Campos dos Goytacazes - Brasil
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| The Municipality of
Campos dos Goytacazes | |||
 Lagoon in the city
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| Nickname(s): "The Capital of Oil and Sugar" | |||
 Location of Campos in the State of Rio de Janeiro
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| Coordinates: 21°45′14″S 41°19′26″W | |||
| Country |  Brazil
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| Region | Southeast | ||
| State |  Rio de Janeiro
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| Founded | March 28, 1835 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Rosinha Garotinho (PSB) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 4,032 km (1,557 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| • Total | 463,545 | ||
| • Density | 105/km (270/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-3 | ||
| Postal Code | 28000-000 | ||
| Area code(s) | +55 22 | ||
| Website | Campos, Rio de Janeiro | ||
Campos dos Goytacazes (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkɐ̃puʒ duʒ ɡojtaˈkaziʃ]) is a municipality and city located in the northern area of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, with a population of 463,545 inhabitants. Its area is 4,031.910 km², which makes it the largest municipality in the state and its elevation is 14 m. Its name comes from the geographical characteristic of the region, very flat with fields (campos in Portuguese) and from the Goytacazes Indians, which inhabited the region. Campos, as the city is usually known, is a macro region of the Northern Fluminense, and is a micro region of Campos dos Goytacazes. The city has a tropical climate.
Colonization of the area started in the 16th century, and the village of São Salvador de Campos de Goytacazes was founded on May 29, 1677. On March 28, 1835 the village was promoted to city status.
The city's distance to Rio de Janeiro city, which is the capital of the state, is 286 kilometres (178 mi). BR-101 is the access highway of the city of Campos. Regular air services are operated from its airport Bartolomeu Lysandro. It is the easternmost municipality in Rio de Janeiro.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Campos was the see of Bishop Antônio de Castro Mayer, nicknamed "The Lion of Campos", who was one of the bishops who opposed the Vatican II reforms and who teamed with Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre of Dakar to consecrate four independent bishops in Econe, Switzerland, 1991. Nowadays there are in Campos two Roman Catholic jurisdictions: a Diocese, whose Bishop is Monsignor Roberto Gomes Guimarães and the Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney, whose Apostolic Administrator is Monsignor Fernando Areas Rifan.
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Economy
The GDP for the city was R$ 16,116,180,000. (2005).
The per capita income for the city was R$ 37,813 (2005).
Education
Portuguese language is the official national language, and thus the primary language taught in schools. But English and Spanish are part of the official high school curriculum.
Educational institutions
- Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense;
- Universidade Cândido Mendes;
- Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro;
- Faculdade de Medicina de Campos;
- Faculdade de Direito de Campos;
- Faculdade de Odontologia Campos;
- IF Fluminense (former CEFET Campos);
- Universidade Federal Fluminense;
- Universidade Salgado de Oliveira;
- Universidade Estácio de Sá;
- Faculdade Batista Fluminense;
- Ise-Censa;
- Unigranrio;
Sports
There are at least three football clubs in the city: Americano Futebol Clube, Goytacaz Futebol Clube and Clube Esportivo Rio Branco. The derby between Americano and Goytacaz is known as Goyta-cano.
- Campos Prefecture Official Website
- Bishop Antônio de Castro Mayer