CAMPOS  , 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 coast-wise navigation by dangerous sandbars at its mouth . The shipping port for Campos is Imbetiba (near Macahe), 6o m. south-west, 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 .