Campina Grande
[key], city, Paraíba state, NE Brazil, on the Borborema plateau. It
is an important commercial and financial center and a shipping point for
products from the Brazilian interior (hides and skins, cotton, and agave).
Campina Grande manufactures metal products, plastics, pharmaceuticals,
leather, and textiles. Other industries in the city are linked to
agriculture and cattle raising; beans, cassava, sisal, and cotton are the
chief agricultural products. The city was founded in the late 17th cent. and
developed rapidly as an important point on the route from the coast to the
interior.
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