Bosque dos Jequitibás, a park with a zoo full of animals native to Brazil and a small natural history museum. It is located on both sides of a ravine to the east of the centre. It's definitely worthwhile spending an afternoon there. The park is named after the mighty tree species, Jequitibá or Cariniana legalis growing there. It is a relative of the tree that produces Brazil nuts.
A rather relaxed tapir.
Apes...
...and a queue of turtles; surely the appropriate collective noun!
The central square of Bosque dos Jequitibás, where the museum and the food stalls are. ->
Estádio Guarani, home of the local football team.
<- Mighty roots!
It's interesting that some plants are seasonal (e.g. the tree in the photo on the left) while others, such as this hedge flowering in mid winter, aren't. Campinas is at a latitude (23S) which corresponds to the central Sahara (southern Algeria) in the northern hemisphere.
Banana trees in Campinas's posh quarter, Vila Nova.
Views from the hotel window across the backyards of Cambuí, just north of the centre.
