Campos

American  

[kahn-poos] / ˈkɑ̃ pʊs /

noun

1. a city in E Brazil, near Rio de Janeiro.

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Campos British  

/ ˈkəːmpuʃ /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

Although the appeals judges could have awarded the case to Torres Campos due to Bonar’s performance, they declined to do so — because Torres Campos’ lawyers hadn’t checked their opposing counsel’s citations themselves.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

I was like, ‘OK,’” said Campos, 22 years old, adding that she was “low key” worried about a drone coming down from above and hitting her.

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

There was no room to keep animals in town so my father had to sell his small herd, but he would not sell his horse so he gave it to a good friend, Benito Campos.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya