Mato Grosso do Sul · Brazil
Where to stay in Campo Grande
Campo Grande is a city in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, home to about 963,000 people.
- Best months
- June and July
- Nearest airport
- CGR5 km · Campo Grande Airport
- Currency
- BRLBrazilian real
- Time zone
- America/Campo Grande
- Language
- Portuguese, Brazilian Sign Language
About
About Campo Grande
Campo Grande is a city in the central and western region of Brazil, capital and the largest city of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Historically a stronghold of separatists from the North and South, the city is planned in the middle of a vast green space, with wide streets and tree-lined avenues.
Campo Grande is a modern, pleasant town of 875,000 inhabitants (2017) that sits in the middle of Brazilian cattle country. The city plays an important role as a regional center for services and commerce. For travelers, Campo Grande is the main gateway to the southern part of the Pantanal and to Bonito, a small town surrounded by rivers of clear waters located approximately 300 km far from Campo Grande. It is known in Brazil for as cidade morena (brown city) because of the local soil color. Its inhabitants are called campo-grandenses.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Campo Grande
See
Around sunrise and sunset, watch out for big birds flying in pairs: those are usually macaws coming to/fro their nests atop palm trees. Smaller, toucans are identifiable by their long, colorful beaks. On August and September, the blossom of ipês (golden trumpet trees, Handroanthus albus) makes for a spectacular sight.
- Lago do Amor
- Museu das Culturas Dom Bosco
- MARCO - Museu de Arte Contemporânea
- Museu da Aviação de Busca e Salvamento
- Igreja de São Francisco de Assis
- Cidade do Natal
Do
- Sarau de Segunda
- Associação Colônia Paraguaia de Campo Grande
- Harmonia Escola de Dança de Salão
- Shama Dança
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Where to stay
Hotels in Campo Grande
12 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol Exceler Plaza Hotel | 1.0 km | |
| Brumado Hotel | 0.8 km | |
| Deville Prime Campo Grande | 4.7 km | |
| Grand Park Hotel | 4.0 km | |
| Hotel Ipê MS | 3.6 km | |
| Hotel Metropolitan | 1.1 km | |
| Hotel Mohave | 0.8 km | |
| Hotel Vale Verde | 1.3 km | |
| Ibis Campo Grande | 6.2 km | |
| Indaiá Park Hotel | 1.0 km | |
| Novotel Campo Grande | 6.1 km | |
| OYO Cerrado Hotel OYO Rooms | 1.8 km |
All 12 hotels in Campo Grande, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Campo Grande
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Campo Grande are June and July. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; January is the wettest, with about 237 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Campo Grande: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Campo Grande Airport (CGR), about 5.4 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting around
Public transit in Campo Grande is composed by a network of buses. Integration is possible on the terminals, where one can change buses free of charge. Some terminals are as big as a bus station, some look more like a bus stop - such as the one deserving the main shopping mall. The fare costs R$ 3.70 (as of May 2018) and most cars only accept payment made with the city transit card.
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CGR · Campo Grande Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Campo Grande
Eat
As with many other Brazilian regions, Campo Grande is a melting pot of many cultures. However, the elements of this mixture are different from those encountered elsewhere in Brazil, and the city might have an exotic flavor even for Brazilians of other parts of the country. The culinary is marked by use of manioc, cerrado fruits and nuts (pequi, buriti, bocaiúva, guavira, etc.), molasses and corn flour (fubá). It's not difficult to find alligator meat - just make sure they're sourced from alligator farms, not from illegal hunting. Arroz carreteiro (rice with beef cubes and herbs) is the typical dish of the region.
Drink
Local drink is tereré, a cold infusion made of erva-mate (mate leaves). Compared to chimarrão, the leaves are ground more coarsely, and might have all sorts of added flavors. Mercadão Municipal is a good place to shop for them.
Stay safe
During the dry season (May to September), humidity levels in Campo Grande can easily drop below 30%. Such low levels can cause headache and irritation of eyes, throat, skin and nose (including nosebleeding), and it increases the risk of dehydration and respiration problems.
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Questions
Campo Grande: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Campo Grande?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Campo Grande are June and July. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; January is the wettest, with about 237 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Campo Grande?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Campo Grande Airport (CGR), about 5.4 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Campo Grande?
Brazilian real (BRL).
Nearby
Destinations near Campo Grande
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.