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Campo Bom

1829 establishments in BrazilMunicipalities in Rio Grande do Sul
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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. 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.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 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.

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Campo Bom
Rua João S. do Amaral, Região Geográfica Imediata de Novo Hamburgo - São Leopoldo

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Rua João S. do Amaral

Rua João S. do Amaral
93700-000 Região Geográfica Imediata de Novo Hamburgo - São Leopoldo, Centro (Campo Bom)
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis Gonzaga
Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis Gonzaga

The Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis Gonzaga is the main church in the city of Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul.The foundation of the future Church was started on January 7, 1924, after purchasing land with 9.650m ², where it is today the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis Gonzaga. The new church was planned to be built with three naves, and average lengths of 25m by 18m wide by Architect Jose Lutzenberger, and the works were sponsored by the Construction Breidenbach Mosmann & Cia. On June 6, 1952, Archbishop Dom Vicente Scherer, Porto Alegre, gave the blessing the new Matrix. It was covered part of the building in July 1953. On March 21, 1954, inaugurated a part of the Matrix and the next day the chapel was demolished in 1924 (his material was sent to build a parish in the district Rondônia, called Lady. Of Thanks). In 1956 it was destroyed the dividing wall and placed the majestic scale of the new Temple. In the same year was installed tubular organ "Bohn" (currently valued at U.S. $133,000). In 1959 was contracted Italian painter Aldo Locatelli to make the sacred paintings of São Luiz Gonzaga, patron of St. Louis Parish and that today one can see in the presbytery of this church. With the creation of the Diocese of Novo Hamburgo on March 30, 1980, was elevated to Cathedral São Luiz Gonzaga. The cathedral was consecrated only on October 12, 1991. It became Cathedral Dedicated and from this date earned the title of Cathedral Basilica St. Louis Gonzaga. Between 1994 and 1995 a major restoration was done with external lighting towers and side (78 Installed spotlights sodium).