Campos

American

[kahn-poos] / ˈkɑ̃ pʊs /

noun

a city in E Brazil, near Rio de Janeiro.

Campos British

/ ˈkəːmpuʃ /

noun

a city in E Brazil, in E Rio de Janeiro state on the Paraíba River. Pop: 388 000 (2005 est)

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The researchers are now testing moringa seed extract on water collected from the Paraíba do Sul River, which supplies São José dos Campos.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

Jasmine Campos and Aaliyah Zamano had RBI hits for the Conquerors, who fell to 14-8.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Campos said it was hard to imagine a war nearly 8,000 miles away coming to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

The JPMorgan market intelligence team of Andrew Tyler, Federico Manicardi, Ellen Wang and Victoria Campos said they expect further underperformance of European stocks versus their American counterparts.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

Mario Campos Gutierrez, supervisor of Grupo Beta Sur, estimates that half eventually get here—after repeated attempts.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

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