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CAMPO GRANDE
Campo Grande is the capital of the Mato Grosso do Sul State, situated in the south-western region of Brazil. It has a population of 765,247 inhabitants and extends over an area of 8,096 km². Campo Grande is located centrally within the State, therefore its north, south, east and west borders lie at the same distance from the city. Its location near the watershed divide of the Paranà and Paraguay basins has greatly helped the city become the region’s principal core of development.
Founded by José Antônio Pereira in 1875, it was legally acknowledged as city in 1899. On the 11th of October 1977 the law which divided the Mato Grosso State and created, on January 1st1979, the State of Mato Grosso do Sul with Campo Grande as capital, was approved. Today it’s a modern city with wide roads and many urban public areas. The city’s symbol is the tuiuiù, a bird that lives in the Pantanal. For its typical tropical climate and the red colour of the soil the city is affectionately nicknamed “Cidade Morena”.
Tourism is a key sector of the economy. Indeed, the city is the departing point of many Brazilian ecological touristic routes – in particular directed towards the Pantanal, alluvial plain listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000 (http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/999). Further, Campo Grande is a stopping point along the routes towards La Paz (Bolivia) and Machu Pichu (Peru) and hosts many fairs as well as industrial, business, and agricultural events. The main economic activities of the Mato Grosso do Sul are related to agriculture, agro-industry and animal farming. The principal products grown are: cotton, sugar cane, corn and soya. This area has the largest animal farming industry throughout Brazil, with as many as 19.5 million animals.
USEFUL LINKS
http://www.camara.ms.gov.br/
http://www.geocities.com/cgtour2001/menu_principal.htm
REASONS FOR THE PARTNERSHIP
The decision of Turin’s Municipality to establish a partnership with Campo Grande’s Prefeitura, subsequently in a cooperation agreement undersigned in 2002, stems from a number of reasons which can be summarised as follows:
- Significant Italian community in Brazil, many members of which are of Piedmontese origin, due to the migrations of the last centuries;
- Longstanding presence of Turinese profit and non profit subjects in Brazil;
- Traditional trade union solidarity shared by the two cities;
- Small groups of migrant Brazilians - originating from Campo Grande - living in Turin.
Sister Silvia Vecellio, one of the founding members of the São Julião leprosarium (the only one existing in the Mato Grosso do Sul State), was awarded Honorary Citizenship by the City of Turin on 29/10/2007.