Campo Bom

See also: Campo

Campo Bom is a city of the Brésil.

The city holds the origin of its name of the quality of the pastures of this area (" Campo Bom" mean " Good Champ" , in Portuguese) and with the water abundance who allowed the former cowherds passing by the area to settle with their animals, benefitting from the softness and the peace of the place.

History

The municipality of Campo Bom was a colony of São Leopoldo, inhabited by Amerindian popularly called " Bugres" (ethnos group Kaî-Gang). The occupation by the European immigrants begins starting from 1814.

Between December 1825 and January 1826, German families arrive by the Rio back Sinos, while unloading in Oporto Blos.

The grounds " campobonsenses" , before the installation of the German colony of São Leopoldo, in 1824, were used as crossing point for the herds of cattle which went down from the Serra Geral and Campos de São Francisco and Vacaria, in direction of the capital of the province. They are the cowherds who gave his name to the zone of Campo Bom.

In 1926, Campo Bom becomes Vila (hamlet), and, the following year, she is considered 2nd District of São Leopoldo.

The January 31st, 1959 , Campo Bom émancipe of São Leopoldo.

Economy

  • Returned per head (2000): R$ 369,70 (Exchange 2000: R$1,00 = 4,00 FF)
    Source: Atlas of the Human Development UNDP - 2000

  • GDP per head (2003): R$ 19.073 (Exchange 2003: 1,00€ = R$3,00) Source: FAIRY

Mayors

  • 2000 Giovani Batista Feltes (PMDB) - elected official with 21.315 votes

  • 2004 Giovani Batista Feltes (PMDB) - elected official with 17.255 votes

Demography

  • Life expectancy: 75,92 years (2000) Source: FAIRY

  • Coefficient of infant mortality (2005): 6,76 per 1000 Source: FAIRY
  • Rate of Illiteracy (2000): 4,88% Source: FAIRY
  • Population growth (2005): 1,43% per annum
  • Index of Human development (IDH): 0,837
    Source: Atlas of the Humain/PNUD Development - 2000
  • 50,61% women
  • 49,39% men
  • 95,96% of the population is urban
  • 4,04% of the population is rural

See too

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