{{Short description|City in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Município de Campo Bom | nickname = The Little Giant of the Valley | motto = | website = [http://www.campobom.rs.gov.br/ campobom.rs.gov.br] | image_skyline = Vista_de_Campo_Bom.jpg | image_caption = View of Campo Bom | image_flag = Bandeira de Campo Bom.png | image_shield = Coat of arms of Campo Bom RS.png | image_map = Locator map of Campo Bom in Rio Grande do Sul.svg | map_caption = Location in [[Rio Grande do Sul]], [[Brazil]] | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Brazil|Region]] | subdivision_type2 = [[States of Brazil|State]] | subdivision_name = [[Brazil]] | subdivision_name1 = [[South Region, Brazil|South]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Rio Grande do Sul]] | established_title = Founded | established_date = 1829 | established_title2 = Incorporated | established_date2 = 1959 | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 61 | population_footnotes = | population_as_of = 2020<ref name="ibge">{{cite web |title=Panorama IBGE |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rs/campo-bom/panorama |website=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) |access-date=11 October 2023 |language=Portuguese}}</ref> | population_total = 69,458 | population_density_km2 = 992.79 | timezone = [[Time in Brazil|BRT]] | utc_offset = &minus;3 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = {{coord|29|40|44|S|51|03|10|W|region:BR|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 29 | footnotes = }}

'''Campo Bom''' is a town located in the [[valley]] of the [[Sinos River]], in the State of [[Rio Grande do Sul]], [[Brazil]]. It belongs to the [[Greater Porto Alegre]] area.

The city is known as ''"The little giant of the valley"'', and it has a diversified industrial economy, including automotive, metallurgical, chemical, pottery and glass industries. Due to its initial development to the footwear sector it is known, along with its neighbour [[Novo Hamburgo]], as the ''"national shoemaking capital"''. The town exports to several countries, including [[Portugal]], [[China]], [[Germany]] and the [[United States of America|United States]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Novo Hamburgo (RS) é reconhecida como a capital do calçado |url=https://www.cnm.org.br/comunicacao/noticias/novo-hamburgo-rs-é-reconhecida-como-a-capital-do-calçado |website=Confederação Nacional de Municípios (CNM) |access-date=11 October 2023 |language=Portuguese}}</ref>

It is one of the most developed cities throughout the State of [[Rio Grande do Sul]]. Education, health, leisure and quality of life in the city are references in the Country. The town was also the first city in Brazil to offer free [[Internet]] available to 100% of the population and the first dedicated [[Bike path|bicycle path]] in South America built in 1977 having now over 22,000 metres in total, of which 8,000 metres surrounds the city's centre.<ref name="cbpioneirismo">{{cite web |title=Pioneirismo |url=https://www.campobom.rs.gov.br/index.php/a-cidade/pioneirismo |website=Prefeitura Municipal de Campo Bom |access-date=11 October 2023|language=Portuguese}}</ref>

==History==

The colonisation of the town started in 1825 with [[German colonization in Rio Grande do Sul|German immigrants]] who settled in the town centre, along what is now known as Avenida Brasil.<ref name="cbhistory">{{cite web |title=História de Campo Bom |url=https://www.campobom.rs.gov.br/index.php/a-cidade/historia-da-cidade |website=Prefeitura Municipal de Campo Bom |access-date=11 October 2023 |language=Portuguese}}</ref> They were mostly [[Protestantism|Protestants]] of [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]] denomination. In 1829 they built the first [[Evangelical|evangelic]] temple in [[South Region, Brazil|southern]] Brazil.<ref name="cbpioneirismo" />

Initially, agriculture was the only economic activity. Afterwards landmarks such as the Deuner Mill started being built and also brought more economic activity to the town. More recently the Shoemaking Industry, with factories like Reichert, Schutz, Arezzo and Schmidt Irmãos, and commerce have been the main contributors to the town's economic success.

Campo Bom was elevated to a district of [[São Leopoldo]] in 1926. The district evolved and was awarded emancipation on January 31, 1959.<ref name="cbhistory" /><ref>{{cite web |title=São Leopoldo's history |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rs/sao-leopoldo/historico |website=IBGE |access-date=11 October 2023|language=Portuguese}}</ref>

The origin of the municipality's name came from the drovers who drove cattle from the ''Campos de Cima da Serra'' to São Leopoldo and [[Porto Alegre]], passing through the town. The drovers rested in the shade of trees while the cattle grazed in the ''good field'' of the city (good field means Campo Bom).<ref name="cbhistory" />

==Geography==

Located on the lower slope of the northeast of the state, at latitude 29º40'44" S and longitude 51º03'10" W, Campo Bom is at an altitude of 29 meters above sea level. Its population in 2021 was 69,981 inhabitants. It is located 56.8&nbsp;km from Porto Alegre, the state capital, via asphalt roads.<ref name="ibge" />

It is a municipality that relies on the waters of the Sinos River and records the highest temperatures in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in the summer, and even sometimes during the rest of the year.

