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Campo Grande | |
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  Campo Grande Location in Rio de Janeiro Show map of Rio de Janeiro Campo Grande Campo Grande (Brazil) Show map of Brazil | |
| Coordinates:22°52′57″S43°33′45″W / 22.88250°S 43.56250°W /-22.88250; -43.56250 | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State | Rio de Janeiro (RJ) |
| Municipality/City | Rio de Janeiro |
| Zone | West Zone |
Campo Grande is the largest neighborhood in theWest Zone ofRio de Janeiro. Campo Grande has a population of 328,370 inhabitants and an area of 119 km2 (46 sq mi), on both counts Rio's largest. It is situated 50kilometers (31miles) away fromDowntown Rio.
The Campo Grande neighborhood is the headquarters of the administrative region of Campo Grande, which includes the neighborhoods of Campo Grande,Inhoaíba,Senador Vasconcelos andSantíssimo. Its occupation dates back toNovember 17,1603, mainly due to the numerous Jesuit works in the region.[1]
Campo Grande, which in the early 1940s was considered the "Empire of the Orange", grew along with the settlement of Brazil. The valley, which begins in theRio da Prata and ends inCabuçu, was inhabited byPicinguabas and granted by the Portuguese Crown toBarcelos Domingos. In 1673, Domingos built the chapel ofOur Lady of the Exile, which later became theparish church of Campo Grande. Near the church was a well also called Our Lady of the Exile, which provided water to the local population.
The region began to grow in 1878 with the inauguration of the Campo Grande railway station, connected to theEstrada de Ferro Central do Brasil (Brazilian Central Railway). It became easier to reach the center of the city quickly, and the region began to develop at a rapid pace.
On October 16, 1895, Campo Grande begantram service. On that day, the Municipal Council gave a concession to a private company, the Companhia de Carros Urbanos (Urban Streetcar Company), to install a line using animal power. The goal was to provide transportation to the railway.
In 1915, the company proposed to the Prefecture of theFederal District the substitution of animal power with 48 km of electrified lines, whose trams would leave from the center of Campo Grande forPedra de Guaratiba,Ilha, andRio da Prata. The line remained in service until October 30, 1967, when trams were removed from Campo Grande.
Campo Grande went from being an essentially rural area to an urban one. Next toRealengo,Jacarepaguá, andSanta Cruz, until 1939 Campo Grande was one of the largest producers of oranges, exporting up to 144,577 tons each year.
Thecity fabric of Campo Grande is regular and discontinuous, the habitation of the area consisting in isolated lots of large areas. Owing to the large network of services and a growing level of commerce, Campo Grande grew at an extraordinary pace.
High levels of homeownership are found in Campo Grande. Three-bedroom houses are most common, with an area of 120 square meters. In 1962 and 1979, CEHAB built theConjunto Santa Margarida on theEstrada do Campinho.
In terms of education, Campo Grande has one of the largest concentrations of students in theRio de Janeiro (state). The rate of school attendance is satisfactory, as is the rate of enrollment, which has increased yearly.
TheMiécimo da Silva Sports Complex, in which sports training is provided to the population in Campo Grande, hosts major international events such as the2007 Pan American Games.
On June 14, 1968, the locality was officially designated acity (Portuguese:cidade) under Law #1627, advanced by the deputyFrederico Trotta, though it remained part of the city and municipality ofRio de Janeiro.
Commerce in the neighborhood is self-sufficient, attracting business from other regions. Campo Grande has two shopping malls, West Shopping and the ParkShopping Campo Grande, which is planning to be the biggest in South America. The industrial sector is also growing. Campo Grande has an Industrial District on km. 43 of theAvenida Brasil, reaching theEstrada do Pedregoso.
In 1946,Bartolomeu Rabelo founded an aviary that was the birthplace ofcarioca bird farming, which today has attained a high level of development.
Some of the companies found in Campo Grande includeAmBev, Refrigerantes Convenção, Guaracamp, Cogumelo (metallurgy), Fredvic (heating),Novartis (pharmaceuticals), Sacipan (café Câmara),Michelin, EBSE (electrical fuses), Superpesa (metallurgy), Dancor (munitions) and Ranbaxy (pharmaceuticals).
In Rio da Prata,Mendanha, andGuaratiba, one can still find agriculture and livestock. Among the most common crops arebananas,oranges,mangoes,pears,cassava root, andchayotes. In terms of birds and livestock, one can findgoat antelopes,pigs,cow, andrabbit. Campo Grande remains one of the most industrialized suburbs of Rio de Janeiro. Campo grande is a great place to conduct business because population is increasing over the years.