservation of ploughs blue. The square total was remodelled in 1996. has detached for the monument of ploughs them.
• Square Sporting Belmar Fidalgo – It makes use of all esportiva infrastructure.
• Square of Imigrantes
• Square Oshiro Takamari - where the Aboriginal Fair functions
• Square of República (Av. Afonso Pena) – Known as square of the radio, for being in front á headquarters of the Radio Club. It has detached to the referring monument to Japanese immigration.
• Square Vilas-Boas - Also known as square of the fish, for having a similar format á of a fish.

Library

• Library Central da UFMS
• Library Dr. Isaías Paim
• Library Geógrafa Aparecida Lopes de Oliveira (PLANURB)
• Library João Guimarães Rosa - Faculdade Estácio de Sá
• Library Municipal Anna Luiza Bastos (Profª Galega)
• Library of UCDB Pe. Félix Zavattaro
• Library of FUNLEC
• Library of UNIDERP - Campus I
• Library of UNIDERP - Campus III
• Library of CEDIP - Center of Documentation, Information and Research
• Library of Centro Universitário UNAES
• Library of Colégio Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora
• Library of ICG (Instituto Campo Grande de Ensino Superior)
• Library of SEBRAE
• Library of SENAC
• Library of SESC Almirante Barroso
• Library of SESC Camilo Boni
• Library of SESC Horto
• Library of Tribunal de Justiça do Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul
• Library Pública Municipal
• Gibiteca of UCDB
• Videoteca of SENAC

Cultures centers

• Academia Sul-Mato-Grossense de Letras
• Art Galeria
• Centro Cultural José Octávio Guizzo
• Centro de Tradições Gaúchas - CTG Farroupilha
• Centro de Tradições Gaúchas - CTG Tropeiros da Querência
• Espaço Unimed
• Galeria Uruarte Referencial Guaicuru de Artes Plásticas
• Penha Eme-Ene
• Salão de Exposições Loyde Bonfim Andrade
• Sarau do Zé Geral
• Usina de Arte Conceição Ferreira

Museums

• Memory House Arnaldo Estevão de Figueiredo (Av. Calógeras, 2163): constructed in 1921, it rescues the memory of Mato Grosso of the South, and a serious one of objects of the governor.
• Museum of Aviação de Busca e Salvamento
• Museum of the Force Brazilian Member of an Expedition (FEB)
• Museum of Imagem and Som - MIS
• Museum of TV Morena
• Museum of Arte Contemporânea/MARCO (R. Barão do Rio Branco, 2155) - beyond quantities of local plastic artists, it presents samples of artists of other states.
• Museum of História Natural
• Museum of Ofiologia-Serpentário
• Museum of Telefone/TELEMS
• Museum José Antônio Pereira (Av. Guaicurus, s/n.) – installed in the Farm Balsam, it was donated by the founder of the city to one of its children. Today it counts the history of the Capital of MS.
• Museum Lídia Baís
• Museum Regional Dom Bosco (R. Barão do Rio Branco, 1611) - inaugurated in 1951, currently recognized and it is respected as one of the great justinian codes of the branch. In it it is possible to know parts important of the Bororó tribes, Carajá and Xavante.

Patrimônio

• Estation Ferroviária da Novoeste (old Railroad the Northwest of Brazil - N.O.B.) - was construido by a comitiva (that it arrived in 1907), commanded for the engineer Emilio Schenoor, who signed contract with the federal government. patrimõnio protected for law.
• Monument of the Aviator - the airplane was used in 2ª world-wide war and homages the Tenete Aviator Keys Son
• Monument of Japanese Immigration - the Japanese colony of the state homages, that arrived at the beginning of century XX.
• Monument of the Immigrants (Landmark of the Foundation of the city) - it homages the first families of migrantes that had come of Minas Gerais and is represented by an ox car.
• Dwelling of the Baís (Av. the Northwest, 5140) - tumbled as historic site, is a permanent space for musical expositions of art and spectacles. Constructed in 1918 and revitalized in 1993, today he is palco of cultural samples and tourist information
• Obelisco - inaugurated in 1933 and tumbled as patrimony in 1975. Considered a reference of the city
• Palace of the Communications - known as Educative TV, the palace consumed about 8 million dollar in its construction. Considered the higher masonry tower of the world with 100m and the direction of the TVE functions there.
• Clock of the 14 (Av. Calógeras with Alfonso Pena) - He was one of the first monuments that the city received, was demolido and after some decades, was rescued given its historical value. Inaugurated in 2000, she is one talks back of the original, that was demolido on behalf of the progress. * Village of the Railroad workers - constructed for the installation of the employees and its familiar ones.

