São Vicente Island

São Vicente Island is an island in state, Brazil. It has an area of 57.4 km2 and a population of 760,000 people. The population density is 13,240/ km2, making it the most densely populated island in Brazil, and the 38th most densely populated island in the world.
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Brazil
  • Also known as: Ilha de Sao Vicente” and “Ilha de São Vicente

Places of Interest

Highlights include Engenho dos Erasmos and Estádio Espanha.

Museum
or Engenho São Jorge dos Erasmos was a sugar cane facility on the island of São Vicente, . Constructed around 1534, the engenho was owned for most of its working life by the Schetz family.

Stadium
Jabaquara Atlético Clube, or simply Jabaquara, is a Brazilian football team based in , . Founded in 1914, it plays in Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include São Vicente and Centro.

is a city in the , in the , being conurbated with . Founded in 1532, it considered to be the oldest city of Brazil.

Suburb
Photo: v1ctor, CC BY 2.0.
is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km northeast of São Vicente Island.

is a city in the south of the state of , . is the core city of Baixada Santista, a coastal metropolitan area, and contains the most important port in South America.

São Vicente Island

Latitude
-23.95° or 23° 57′ south
Longitude
-46.36667° or 46° 22′ west
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
588M2JXM+X8
Geo­Names ID
3448131
Wiki­data ID
Q7665756
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

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