Praça Batista Campos, Belém

Praça Batista Campos is located in the city of Belém, in the state of Pará, Brazil.

In the 19th century, the land belonged to Maria Manoela de Figueira e Salvaterra and was therefore known as "Largo da Salvaterra". After the death of the owner, the land became the property of the Belém City Council and was renamed "Sergipe Square" in honor of the new Brazilian province. Thus, in 1897, during the government of the intendant Antônio Lemos, the square was named after one of the main characters of Cabanagem: Canon Batista Campos, who died in 1834. At the time the square was a simple square with a few mango trees and a central bed. Three years later, when it was inaugurated on February 14, 1904, it was already one of the most beautiful squares in Belém.

Obeying the "gardens without railings" plan, the square had fourteen entrances. Later the square's sidewalks were covered with Portuguese mosaic with Marajoaras motifs. The square has a bandstand, waterways with bridges, and is landscaped with native trees.

Today it is entitled as one of the most beautiful environments of the capital of Pará, and has almost 3 thousand square meters of built area, is located in the quadrilateral formed by Avenida Serzedelo Corrêa, Rua dos Mundurucus, Rua dos Tamoios and Travessa Padre Eutíquio. It is also classified as a cultural space where visitors can practice physical activities, leisure or just look for peace and quiet.

Every day hundreds of people visit the square and because of this the place requires care and maintenance, all so that it does not lose its "European charm", conquered and maintained until today. Currently, the conservation and maintenance of the square is the responsibility of the municipal government.