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Campina Grande beyond São João — João Pessoa and region

Campina Grande

Campina Grande beyond the São João

What to see in Campina Grande outside June: two museums designed by Niemeyer, the Açude Velho, the Vila do Artesão and the Ingá archaeological site.

Photo: Brunosprak at Portuguese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Short answer

What is there to do in Campina Grande outside June?

Visit the Assis Chateaubriand Art Museum and the Paraíba Folk Art Museum, both in buildings designed by Oscar Niemeyer, plus the Açude Velho, the Vila do Artesão and the Cotton and Telegraph museums.

Coming to João Pessoa? We manage 39 buildings along the shore, with our own team on the ground and direct booking, with no platform fee.

Two Niemeyer museums

The Assis Chateaubriand Art Museum occupies a building designed by Oscar Niemeyer and holds works by Di Cavalcanti, Cândido Portinari and Anita Malfatti.

The Paraíba Folk Art Museum, also by Niemeyer, presents crafts, music, cordel literature and northeastern traditions in three themed pavilions.

The city on foot

  • Açude Velho — the city's postcard view, best in the late afternoon
  • Vila do Artesão — dozens of local craft shops
  • Cotton Museum and Telegraph Museum — to understand where the city came from
Açude Velho in Campina Grande with the buildings reflected in the water
Photo: A. Júnior · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Day trips from Campina

The Ingá archaeological site, with its rock inscriptions, is the most popular outing. Cabaceiras and Galante are also worth a day.

Questions

What guests usually ask

What is there to do in Campina Grande outside June?

Visit the Assis Chateaubriand Art Museum and the Paraíba Folk Art Museum, both in buildings designed by Oscar Niemeyer, plus the Açude Velho, the Vila do Artesão and the Cotton and Telegraph museums.

Is the Ingá Archaeological Site worth a visit?

It is the most popular trip from Campina Grande, known for its rock inscriptions. It makes a good day trip.

Does Campina Grande have museums by Oscar Niemeyer?

Yes, two: the Assis Chateaubriand Art Museum and the Paraíba Folk Art Museum.

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Where to stay

Our apartments for this trip

Pool — Aruanda
Tambaú, João Pessoa

Aruanda

Five apartments of ours in a quiet building on Silvino Lopes. Tambaú beach is a thirteen-minute walk — close enough to go in flip-flops, far enough to sleep in silence.

Facade — Move Tambaú
Tambaú, João Pessoa

Move Tambaú

Seventy-five apartments of ours in the largest flat building in Tambaú away from the seafront. Studios of 15 m² for up to two people, with private kitchen and bathroom — some of them facing the rooftop pool. Six minutes on foot from the beach.

Pool — Co-House Tambaú
Tambaú, João Pessoa

Co-House Tambaú

Mixes flats and two-bedroom apartments in the same tower, which makes room for families in a neighbourhood dominated by studios.

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