According to [[National Institute of Meteorology|INMET]], relating to the year 1985 and the periods from 1988 to 1998, 2000 and from 2002 onwards, the city's highest recorded temperature was 41.9&nbsp;°C (107.4&nbsp;°F) on November 16, 1985, and the lowest was -1.8&nbsp;°C (28,7&nbsp;°F) on July 14, 2000, July 25, 2009, and June 8, 2012. The highest [[precipitation]] in 24 hours was 209&nbsp;mm on June 16, 2023, breaking the old record from April 23, 2011, with 154&nbsp;mm.<ref>{{cite web |title=Banco de Dados Meteorológicos de INMET |url=https://bdmep.inmet.gov.br |website=Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (INMET) |access-date=11 October 2023|language=Portuguese}}</ref>

===Climate===

{{Weather box|width=auto |metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Campo Bom (1981–2010) |Jan high C = 32.2 |Feb high C = 31.6 |Mar high C = 30.6 |Apr high C = 27.2 |May high C = 23.1 |Jun high C = 20.9 |Jul high C = 20.5 |Aug high C = 22.7 |Sep high C = 23.5 |Oct high C = 26.8 |Nov high C = 29.4 |Dec high C = 31.6 | year high C = 26.7 |Jan mean C = 24.9 |Feb mean C = 24.3 |Mar mean C = 23.3 |Apr mean C = 20.1 |May mean C = 16.1 |Jun mean C = 14.3 |Jul mean C = 13.5 |Aug mean C = 15.2 |Sep mean C = 16.7 |Oct mean C = 19.7 |Nov mean C = 22.0 |Dec mean C = 24.0 | year mean C = 19.5 |Jan low C = 19.4 |Feb low C = 19.4 |Mar low C = 18.5 |Apr low C = 15.4 |May low C = 11.7 |Jun low C = 10.0 |Jul low C = 9.0 |Aug low C = 10.2 |Sep low C = 11.8 |Oct low C = 14.5 |Nov low C = 16.2 |Dec low C = 18.1 | year low C = 14.5 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 139.5 |Feb precipitation mm = 130.7 |Mar precipitation mm = 113.7 |Apr precipitation mm = 121.5 |May precipitation mm = 110.7 |Jun precipitation mm = 132.6 |Jul precipitation mm = 149.4 |Aug precipitation mm = 131.9 |Sep precipitation mm = 168.0 |Oct precipitation mm = 154.2 |Nov precipitation mm = 115.5 |Dec precipitation mm = 114.5 |year precipitation mm = 1582.2 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 10 | Feb precipitation days = 10 | Mar precipitation days = 9 | Apr precipitation days = 9 | May precipitation days = 8 | Jun precipitation days = 9 | Jul precipitation days = 10 | Aug precipitation days = 9 | Sep precipitation days = 10 | Oct precipitation days = 10 | Nov precipitation days = 8 | Dec precipitation days = 9 | year precipitation days = | Jan humidity = 75.0 | Feb humidity = 78.2 | Mar humidity = 79.5 | Apr humidity = 82.3 | May humidity = 84.0 | Jun humidity = 84.9 | Jul humidity = 82.9 | Aug humidity = 80.8 | Sep humidity = 79.9 | Oct humidity = 77.2 | Nov humidity = 73.4 | Dec humidity = 72.9 | year humidity = 79.3 |source 1 = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia<ref name=INMET>{{cite web | url = http://www.inmet.gov.br/portal/index.php?r=clima/normaisclimatologicas | title = Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010 | publisher = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia | language = Portuguese | accessdate = 21 May 2024 | archive-date = 22 September 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190922133747/http://www.inmet.gov.br/portal/index.php?r=clima%2Fnormaisclimatologicas | url-status = dead }}</ref> }}

==Economy== Firstly, agriculture was the only economic activity. The emergence of the footwear industry, and also of brickworks, were responsible for boosting the local economy. In the 70s, boosted by the footwear industry, the city received several immigrants from other regions of the state.

==Sports== The city's [[soccer]] team, [[Clube 15 de Novembro]] has a regional prominence, despite having closed its professional division in 2008 and again in 2013 after financial problems. The headquarters of this club resembles Germanic architecture. Currently, 15 de Novembro has departments for various sports like [[tennis]], [[shooting]], soccer academies, [[archery]], [[handball]] and [[chess]], in addition to the [[swimming pools]] department.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Raul Blos |title=Uma história que se confunde com a história da própria cidade |url=http://www.clube15.com.br/hist15.htm |website=Clube 15 de Novembro |access-date=11 October 2023 |language=Portuguese}}</ref>

==Culture== The culture of the community is deeply linked to German colonization, the taste for singing, dancing and traditions brought from the distant homeland, gave rise to the societies Concórdia (Current 15 November), the Clube Recreativo e Cultural Oriente and Sociedade e Canto Progresso

The attachment to Rio Grande do Sul's traditions is also present through the rural rodeos carried out by the ''Gaucho Tradition Centers'' (in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: Centro de Tradições Gaúchas - CTG) Campo Verde, M'Bororé, Palanques da Tradição and Guapos do Itapuí.

The city has a theatre and two cinemas with modern infrastructure, at the ''Campo Bom Integrated Education Center'' (in Portuguese: Centro de Educação Integrada - C.E.I), where the bus station is also located. One of the movie theaters is named after the actress [[Bárbara Paz]], who was born in Campo Bom.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bárbara Paz é uma das cidadãs ilustres de Campo Bom |url=https://www.jornalrepercussao.com.br/dia-a-dia/barbara-paz-e-uma-das-cidadas-ilustres-de-campo-bom |website=Jornal Repercussão |access-date=11 October 2023 |language=Portuguese}}</ref>

The majority of the city's population is made up of German and Italian descendants, but there is also a minority of Portuguese, Spanish and Polish descendants. Alongside the national language, Portuguese, the [[German language]] is considered a cultural heritage of the city, protected by [[National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage|IPHAN]] since 2008.

== See also == * [[List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul]] * [[Vale do Sinos Technology Park, VALETEC Park]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * http://www.campobom.rs.gov.br/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111202082104/http://www.campobom.rs.gov.br/ |date=2011-12-02 }} * {{cite web |title=Clube 15 de Novembro |url=http://www.clube15denovembro.com.br |website=Clube 15 de Novembro |access-date=11 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731121836/http://clube15denovembro.com.br/ |archive-date=31 July 2023 |url-status=dead}}

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