Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
SHOPPING
The busiest shopping streets in Campo Grande's town centre are mostly congregated in the square formed by Av Calógeras,
Av Afonso Pena, Rua Cândido Mariano Rondon and Rua Pedro Celestino. A
street market
selling plastic goods and
electronics sets up daily along Rua Barão do Rio Branco between the old rodoviária and Av Calógeras.
Barroarte
Av Afonso Pena 4329, Jardim dos Estados.
Located in a colonial-style house, Barroarte has a wide
range of good local ceramics, sculptures and paintings; it's
some distance from the centre, but en route to Shopping
Campo Grande.
Mon-Sat 10am-6pm.
Casa do Artesão
Av Calógeras at Av Afonso Pena.
Located near the Morada dos Bais tourist board, the Casa do
Artesão sells crafts that reflect the region's numerous
indigenous cultures, including the Terena, the Kadiwéu -
whose ancestors were called the Mbaya-Guaicuru - and the
Guato peoples. The local works include seed jewellery and
painted wood carvings, often depicting mythical symbols
like fish-women and totemic figures; all are relatively
inexpensive.
Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat & Sun 9am-noon.
Shopping Campo Grande
Av Afonso Pena 4909
W
shoppingcampogrande.com.br.
A large and flashy
shopping centre towards the eastern end of Av Afonso
Pena, replete with multiplex cinemas and over 170 shops.
Mon-Sat 10am-10pm, Sun 2-8pm.
Shopping Norte Sul
Plaza Av Ernesto Geisel 2300.
Campo Grande's newest shopping mall is located 2km from
the centre in the northern part of the city, and has over 150
shops, several cinemas (including a 3D screen) and the
largest foodhall in the state.
Mon-Sat 10am-10pm.
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DIRECTORY
Consulates
If you're heading into either Paraguay or
Bolivia from Campo Grande, you should check on border
procedures and visa requirements. The Paraguayan consul
is at Rua 26 de Agosto 384 (
T
67 3324 4934) and the
Bolivian consul at Rua João de Souza 798 (
T
67 3382
2190); both are open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm.
Hospital
The public Santa Casa hospital is at Rua Eduardo
Santos Pereira 88 (
T
67 3325 8667). Or if you'd rather go
private, there's the 24hr Unimed on Avenida Mato Grosso
4566 near the MARCO (
T
67 3318 6666).
Internet
Blue Sky Net
, Av Calogeras 2069 (
T
67 3321
0304), has e
cient a/c; there's also the
Sala Brasil CH
@T Room Cyber Café
, Rua Pedro Celestino 992 (
T
67 3383
4231); and
Iris Cybercaf
é, Av Afonso Pena 1975.
Laundry
Planet Clean, Rua Joaquim Murtinho 135, close
to the Praça dos Imigrantes.
Money and exchange
There are ATMs by most banks, at
the airport and at strategic points in the city, such as the
corner of Rua 13 de Maio with Afonso Pena, by the main
Praça Ari Coelho; you can also change money in the Banco
do Brasil, just off the main square at Av Afonso Pena 133
(Mon-Fri 10am-5pm); at HSBC, Rua 13 de Maio 2836; at
the
câmbio
, Rua 13 de Maio 2484; or at the airport bank.
Pharmacy
Rua Barbosa, on the corner of the main square
by Rua 14 de Julho and Av Afonso Pena.
Post o
ces
Av Calógeras 2309, on the corner with Rua
Dom Aquino (Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat 8-11.30am); Rua
Barão do Rio Branco by the old rodoviária (Mon-Fri
8am-6pm).
Coxim
Today,
COXIM
is a quiet town of some 33,000 people, situated on the eastern edges of
the Pantanal, and easily reached by bus from Campo Grande. The scrub forest area to
the east, north of Campo Grande, was formerly the territory of the
Caiapó
nation, who
FISHING AND SWIMMING AROUND COXIM
Coxim is a fantastic
fishing
centre: the fisherman Pirambero runs excellent trips into the
swamp, down the Rio Taquari, to catch piranhas (ask for him at the port). If you're really serious
about angling, contact IBAMA, at Rua Floriano Peoxoto 304 (
T
67 3291 2310), or the Banco do
Brasil for a
temporary fishing permit
(R$25) and, for more detailed local information, try the
local fishing club, the Iate Clube Rio Verde, at Rua Ferreira, Bairro Piracema (
T
67 3291 1246).
Besides fishing, swimming in the Rio Taquari around Campo Falls is another popular pastime,
in spite of the razor-toothed fish, and, nearby on the Rio Coxim, the
Palmeiras Falls
are a good
place for a picnic or to set up camp. From November through to January, the two falls are the
best places to witness an incredible spectacle - thousands of fish, leaping clear of the river, on
their way upstream to the river's source to lay their eggs. Note that it is strictly forbidden to fish
during the
breeding season
, known as
piracema
, which lasts from October to March.