Religions

• Espírita Center Disciples of Jesus (Street Maracaju)
• Center Espírita Ismael (Street Dr. Arlindo de Andrade)
• First Church of Saint Antonio/Cathedral of Ours Lady of the Abbey - constructed in padroeira homage á of the city in 1880, it was the first church to be constructed in Campo Grande.
• Church of Ours Lady of Perpetual Socorro
• Presbiteriana Church
• Universal Church of the Kingdom of God
• Church Assembly of God - Mato Grosso
• Church Assembly of God - Missions
• Church of the Quadrangular Evangelho
• Church the Word of Christ for Brazil (national headquarters) * Church of Is Benedict - construida in 1910 to pay to a done promise á They are Benedict and is intimamente on á Eva Maria de Jesus, the Aunt Eva, slave who lode of Goiás
• Parish of San Francisco de Assis (R. 14 of July) - it bes situated the side of the railroad station. Considered one of the biggest historical constructions of Campo Grande, it is a landmark of the part oldest of the city.
• Parish Is Jose (R. Dom Peter Celestino, esquina with r. Dom Aquino) - constructed in 1938, being one of the most frequentadas in the city. To notice the beautiful vitrais of the church.

City tours

Shopping, Campo_Grande souvenirs

The local artesanato is definitively what you go to want to take here. Typical fruits as araçá and bocaiúva. Does not leave to pass in House of the Craftsman and in Barroarte Fair , and also in feirona. Street 14 of July also is a good option for purchases.

Artesanato

• Barroarte
• House of the Craftsman
• Central Fair - Vende several itens.
• Aboriginal Fair - local where the terenas indians divulge and commercialize its artesanatos.
• Memorial of the Indigena Culture
• Municipal Market Brave Antonio - constructed in 1933 for the Fidales brothers together with the municipal city hall.
• First Trace
• Land & Tram

Malls

• Camelódromo - Organized "shopping mall" of street vendors with 464 "stores", mostly selling cheap imports and knock-offs;
• Shopping Campo Grande - Only actual major shopping mall in town, with 160 stores and 10 theatre multiplex called Cinemark.
• Shopping Marrakesh Center - Small commercial center with 20 stores. Rua Antonio Mario Coelho corner with Rua 25 de Dezembro.

