The seven wonders of Campinas is a list of the most beautiful and interesting tourism

Tourism

Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...

 spots in the city of Campinas

Campinas

Campinas is a city and municipality located in the coastal interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. is the administrative center of the meso-region of the same name, with 3,783,597 inhabitants as of the 2010 Census, consisting of 49 cities....

, Brazil, which were voted by the readers of Correio Popular

Correio Popular

Correio Popular is the largest daily newspaper in the city of Campinas, state of São Paulo, Brazil. It was founded on September 4, 1927 by Álvaro Ribeiro...

 newspaper and the Cosmo On-Line

Cosmo On-Line

thumb|400px|Cover of Cosmo On-lineCosmo On-Line is a generic and news Internet portal operated by media holding company Rede Anhanguera de Comunicação , located in Campinas, state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is the largest portal of the region and one of the first to be founded juat after commercial...

 Web portal

Web portal

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.

They are:

Culture Station

The old train station

Train station

A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 of Companhia Paulista Railways, a symbol of the city of Campinas and of the development of the State of São Paulo, changed its name, was restored and converted into an important center for recreation

Recreation

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 and culture

Culture

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 for the entire population. Workshops, concert

Concert

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s and other cultural activities are held throughout the year.

Metropolitan Cathedral

The construction of the Cathedral

Cathedral

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 began on October 1807 and extended for more than seventy years until its inauguration on December 1883. The entire structure was made of compressed clay

Clay

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, a construction technique of old tradition in São Paulo. The internal decoration is made dark jacaranda

Jacaranda

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 wood, The four bell

Bell (instrument)

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s in the main tower are a century old.

Lagoa do Taquaral

Lagoa do Taquaral

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Aimed at leisure and sports, the "Bamboo

Bamboo

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 Grove Lagoon" brings together a wide variety of recreational and cultural resources, such as paddleboat

Pedalo

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s, an exact replica of the caravel

Caravel

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 ship that brought Pedro Álvares Cabral

Pedro Álvares Cabral

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 to discover Brazil, picnic

Picnic

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 groves, bird nurseries; area with fitness equipment, playground

Playground

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s, snack bar, restrooms and a scenic 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) electric tram

Tram

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way that is operated by restored historic tramcars once used for regular transportation in Campinas.

Jockey Club Building

Inaurated in 1925 this building held the headquarters of the Jockey Club

Jockey Club

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 of Campinas. The building has a classic facade

Facade

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 and interior inspired by French palaces of the late 18th century.

Old Market

Located in the central region of Campinas, the Municipal Market, better known as "Mercadão", was inaugurated on April 12, 1908 by Mayor Orosimbo Maia. Work of famous architect Ramos de Azevedo, it still working today, with its colorful stalls full of fresh product from the fields.

Army Cadets School

The project, in Spanish colonial style, was designed and conducted by the architect Ernani Do Val Penteado and inaugurated on January 23, 1959, Since 1961 the Preparatory School of Army Cadet

Cadet

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s of Campinas has become the legitimate custodian of the traditions of the preparatory education of the Brazilian Army

Brazilian Army

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Castle Tower

This water tower

Water tower

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 was built between 1936 and 1940 in the highest altitude point inside the urban area, 735 meters above sea level. From its gazebo

Gazebo

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on the top, one can enjoy a wide panorama view of the city.
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A number of other attractions were voted in the poll: > >
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• The Seven Wonders of Campinas (in Portuguese)
• Other Campinas Tourist Spots (in Portuguese)