Campina Grande, Technology hub in Paraíba, Brazil
Located in eastern Paraíba state at 560 meters elevation, Campina Grande extends across the Bacamarte Mountains with modern structures and commercial districts.
The settlement transformed from an Ariú Indian village into a commercial center after Captain Teodósio de Oliveira Ledo established it on December 1, 1697.
The São João Festival in June draws two million visitors who participate in traditional northeastern Brazilian celebrations with regional music and dance.
The city maintains connections through Presidente João Suassuna Airport and multiple bus terminals, linking it to major centers like João Pessoa and Recife.
Fifty software companies operate within Campina Grande, making it a central technological development zone in northeastern Brazil.
Location: Paraíba
Inception: 1864
Elevation above the sea: 560 m
Shares border with: Boqueirão, Pocinhos, Queimadas, Caturité, Puxinanã, Boa Vista, Fagundes, Ingá, Lagoa Seca, Massaranduba, Riachão do Bacamarte
Website: http://camaracg.com.br
GPS coordinates: -7.23056,-35.88111
Latest update: May 27, 2025 20:23
Ingá Stone
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Açude Velho
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Sanctuary of Frei Damiao
61.6 km
Museum of Popular Arts of Paraíba
761 m
Pedra da Boca State Park
89.1 km
Pedra da Boca
89.1 km
Pedra de Santo Antônio
15.6 km
Severino Cabral Municipal Theatre
1.3 km
Estádio Renato Cunha Lima
2.7 km
Assis Chateaubriand Museum of Art
1.4 km
Historical and Geographic museum of Campina Grande
1.3 km
Museu do Algodão
392 m
Igreja da Ordem Terceira do Carmo (Goiana)
103.8 km
Lacerdão
117.1 km
Museum of Pedro Américo's House
35.1 km
Estádio Otávio Limeira Alves
87.9 km
Museu da Cachaça
92.1 km
Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Pretos
92 km
Centro Histórico de Alagoa Grande
34.8 km
Church of Our Lady of Sorrows
103.6 km
Centro Histórico de Bananeiras
59.5 km
Parque do Povo
1 km
Cinesercla Campina Grande
1.1 km
Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora do Rosário
104.2 km
Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Piedade (Arara)
46.9 km
Centro Histórico de Campina Grande
1.4 km
Capela do Engenho Una
93.3 km
Engenho Poço Comprido
72.7 kmReviews
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