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Campos
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
or an inland city of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the Parahyba river, 30 m. from the sea, and about 143 m. N.E. of the city of Rio de Janeiro. Pop. (1890) of the city, 22,518; of the municipality, 78,036. The river is navigable for small steamers above and below the city, but is closed to coastwise navigation by dangerous sandbars at its mouth. The shipping port for Campos is Imbetiba (near Macahe), 60 m. southwest, with which it is connected by rail. There is also water communication between the two places by means of coastal lakes united by canals. Campos has indirect railway communication with Rio de Janeiro by way of Macahe, and is the starting point for several small independent lines. The elevation of the city is only 69 ft. above sea level, and it stands near the western margin of a highly fertile alluvial plain devoted to the production of sugar. The climate is hot and humid, and many kinds of tropical fruit are produced in abundance.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Campos'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/c/campos.html. 1910.