Good restaurants and cheap meals

Restaurants

• Campo Grande Youth Hostel, Rua Joaquim Nabuco 185, has a noisy but convenient café just outside the reception. It has beer and vegetarian options.
• A Tavola Con Toscano , Rua Jornalista Belizario Lima, 388. Tel.(67) 3324-2634
• Acepipe Restaurante, Rua Eduardo Santos Pereira, 645. Tel.- (67) 3383-4287
• Bar e Restaurante Litani, Rua Euclides da Cunha, 707 - Jardim dos Estados - Cozinha árabe
• Bella Parmegiana , Shopping Campo Grande Lj. 803. Tel.(67) 3326-5444
• Boi de Ouro, Rua Antônio Arantes, 307. Tel.(67) 3326-5463
• Cantina Mama Itália, Rua Dr. Arthur Jorge, 1223. Tel.(67) 3384-3926/82-8328
• Cantina Masseria, Av. Afonso Pena, 4311. Tel.(67) 3325-7722
• Cantina Romana, Rua da Paz, 237. Tel.(67) 3324-9777
• Carlitos Pizzaria, Rua Maracajú, 1428. Tel.(67) 3321-5486
• Casa Colonial, Av. Afonso Pena, 3997. Tel.(67) 3383-3207
• Casa das Delícias, Rua Candido Mariano, 1661. Tel.(67) 3384-2794
• Casa do Peixe. Rua João Rosa Pires, 1030. Tel.(67) 3382-7121
• Churrascaria Nilson, Rua José do Patrocinio, 165. Tel.(67) 3342-5413
• Costelaria do Gaucho Gastão, Rua 14 de julho, 775. Tel.(67) 3384 4326
• Delícias na Brasa, Av. Mato Grosso, 2129. Tel.(67) 3325-9585
• Dom Marchitto Pizzaria, Rua Dom Aquino, 1600. Tel.(67) 3324-3643
• Dom Pauligi Pizzaria, Rua Dr. Arthur Jorge, 933. Tel.(67) 3325-7885
• Empório Árabe, Rua 15 de Novembro, 2090. Tel.(67) 3383-154.
• Fogão de Minas, Rua Dom Aquino, . Tel.(67) 3325-5287
• Galeteria Zanoto, Rua Amazonas, 983. Tel.(67) 3321-0419
• Gato Mia Pizzaria, Rua Candido Mariano, 2511. Tel.(67) 3382-1036
• Gourmet Parque, Palácio Popular da Cultura. Tel.(67) 3326-4385
• Khalil Karnes, Rua Furnas. Tel.(67) 3326-3715
• Komilão Restaurante, Rua Candido Mariano, 2.383. Tel.(67) 3321-4286
• L' Acqua In Bocca Pizzaria, Av. Mato Grosso, 2521. Tel.(67) 3326-0003
• Manura Cozinha Árabe, Av. Mato Grosso, 579. Tel.(67) 3384-1464
• Micheluccio Pizzaria, Rua Euclides da Cunha, 135. Tel.(67) 3383-4218
• Mr. Pizza, Shopping Campo Grande Lj. 801. Tel.(67) 3326-8500
• Multiplus Restaurantes, Rua Candido Mariano, 2512. Tel.(67) 3325-6447
• Nikko Restaurante, Av. Ernesto Geisel, 5055. Tel.(67) 3382-8390
• Nutrimais Alimento, Aeroporto Internacional. Tel.(67) 3363-1885
• Peixaria Corumbaense, Rua Afonso Pena, 488. Tel.(67) 3384-5552
• Peixaria Pantanal, Rua Rui Barbosa, 1111. Tel.(67) 3384-5677
• Pizza & Pizza, Rua José Antônio, 182. Tel.(67) 3325-6768
• Pizza House, Rua José Antônio, 523. Tel.(67) 3325-3000
• Pizzaria Pantanal, Rua Rui Barbosa, 1111. Tel.(67) 3384-5677
• Pizzaria Romana, Rua Bahia, 463. Tel.(67) 3321-3306
• Restaurante Centurion, Rua da Paz, 530. Tel.(67) 3321-1060
• Restaurante e Pizzaria Afonso 3007, Avenida Afonso Pena, 3007. Tel.(67) 3317-4810 - Excellent buffet during lunch and "rodízio de pizza" in the evening. Delicious Feijoada on Saturdays during lunch.
• Restaurante China, Rua Pedro Celestino, 750. Tel.(67) 3382-5091
• Restaurante Famiglia Gianelli, Tel.(67) 3384-4444/6431 email:gianelli@enersulnet.com.br -
• Restaurante Feijão Preto, Rua J. P. Souza, 831/Av. Marechal C. M. Rondon, 1.289. Tel.(67) 3325-4478/4487
• Restaurante Fogo Caipira, Rua José Antônio, 145 - Centro. Tel.(67) 3324-1641
• Restaurante Hong Kong Senshin-An, Rua Dr. João Rosa Pires, 761. Tel.(67) 3324-3237
• Restaurante Hora do Almoço, Rua Candido Mariano, 1656. Tel.(67) 3384-5386
• Restaurante Palladares, Rua Rui Barbosa, 3059. Tel.(67) 3324-7474
• Restaurante Shimada, Rua Antônio Correa, 776. Tel.(67) 3324-9752
• Restaurante Yaki Sobá, Av. Ernesto Geisel, 5115. Tel.(67) 3321-0305
• Rotisseria Campo Grande, Av. Mato Grosso, 3025. Tel.(67) 3326-0602
• Sabor Enquilo, Rua Afoson Pena, 2223. Tel.(67) 3321-4726
• San Marino Pizzas, Av. Afonso Pena, 2716. Tel.(67) 3321-5084
• Soba House, Rua Tietê, 84 - Vila Planalto. Tel.(67) 3321-7391 - Tem pacu frito, caldo de piranha, dobradinha, etc.
• Sobáchopps, Av. Mato Grosso , 2800. Tel.(67) 3326-5744
• Sobaria Carandá, Rua Vitorio Zeolla, 1870. Tel.(67) 3326-8001
• Tasciana, Rua das Garças, 427. Tel.(67) 3321-8621
• Tempero Baiano, Rua Dom Aquino, 2.331. Tel.(67) 3324-5001
• Vitório's Churrascaria, Av. Afonso Pena, 1907. Tel.(67) 3324-5001
• Viva a Vida, Rua Dom Aquino, 1.354 - Centro. Tel.(67) 3384-6524. Comida vegetariano.
• Yotedy, Parque das Nações Indigenas, 6200. Tel.(67) 3326-8137
• Zitão Churrascaria, BR 163 Km. 502. Tel.(67) 3354-1347

