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The annual Winter Festival consists of shows are scheduled for the whole month of July. All kinds of bands are invited to the city, from sertanejo (a Brazilian form of country music) to heavy metal. Ballet and plays are often part of it. Although the event is more oriented toward city residents, it's a touristic event and July might be the best time to visit Amparo.
Small palace constructed in 1885 to be home of a local aristocrat, Colonel Luíz de Souza Leite. It later became the Amparo's city hall and the city council hall. It is now a museum with 15,000 pieces, mostly from the 19th century, and is considered to be the most relevant museum of the Circuito das Águas.
Amparo's main square, containing some buildings of interest:
Hospital constructed in 1890 by a Campinas aristocrat.
The palace built in 1892, now a hospital, is one of the most beautiful constructions of the city.
Art museum founded in 1975, containing about 400 works.
Technical school founded in 1911 to train factory works, which retains its original function.