The main economic activities of the Campinas Region are agricultural, industrial, textiles, automobiles, auto parts, machinery, agricultural equipment, food and beverages, chemical and petrochemical, pharmaceuticals, paper and cellulose, telecommunications, computers and electronics, etc. commerce and services.
The Campinas region is responsible for 9% of Brazils Gross Domestic Product (GDP), with just over 3% of the country’s population. Per capita income is one of the highest in Latin America (over US$ 9,000/year Purchase Parity Power). Five cities in Campinas region are among the 100 largest in GDPs in Brazil (Campinas, Paulínia, Americana, Sumaré and Indaiatuba), with Campinas occupying the 14th position (total GDP of US$ 60 billion). About 70 companies listed in the directory of the 500 largest private and public companies are headquartered in the Campinas region, with a total gross sales volume of more than 25 billion dollars in 2005 .
Campinas is home to many national and international high-tech industries including IBM, Dell, Motorola, Nortel, HP, Samsung, Alcatel, Bosch, and 3M.
The automotive industry is also heavily represented, such as General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Toyota, Magnetti Marelli, Eaton Corporation, Tenneco, Robert Bosch, Valeo, and many others. It also has a sizable pharmaceutical industry sector, with companies like Medley Farma, EMS Farma, Altana, Merck Sharp and Dohme.
In addition the region is home to many research centers and universities such as LNLS, CPqD, CenPRA, EMBRAPA, UNICAMP, and PUCCAMP, FACAMP, METROCAMP, e POLICAMP.
It is the Brazilian city with the largest number of high-tech business incubators and industrial parks such as the CIATEC I and II, Softex, TechnoPark, InCamp, Polis, TechTown, Industrial Park of Campinas and others.
According to Wired Magazine, Campinas is one of the highest-growth high-tech areas in Latin America, second only to the city of São Paulo Since 1995, the city has received over US$ 7 billion in investments in telecommunications, information technology and electronics. Of the 500 largest companies listed by Fortune magazine, 50 are already established in the Campinas region.
The presence of one of the largest oil refineries in Latin America , operated by Petrobras in the neighboring county of Paulínia, has attracted many petrochemical industries to the Campinas area, including DuPont, Rhone-Poulenc, and Royal Dutch Shell.
The Brazilian ethanol program was developed in Campinas and responsible for the development of a whole industry built around the use of ethanol as a fuel for motor vehicles, going from sucrose-rich sugarcane, alcohol refineries, fuel injection and motors capable of using either gasoline or ethanol.
As of 2000, Campinas became an official metropolitan region (RMC — Região Metropolitana de Campinas), with 19 municipalities, with a total of 2.3 million inhabitants and a total land area of 3,348 km² (data of 2000), adjacent to the São Paulo metropolitan region (RMSP).
The following is a list of each of the municipalities which compose the RMC and links to the individual websites:
Americana: www.americana.sp.gov.br
Artur Nogueira: www.arturnogueira.sp.gov.br
Valinhos: www.valinhos.sp.gov.br
Vinhedo: www.vinhedo.sp.gov.br
The Campinas municipality is also the administrative center of the micro- and meso-regions of the same name. The micro-region includes the RMC (Metropolitan Region of Campinas) and the municipality of Elias Fausto; the meso-region also includes the following municipalities: Aguaí, Amparo, Águas da Prata, Águas de Lindóia, Caconde, Casa Branca, Divinolândia, Espírito Santo do Pinhal, Estiva Gerbi, Itapira, Itobi, Lindóia, Mococa, Mogi Guaçu, Moji-Mirim, Monte Alegre do Sul, Pedra Bela, Pinhalzinho, Pirassununga, Porto Ferreira, Santa Cruz das Palmeiras, Santo Antônio do Jardim, São João da Boa Vista, São José do Rio Pardo, São Sebastião da Grama, Serra Negra, Socorro, Tambaú, Tapiratiba, Vargem Grande do Sul and Vinhedo.
Metropolitan area 19 cities, a population of 3,2 million people. The greater Campinas area of influence includes inhabitants of 49 cities, responsible for 9% of Brazils Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
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