Campo_Grande nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs.

• Atualmente Rua Brilhante, 2110. Tel.(67) 3331-1884
• Áquila Fast Food, Rua Dr. Arthur Jorge, 2042. Tel.(67) 3384-6777
• Acustic - Bar Temático , Rua 13 de junho, 945. Tel.(67) 3383-5500
• Bar do Zé, Rua Barão do Rio Branco, 1213. Tel.(67) 3324-4169
• Bilhar Snooker Sport Bar, Rua 25 Dezembro, 1.737. Tel.(67) 3382-1134
• BOB'S, Shopping Campo Grande Lj. 802. Tel.(67) 3326-6271
• Canguru Lanches, Rua Santos Dumont, 1030. Tel.(67) 3384-6242
• Cantina Mato Grosso, Av. Mato Grosso, 5017. Tel.(67) 3326-4667
• Cervejaria Bier Hof Chopp, Av. Mato Grosso, 5017. Tel.(67) 3326-4576
• Choperia 4 mil, Av. Afonso Pena, 4.000. Tel.(67) 3325-9999
• Confraria da Batata, Rua José Antônio, 157. Tel.Fone: 67 3384 3333
• GUGU Lanches, Av. Afonso Pena, 1465. Tel.(67) 3321-4520
• Kitanda Café Bar, Rua Antônio Maria Coelho, 2421. Tel.(67) 3321-6839
• Lalai Doces, Rua Bahia, 999. Tel.(67) 3383-4160/3321-4777
• Luz da Lua, Rua Pedro Celestino, 1681. Tel.(67) 3382-1080
• Madallena, Rua Pedro Celestino, 1641. Tel.(67) 3383-5060
• Mistura Fina, Rua 15 de Novembro, 2102. Tel.(67) 3324-0150
• Mississipi Bar e Choperia, Rua Pajuçara, 201. Tel.(67) 3341-9907
• Park's, Rua Itacuru, 140 - Itanhangá. Tel.(67) 3382-6829
• Péssimus Av. Afonso Pena, 3901.
• Tábua de Frios, Rua Antônio Maria Coelho, 2699. Tel.(67) 3324-8661
• Tangos, Rua Cândido Mariano, 2181 - Centro. Tel.(67) 3383-5266

Others

• Baie Dunkie, Rua Cândido Mariano, 2360. Tel.(67) 3324-7262
• Chatahoot , Rua José Antônio Pereira, 792. Tel.(67) 3325-6355
• D-Edge , Rua Arthur Jorge, 326. Tel.(67) 3324-2861
• Free Song Karaokê, Rua 7 de Setembro, 804 - Centro. Tel.(67) 3324-0707
• Limit, Rua Oceano Pacífico, 38. Tel.(67) 3326-5386
• Mr. Dan, Rua Pajussara, 197. Tel.(67) 3341-5731

