Campina Grande (bra)

Campina Grande

Campina Grande ranks 2,260th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Haapsalu, Prizren, and Bangor, Maine. Memorable people born in Campina Grande include Hulk, Marcelinho Paraíba, and Arthur Cabral. Campina Grande has been the birth place of many soccer players. Campina Grande is located in Brazil.

Campina Grande is the second most populous Brazilian city in the State of Paraíba after João Pessoa, the capital. It is considered to be the most important city of the Northeastern Brazilian subregion called agreste. It is considered one of the main industrial, technological and educational centers in the northeastern region of Brazil. Settled in the 17th century, the city was officially established in 1864. Campina Grande also has a large cultural agenda, including the world's largest Saint John's Festival, which takes place during the entire month of June. Read more on Wikipedia