| If you want to visit a city with a tipically tempered | | | | great place to stay in the months of december to |
| climate but that is located in the tropics then you | | | | march, which are the summer months as it is located |
| should visit Campos do Jordão in the brazilian | | | | south of the equator. With temperatures ranging |
| state of São Paulo. It is located more or less in | | | | from 18 C to 28 C (64 F to 82 F) Campos is a great |
| between 3 well known capitals of Brazil: Rio de | | | | escape from the summer heat at lower altitudes. |
| Janeiro, São Paulo and Belo Horizonte. Campos | | | | When searching for a more romantic atmosphere, |
| do Jordão is easy to reach over the highways | | | | the autumn is a great season to visit Campos do |
| that connect these cities. As a result, many people | | | | Jordão. The local flora and fauna create lots of |
| visit Campos do Jordão which makes tourism | | | | different tones of colors which are unlike the lower |
| the main economical activity of the city. In the high | | | | regions of Brazil. For Brazilians it is even a special treat |
| season, more than a million people visit this fascinating | | | | to see the leaves of the trees all over the city on |
| city which is locally known as the Brazilian Switzerland. | | | | the ground: A great atmosphere for a romantic walk. |
| The city has numerous inns known as "pousadas" in | | | | For most Brazilians, the winter time is actually the |
| the Portuguese language and what is considered a | | | | nicest season to visit Campos do Jordão. |
| first world infrastructure. | | | | Especially because the temperatures in Campos |
| The city is located about 1800 meters (approx. 6000 | | | | during winter can reach to below freezing, which is a |
| feet) above sea level which and with its moderate | | | | very rare event in any other region in Brazil. Consider |
| climate it can be visited all year long. The "pousadas" | | | | that Campos do Jordão is as far south as Cuba |
| are open the whole year and for many Brazilians it is | | | | is north you can imagine that freezing temperatures |
| a great place to escape the brazilian hot climate (at | | | | are an attraction in Brazil. Also many festivals are |
| lower altitudes) and imagine them selves in a city in | | | | organized in this time of year and many celebrities |
| Europe. | | | | visit the city, both to take a vacation and to |
| Campos do Jordão is located in a mountain | | | | perform. |
| range named the "Serra da Mantigueira" and the | | | | The spring time brings beautiful surprises to the |
| fauna consist mostly of pines, cascades, flowers, | | | | visitors. The European vegetation shows itself full |
| typical of European regions. In a "pousada" in Campos | | | | during this season. Lots of colors, typical to more |
| do Jordão you can have a great vacation, | | | | temperate regions. The city transforms it self unlike |
| different from the typical Brazilian vacation, without | | | | any other city in Brazil and again this is a great reason |
| even leaving Brazil. | | | | to stay in one the many "pousadas" in Campos do |
| The fresh climate of the summer makes Campos a | | | | Jordão. |