Campos do Jordão


Campos do Jordão 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 in an area of. The city is situated 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, horseback riding, and ATV and motorbike riding. July, of winter season vacations, sees an enormous influx of visitors, due in part to the winter festival of classical music.
Its attractions throughout the year include German, Swiss and Italian cuisine restaurants, bars, and a cable car. There are many pousadas and chalets. Also, in order to cater to the large number of visitors, several bars, lounges, discos and clubs open during the winter months.
WWW camposdojordao.sp.gov.br

Demography

RacePercentage
White83.9%
Multiracial12.2%
Black2.3%
Asian0.5%

Economy

The city's economy is based mainly on tourism; due to its location at high elevation in the Mantiqueira Mountains, and traditional European-style architecture. Buildings are mostly vernacular architecture from German, Swiss, or Italian models. Many of the wealthiest residents in the state of São Paulo have winter country houses here.
Despite the high income of many visitors, the HDI of Campos do Jordão is not very high because the owners of the houses in the best neighbourhoods are not regular inhabitants; these houses are used only during the holidays. The city can be reached from São Paulo mainly by road through the Rodovia Floriano Rodrigues Pinheiro. There is also a picturesque railroad from Pindamonhangaba, used mostly by tourists. At the end of the main road going through Campos do Jordão, there is a state park called Horto Florestal.

Geography

The city is located in the northeastern side of the State of São Paulo, bordering Minas Gerais in the north. Campos do Jordão is at a distance of 180km from the City of São Paulo, 334km from the City of Rio de Janeiro, and 486km from Belo Horizonte. The Mantiqueira Mountains provide unique panoramic views, and the municipality's region still has undeveloped old growth Atlantic Forest habitat. The native Brazilian Paraná pine is found here.
The municipality contains the Campos do Jordão State Park, created in 1941. It contains the Mananciais de Campos do Jordão State Park, created in 1993 to protect the water supply of the municipal seat. It also contains the Campos do Jordão Environmental Protection Area, created in 1984.
Campos do Jordão is located on a crystalline plateau where the High Felds are located formed from the quaternary, increasing the geomorphological risks with the increase of urbanization and seen inadequate occupations as in straight slopes. These areas may be at risk of landslide. The municipality has rounded topos and amphitheaters where organic clay is found due to erosive processes and due to this constitution its characteristic is the concentration of water.
A former state governor had a winter residence in the city, the Boa Vista Palace, which is now a museum in the city.

Climate

Campos do Jordão features a temperate oceanic climate, characterized by warm to mild summers, cool winters and a fairly comfortable and pleasant climate year-round.
Despite being situated at a higher elevation than some of the highest portions of the state of Santa Catarina, the city still enjoys comparatively warmer winters on average, given its lower latitude. Over extended periods of time, the area also sees sporadic snowfall, which is associated with the drier mid-year air currents. Given its mild-temperature montane ecosystem, the Araucaria pine, commonly associated with Brazil's southernmost region, naturally grows around the area, specially along the higher grounds of the Mantiqueira Mountains. The city's average annual evapotranspiration rate is one of the lowest in the state of São Paulo, which can lead to water shortages during the drier periods of the year.
The average annual precipitation is approximately 1850mm, with the majority of it falling in December and January. The averaged daily mean temperature for the city is 14.5°C ; while there are many colder cities in Brazil, the prolonged duration of cooler weather in Campos do Jordão tends to result in lower average temperatures than other municipalities like Curitiba, Lages or Canela. Temperatures can drop below 0°C in winter, reaching a few degrees above freezing inside the Paraíba Valley, while apparent temperatures may be even lower. Occasionally, average winter temperatures may also rise and remain above freezing, as was the case in 1999. Despite the high altitude, the overall local weather conditions do not allow for regular snowfall, though it isn't an impossibility: snow occurrences, although rare, have been accounted for in 1928, 1942, 1947 and 1966. These events appear to have occurred at intervals of approximately two decades; however, snowfall episodes of this nature have seemingly ceased in recent times. Additionally, while recorded dates for snowfall are not unanimously agreed upon, the National Institute of Meteorology, in operation since 1944, has not documented any instances of snowflakes in the area.
According to data from INMET, the record low temperature ever recorded in Campos do Jordão was -7.2°C, on June 6, 1988. Furthermore, according to the Forecast Center, the winter for that year was also the coldest on record. In contrast, between 2008 and 2018, the lowest temperature recorded was a considerably warmer -3.8°C, indicating that urbanization can significantly lessen colder conditions. Prior to 1988, unofficial records show even lower temperatures: -7.4°C on June 26, 1918, -8°C on July 25, 1923, and -8.7°C in July 1926. During the same period, the record high temperature was 30.5°C on September 17, 1961. Temperatures also reached 30°C on two other occasions: September 21, 1961, and October 14, 1963, though limited data is available. During winter, colder temperatures are more common in June and July, even though theytypically rise above freezing in the afternoon, while ultimately remaining cool. September and April are generally considered to be consisted of more pleasant days, with temperatures above 30°C being rare occurrences.
The highest 24-hour precipitation total in Campos do Jordão was 146.7mm on March 10, 1965. Other significant precipitation events include 129mm on October 14, 1995, 121.1mm on January 24, 1964, 118.2mm on March 8, 1966, 111.4mm on December 24, 1971, 108.4mm on May 25, 2005, 106.4mm on December 14, 1971, 104.2mm on December 2, 1963, 102.8mm on November 20, 1971, and 101.2mm on December 22, 1966. The highest ever precipitation month in Campos do Jordão was December 1971, with a recorded total of 606.6mm. Interestingly, Christmas Day has the highest average rainfall in Campos do Jordão, with a 75% chance of precipitation; this trend of high rainfall continues throughout December and January. It is also noted that 75% of total annual rainfall in Campos do Jordão occurs between spring and summer, although variations in altitude and the urban distribution amongst valleys elicit small fluctuations in the total precipitation across the municipality, with humidity levels decreasing towards the interior of the plateau.
The local seasonal variation of cloudiness is also remarked upon: from the beginning of April to the middle of October, the city sees the most sunlight, with the end of August experiencing the least cloud cover, allowing for up to 70% clear skies. The remainder of the year tends to be cloudier, with mid-January seeing up to 77% overcast skies. The duration between the shortest and longest days of the year typically aligns with astronomical cycles.
For the latter half of the year, stronger winds are usually recorded, particularly between September and October, with average speeds of 8km/h. In contrast, the period between February and March is characterized by calmer winds, with average speeds of 6km/h. Northernly winds prevail for about two-thirds of the year, especially from late April all through September. Easternly winds, the second most common, occur for nearly four months of the year.

Media

In telecommunications, the city was serviced by Companhia de Telecomunicações do Estado de São Paulo until 1975, when it began being serviced by Telecomunicações de São Paulo. In turn, this company was acquired by Telefónica in July 1998, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012.
The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet and television.