A major gateway to the Pantanal, Campo Grande is a pleasant, modern city on a grid system, with wide avenues. It was founded in 1899 and became the state capital in 1979. Because of the terra roxa (red earth), it is known as the ‘Cidade Morena’.
In the centre is a shady park, the Praça República, commonly called the Praça do Rádio after the Rádio Clube on one of its corners. Three blocks west is Praça Ari Coelho. Linking the two squares, and running east–west through the city, is the broad Avenida Afonso Pena; much of its central reservation is planted with yellow ypé trees. In spring, their blossom covers the avenue, and much of the city besides. The avenue’s eastern reaches are the centre of a burgeoning restaurant and nightlife scene. City tours are on offer everywhere but they are generally expensive and there are few obvious sights.
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