Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
Campos dos Goytacazes travel guide
Campos dos Goytacazes is a city in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, home to about 519,000 people.
- Best months
- May to September
- Nearest airport
- CAW7 km · Bartolomeu Lisandro Airport
- Currency
- BRLBrazilian real
- Time zone
- America/Sao Paulo
- Language
- Portuguese, Brazilian Sign Language
About
About Campos dos Goytacazes
Campos dos Goytacazes is a city located in the northern region of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, with a population of 483,540 inhabitants. It is the largest city in Rio de Janeiro (state) outside of the Greater Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area.
Colonization of the area started in the 16th century, and the village of São Salvador de Campos de Goytacazes was founded on May 29, 1677. On March 28, 1835 the village was promoted to city status.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Campos dos Goytacazes
See
- Serra do Imbé
Do
- Festa de Santo Amaro
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Where to stay
Hotels in Campos dos Goytacazes
2 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel Amazonas | 0.2 km | |
| Hotel Gaspar | 0.2 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Campos dos Goytacazes
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Campos dos Goytacazes are May to September. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; November is the wettest, with about 181 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Campos dos Goytacazes: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bartolomeu Lisandro Airport (CAW), about 6.6 km from the city centre in a straight line.
CAW · Bartolomeu Lisandro Airport
Questions
Campos dos Goytacazes: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Campos dos Goytacazes?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Campos dos Goytacazes are May to September. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; November is the wettest, with about 181 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Campos dos Goytacazes?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bartolomeu Lisandro Airport (CAW), about 6.6 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Campos dos Goytacazes?
Brazilian real (BRL).
Nearby
Destinations near Campos dos Goytacazes
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.