Campos dos Goytacazes

Coordinates: 21°45′14″S 41°19′26″W / 21.75389°S 41.32389°W / -21.75389; -41.32389

Campos
—  Municipality  —
The Municipality of Campos dos Goytacazes
Lagoon in the city
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): "The Capital of Oil and Sugar"
Location of Campos in the State of Rio de Janeiro
Campos Location of Campos in the State of Rio de Janeiro
Coordinates: 21°45′14″S 41°19′26″W / 21.75389°S 41.32389°W / -21.75389; -41.32389
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Rio de Janeiro
Founded	March 28, 1835
Government
– Mayor	Rosinha Garotinho (PSB)
Area
– Total	4,032 km2 (1,556.8 sq mi)
Elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Population (2008)
– Total	431,839
– Density	105/km2 (271.9/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 gojtaˈkaziʃ]) is a municipality and city located in the northern area of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, with a population of 431,839 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, that 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.

The colonization of the area started in the 16th century, and on May 29, 1677 was created the São Salvador de Campos de Goytacazes village. 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 km, and the 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.

Economy

The GDP for the city was R$ 16,116,180,000 (2005).^[1]

The per capita income for the city was R$ 37,813 (2005).^[2]

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.

External links

• Campos Prefecture Official Website
• Bishop Antônio de Castro Mayer

References

1. ^ (in Portuguese) (PDF) GDP. Campos, Brazil: IBGE. 2005. ISBN 85-240-3919-1. http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2005/tab01.pdf. Retrieved 2007-07-18. 
2. ^ (in Portuguese) (PDF) per capita income. Campos, Brazil: IBGE. 2005. ISBN 85-240-3919-1. http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2005/tab01.pdf. Retrieved 2007-07-18.