Campinas (,
Plains or
Meadows) is a
Brazilian municipality in
São Paulo State, part of the country's
Southeast Region. According to the 2010 Census, the city's population is 1,080,999, making it the
fourteenth most populous Brazilian city and the
third most populous municipality in São Paulo state. The city's
metropolitan area,
Metropolitan Region of Campinas, contains twenty municipalities with a total population of 2,976,433 people.