How to Suceed in Convincing Municipalities to build Astronomy Centres: the experience of Campinas Region

Abstract

The objective of this work is to make known the astronomical activities in the region of Campinas, the process of developing municipal cooperation and the general conclusions that reflect this process.This research has been done by means of interviews with people related to the creation of astronomical centers in the region of the city of Campinas that is located in the state of São Paulo in Brasil (Fig. 1 and 2).The conditions studied are related with this region but many ideas could be used in developing countries or others.