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Pro
Nice weather, friendly people, good food
Con
A bit too dull for a city of its size
In a nutshell
the next best thing to São Paulos mega-everything if you want to live in SP state
Preserved Brazilian Steam Railway at ABPF
glabah Says: Campinas is the home of a preserved railway line. The line operates between Campinas (near the Carrefour shipping center) and Jaguariúna, a city about 10 km north of Campinas.I have divided my photos here into the 2001 visit and the 2003 visit.The official web site of this...
RudoElCojonudo Says: There is not much to do in Campinas, but maybe one of the best places to stay a Sunday afternon could be Taquaral lake. It's a quite little lake rounded of a green areaIt's nice to have a place to breethe pure are in a city where one million and a half people lifes.Here you...
The Royal Palm Plaza Hotel Resort
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O Cajueiro: Brazilian menu with a French accent
acoco Says: The very talented chef Fabi de Moraes made an excelent fusion of her french cuisine backgroung with the traditional Brazilian cuisine. Old recipies are presented in a "nouvelle cuisine" way. A courteous service and a cozy ambiance complete the place. Ox tail "reconstructed"...
Tokay Wine Bar: Don't miss a culinary experience
acoco Says: A french Bistro, with a limited but allways updated and superb menu. The young chef Mariana Turchetti is absolutelly fantastic. The ambiance is cozy and service is impecable. At the front part of the premisses you find an excelent wine store. Youcan order wines by the glass...
CERVEJARIA NACIONAL: Nice place to rest and eat after shopping is done
schurlif Says: I could have mentioned this tip just as well in the categories "nightlife", "what to do" or "off the beaten path" but it's still more of a restaurant then a café, pub or anything else.....This Cervejeria Nacional ( National Beer outlet ? Beer House ? something like this...)...
MONTANA GRILL AT IGUATEMI SHOPPING, CAMPINAS: JUICY AND TENDER.... MEAT THE WAY YOU LOVE IT...
schurlif Says: Not really a steakhouse but a churrascaria, a traditional and very good one at it.....I have described so many times in my São Paulo restaurant tips what exactly a "churrascaria" is, so if you have doubts, please read there.... Located at the posh Iguatemi Shopping its...
Dane-se a dieta: Where pies go when they die and go to heaven
hugolorenzetti Says: It's a tiny little shop in a tiny little street in the centre, but it is, like I said, where pies go when they die and go to heaven. Service is great, and the pies... oooooooooh!They also have a small but good selection of fruit marmelade for sale on a shelf near the...
Matsu Cambui: Don´t go to Matsu Cambui
franchet Says: The food is not good, but what is really awful is the service. The maitre was very rude and the owner, who was at the restaurant, refused to come to my table to hear the complaints about the horrible service. I and my wife were very unrespectfully treated there, by the...
RudoElCojonudo Says: Salgados are some really good snacks. They usually are made of frango (chiken), meat or presunto e queijo (ham and cheese).It's a good option if you want sth fast to eat, they are as big as a hamburger, much cheaper (less than 2 euros) and probably healthier.I became an...
gallantmarielle Says: I lived in Campinas my whole life and Bar do Zé was always one of my favorite places. I'ts more rock'n roll than anything else, but sometimes they also have indie rock, samba rock, funk, blues... Sometimes they have some art exhibitions also!! :D It has good drink prices,...
RudoElCojonudo Says: I didn't like this place too much, but everybody says that you can leave campinas without parting in swingers.I'll do a little resume of my night in swingers:1-. Wait more than one hour to go inside.2-. Pay 25 reais for the admision.3-. You have to give you personas data:...
RudoElCojonudo Says: I love this place, probably my favorite in Campinas. They play nice music, from reggae to 60's rock'n roll.They prepare nice caipirinhas (sugar kane liquor + lemon + sugar + ice) and they have many brazilian beers too. They also prepare snacks if you are hungry.On tuesdays...
RudoElCojonudo Says: During the day is a place where cars are cleaned, but... when it gets dark... it becames a place to drink and enjoy.During the week is a nice place to have some beers and talk to the friends, and sometimes, in weekends they organize live music concerts, most of the times MPB...
18 KM FROM MY HOME : GATEWAY TO ALL OF BRAZIL
schurlif Says: Campinas is a pretty big city but its Viracopos Airport doesn't look like it..... It is very modern though but has the feel of a sleepy smalltown airport even though there's a gigantic sign in the main check in hall saying that ( supposedly ) Viracopos is or will be the...
RudoElCojonudo Says: The trains are not very popular in Brazil, so if you want to travel you should be prepared to spend many hours in the bus.The buses are really confortable, and they are really good prepared to long trips.In the rodoviaria you can take buses to the main cities, such as Sao...
SHOPPING DOM PEDRO I.: Largest one floor only shopping of Latinamerica
schurlif Says: Well, it's a "SHOPPING brazilian style" which doesn't actually have very much to do with american style shopping malls... It's all inside, neat and pretty and modern and you have endless corridors with shops of all kinds on both your sides, ahead of you, behind you, in the...
Shopping Iguatemi: Shopping Iguatemi
RudoElCojonudo Says: Another popular shopping center in Campinas is shopping Iguatemi. I haven't been there but people say that is smaller than Dom Pegro, but also say that it has more "glamour".
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When two women or a man and women greet each other in Brazil, they will usually kiss each other on the cheek and say "Tudo Bem?" or "Tudo Bom?" ("It is fine with you?"). There is nothing sexual about this practice. People are very sociable and place much importance on family. When I was visiting my friend, often extended family members would drop by unexpectedly, and it was important to greet them!
Updated Feb 18, 2004
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Campinas is famous in Brasil for his universities. There are some of them, and with good reputation.
There is also many students living in Campinas, so there is an active nightlife every day. This students usally live in Republicas (student houses) where the house paries are really comon. Don't lose one of this parties if you have the chance!!
The most important universities are:
- UNICAMP: Is the biggest university I have never seen, it's public and it's famous for his research proyects.
- PUCC: It's a religious university, and is private. Don't ask me too much abut that, but people says that the best girls of campinas studies there!! ;-]
Written Oct 20, 2005
Website: http://www.unicamp.br/
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As you know, skateboarding is my pasion, and I couldn't come to Brazil without my skateboard!!
There are at least two skateparks in Campinas:
* Tent Beach: This wooden indoor skatepark is in shopping Dom Pedro, inside the Tent Beach skateshop. It's too profesional, the modules are to close and are quite big. The wood slides too much. I didn't like it to much.
Prices: Helmet (required) 2 reais.
Admision 5 reais.
* Parque Ecologico: It's a concrete skatepark in the outskirts of Campinas. It isn't so bad. One quarter, handrail, 45 and diferent curbs. Admision is free and helmet is not required. Yeeeeah!!
You can take 3.01 bus to go there.
Updated Feb 7, 2006
Website: http://www.tentbeach.com.br/palco.ht
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I spent 3 weeks in Campinas, SP, Brazil in late January and February 2004. It was so nice to have 3 weeks of summer in the middle of my winter. I visited a friend there, and had a nice time. The...
Railway Preservation in Campinas
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