 Campinas was the birthplace of opera composer Carlos Gomes (1836 — 1896) and of the President of the Republic Campos Salles (1841 — 1913).It was home for 49 years to Hércules Florence, reputed as one of the early inventors of photography, photocopying and the mimeograph.The area of the city, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, is ; of this is the urban area and remaining constitute greater Campinas.