Campo Grande ( port. Campo Grande ) is a city in Brazil , the administrative center of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul .
| City | |||||
| Campo Grande | |||||
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| port. Campo grande | |||||
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| A country |  Brazil | ||||
| Mayor | Nelson Trad Filho | ||||
| History and geography | |||||
| Based | 1899 | ||||
| Square | 154.5 km² | ||||
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| Climate type | tropical | ||||
| Timezone | UTC − 4 , in summer UTC − 3 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 755,107 people ( 2008 ) | ||||
| Density | 93.3 persons / km² | ||||
| Nationalities | Brazilians | ||||
| Denominations | Catholics | ||||
| Katoykonim | campu grandense | ||||
| Official language | Portuguese | ||||
| Digital identifiers | |||||
| Telephone code | +55 67 | ||||
| Postcode | 79000-000 | ||||
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History and geography
In the north it borders with the states of Mato Grosso and Goias , in the east with Minas Gerais and São Paulo , in the southeast with the state of Paraná , in the south and west lies the state border with Paraguay .
By 1977, when Mato Grosso do Sul was separated from the state of Mato Grosso , Campo Grande was far ahead of the capital of its former state, Cuiaba , which was unusual for Brazil, where the administrative centers were the largest cities of their states . With the separation of Mato Grosso do Sul Campo Grande, it became at the same time the largest city of its state. In addition, at the moment, Campo Grande is the third most populous city in the Central-Western region and the 23rd in the whole of Brazil.
Climate
The climate in the city is tropical, the winter rainy season lasts from May to September or October. The average annual rainfall is about 1500 mm. The temperature ranges from 20 to 29 degrees Celsius with lows in July (14 °) and highs from November to March (around 30 °)
Economy
The city’s economy is based on the tertiary sector (business and services), although agricultural activity also remains very significant. The city is a center for processing soybeans, rice and cassava.
In Campo Grande there are 5 universities, Campo Grande International Airport , a trading exchange. This is an important transportation center linking the internal regions of Brazil and coastal, primarily with the state of São Paulo .
Culture and Sports
The city has a rather large stadium Morenao ( port. Morenão ) (Pedro Pedrossian University Stadium), with a capacity of 45 thousand spectators. In addition, in Campo Grande, there are about 45 sports fields and playgrounds for various sports. The most popular type is football, although its level is rather average. The two main sports / football teams of the city are Commercials (in the 1970s and 1980s, he spent 6 seasons in Brazilian Serie A) and Operario (he took 3rd place in the Brazilian Championships in the 1970s, from the end of 1980 -x - mainly in the lower leagues).
The city held a film festival, popular car racing.
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