Campos Novos Paulista is a municipality in the state of
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...
in
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. The population is 4,997 (2020 est.) in an area of . The elevation is . Its original given name in 1880 was Campos Novos do Paranapanema, being later simplified to Campos Novos, and finally acquiring its current name around 1940. The region was originally inhabited by the
Caingangues people, being later colonized by immigrants and having its lands dedicated to the production of coffee.
References
External links
Campos Novos Paulista municipality webpagein Brazilian Portuguese
Municipalities in São Paulo (state)
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