the
campo de santana is not only a beautiful city park
- it
commemorates a glorious moment in brazilian history. during the seventeenth century, the land on which the park is
located, was a large open campo (fied). the field received its
name from the church of nossa senhora de santana (our lady of
santana) that was built in here.
at one point, the field was
used for military exercises and for large public and religious
festivals.