Cubatão
Cubatão is an industrial city once known as the "most polluted city in the world", in the Santos region of São Paulo state. It is considered a world symbol of environmental recovery by the United Nations.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pontilhão da Serra and Henry Borden Hydroelectric Power Plant.
Henry Borden Hydroelectric Power Plant
Power station
Photo: Marcus Cabaleiro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Henry Borden Hydroelectric Power Plant is a power station, which is situated 4 km southwest of Cubatão.
Padrão do Lorena
Work of art
Photo: Helena Domingos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Padrão do Lorena is a work of art, which is situated 3½ km west of Cubatão.
Cubatão
- Also known as: “Cubatao”
- Location: São Paulo, Southeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-23.8602° or 23° 51′ 37″ southLongitude
-46.4162° or 46° 24′ 58″ westPopulation
132,000Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
588M4HQM+WGGeoNames ID
6322209
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