Campos do Jordão

coldest municipality in the southeastern region of Brazil and the highest in Brazil, located in the interior of São Paulo state

Key facts

Country: Brazil
Region: Southeast
State: São Paulo
Metropolitan region: Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte
Founded: April 29, 1874
Mayor: Carlos Eduardo Pereira da Silva Republicanos
Total: 290.520 km (112.170 sq mi)
Elevation: 1,628 m (5,341 ft)
Density: 164.76/km (426.7/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC-3 ( BRT )
Postal code: 12460-000
Area code: +55 12
Hdi 2010

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Campos do Jordão ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkɐ̃puz du ʒoʁˈdɐ̃w]) is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in southeastern Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 52,405 (2020 est.) in an area of 290.52 square kilometres (112.17 mi). The city is situated 1,628 metres (5,341 ft) above sea level and is the highest city in Brazil.

There are numerous outdoor activities for tourists and winter residents. These include hiking, mountain climbing, treetop cable swings (arborismo), horseback riding, and ATV and motorbike riding. July, of winter season vacations, sees an enormous influx of visitors (more than quadrupling the city's population), due in part to the winter festival of classical music.