Hotels, youth hostels, lodging

• Campo Grande Youth Hostel, Rua Joaquim Nabuco 185, +55 67 3382-3504, +55 67 3321-0505. Hostelling International hostel with cheap private rooms and very close to the bus terminal. Crowded with Israelis and the staff are annoyingly and really aggressively trying to sell their Pantanal tour. Most people stay here only before leaving to the Pantanal.
• Hotel Grande Anel, Av. Matias Albuquerque, 39. Tel.(67) 3354 1260.
• Hotel Iguaçu, Rua Dom Aquino, 761. Tel.(67) 3384 4621.
• Hotel Nacional, Rua Dom Aquino, 610. Tel.(67) 3384 6715.
• Village Palace Hotel, Rua Dom Aquino, 804. Tel.(67) 3382 1430.
• Hotel Advanced, Av. Calogeras, 1909. Tel.(67) 3321 5000
• Hotel Bínder Concord, Av. Calogeras, 1624. Tel.(67) 3321 2999. Av. Calogeras, 1909(67) 3321 5000
• Caranda Hotel, Rua Joaquim Nabuco, 62. Tel.(67) 3382 8384.
• Exceler Plaza Hotel, Av. Afonso Pena, 444 - Amambaí. Tel.(67) 3321-0102, [4]. Confortável. Em avenida movimentada, perto do Aeroporto. Piscina, sauna, quadras, bar. Aceita cartões de crédito.
• Hotel Americano, Rua 14 de Julho, 2311. Tel.(67) 3321 1454.
• Hotel Athenas, América, 608. Tel.(67) 3382-1450.
• Hotel Buriti, Rua Antônio Maria Coelho, 2.301. Tel.(67) 3321-2211.
• Hotel Campo Grande, Rua 13 de maio, 2825. Tel.(67) 3324-8349.
• Hotel Galli , Av. Afonso Pena, 754. Tel.(67) 82 6555.
• Hotel Gaspar , Av. Mato Grosso, 02. Tel.(67) 3383 5121.
• Hotel Internacional, Rua Alan Kardec, 233. Tel.(67) 3384-4677.
• Hotel Metropolitan, Av. Ernesto Geisel, 5100. Tel.(67) 3324-4688.
• Hotel Paris, Av. Costa e Silva, 4175. Tel.(67) 3387 1795.
• Hotel Pousada Kaimã, Av. Calógeras, 1.699 - Centro. Tel.(67) 3324-5187. Apartamentos com ar, som e TV.
• Hotel Real, Av. Costa e Silva, 3895. Tel.(67) 3387 2233.
• Hotel Roma, Av. Redentor. 213. Tel.(67) 3341 1264.
• Hotel União, Av. Calógeras, 2.828 - Centro. Tel.(67) 3382-4213. Apartamentos com ar, frigobar, TV, café da manhã e estacionamento próprio.
• Hotel Vale Verde, Av. Afonso Penas, 106 - Amambaí. Tel.(67) 721-3355, [5]. Médio conforto. Piscina e bar. Aceita cartões de crédito.
• Hotel Vânia, Rua Marechal Cândido Mariano Rondon, 1.004 - Centro. Tel.(67) 3384-2338.
• Hotel Zys, Rua Barão do Rio Branco, 342. Tel.(67) 3383 3778.
• Indaia Park Hotel, Av. Afonso Pena, 354. Tel.(67) 3325 9400.
• Jandaia Hotel, Rua Barão do Rio Branco, 1271 - Centro. Tel.(67) 3321-7000, [6] Confortável. Localizado no Centro. Aptos equipados. Piscina, sala de jogos, ginástica, bar. Aceita cartões de crédito: todos.
• Novotel Campo Grande, Av. Mato Grosso, 5.555 - Jd. Copacabana. Tel.0800-111790/(67) 3326-1177. Confortável. Distante do Centro. Aptos espaçosos. Piscinas, sala de jogos, paddle, playground, bar. Aceita cartões de crédito.
• Pousada Dom Aquino, Rua Dom Aquino, 1806. Tel.(67) 3321 0887.
• Pousada Mangabal, Rua José Antônio, 815 - Centro.
• Palace Hotel, Rua Dom Aquino. 1501. Tel.(67) 3384 4741.
• Turis Hotel, Rua Trindade. 322. Tel.(67) 3342 0575.

Get out

Most People come here to organise their trip to the Pantanal.

There is nothing ecological to the The Pantanal Ecological Expedition, but it's one of the budget tours to the Pantanal. The way it is sold at the bus terminal and the near Campo Grande Youth Hostel can be from annoying to even physically dangerous, with some touts, but it is still not a bad deal. For R$110 (ask one of the Isreali's what they pay before paying) you camp three days in the Pantanal and activities include hiking and animal spotting, horseback riding and piranha fishing. The tours are generally crowded with Israelis.

Others options:

• Corumbá
• Bonito
• Dourados

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