Santos and South Coast
Santos and South Coast is a region in the state of São Paulo. It is formed by the Baixada Santista, a coastal metropolitan area with 1.6 million inhabitants centered on Santos, and the Paulista part of the Ribeira Valley, Brazil's largest area of primary Atlantic rainforest, part of the Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Santos and Guarujá.
Santos
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Santos is a city in the south of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Santos is the core city of Baixada Santista, a coastal metropolitan area, and contains the most important port in South America.
Guarujá
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Guarujá is a city in São Paulo state, Brazil, and it is part of the Baixada Santista, the metropolitan area centered in Santos. One of the busiest holidays destinations of the state, only 87 kilometres from the city of São Paulo, Guarujá is a city that is devoted to tourism and has dozens of beaches that stretch along its avenues and urban zones, or are to be found in less accessible locations.
São Vicente
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São Vicente is a city in the Baixada Santista metro area, in the São Paulo state, being conurbated with Santos. Founded in 1532, it considered to be the oldest city of Brazil.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Cubatão and Praia Grande.
Cubatão
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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.
Praia Grande
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Praia Grande is a municipality in the Baixada Santista metro area, in the São Paulo state, being conurbated with Santos, São Vicente, Mongaguá, and Itanhaém.
Bertioga
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Bertioga is a sea side town in São Paulo State. It is a former district of Santos and considered to be part of the Baixada Santista metro area, although it has no conurbation with other cities.
Peruíbe
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Peruíbe is a city in the South Coast region of São Paulo state. Peruibe is a modern city with many high-class boroughs and restaurants. The public interest in the city is rising since there is a nature reserve named Parque da Juréia, featuring pristine beaches, which is also a "local caiçara" community of fishermen, sheltering also an immense diversity of flora and fauna.
Iguape
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Iguape is a small city in the South Coast of São Paulo state. Iguape is a town from the colonial period that combines beautiful natural surroundings with a charming historic center, a national heritage site.
Registro
Registro is in the South Coast region of São Paulo. The largest city of the Ribeira Valley, one of the poorest regions of the state, Registro contains a valuable Japanese heritage.
Mongaguá
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Mongaguá is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista. The population is 57,648 in an area of 141.87 km2.
Itanhaém
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Itanhaém is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. Founded on April 22, 1532, it is part of the Metropolitan Region of the Baixada Santista. The population is 103,102 in an area of 601.85 km². The elevation is 4 m.
Cananéia
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Cananéia is the southernmost city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, near where the Tordesilhas Line passed. The population in 2020 was 12,541 and its area is 1,242.010 km².
Jacupiranga
Jacupiranga is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 17,889 in an area of 704 km². The elevation is 33 m. The municipality contains part of the 182,596 hectares Rio Turvo State Park, created in 2008.Miracatu
Miracatu is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 19,643 in an area of 1001 km². The elevation is 27 m. The municipality contains part of the 488,865 hectares Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area, created in 1984.Ilha Comprida
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Ilha Comprida is a coastal city of 13,500 people in Ribeira Valley. It is entirely located in an environmentally protected area, which was declared a Biosphere Reserve of the Planet by UNESCO. It preserves the last dunes in the state.
Pariquera-Açu
Pariquera-Açu is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 19,723 in an area of 359 km2. The elevation is 39 m. Nearest cities are Registro and Cananéia.Cajati
Cajati is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 28,494 in an area of 454 km2. The elevation is 75 m. The municipality contains part of the 182,596 hectares Rio Turvo State Park, created in 2008.Barra do Turvo
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Barra do Turvo is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 7,632 in an area of 1,008 km2. The elevation is 158 m.
Eldorado
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Eldorado is a municipality in the region known as Ribeira Valley which is part of South Coast of São Paulo.
Alto Ribeira State Touristic Park
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The Alto Ribeira Touristic State Park is a state park in São Paulo state, Brazil. It is a prime destination for cave exploring, containing the Gruta da Casa da Pedra cave, with the largest cave mouth in the world.
Santos and South Coast
- Type: metropolitan region in Brazil with 420,000 residents
- Description: human settlement in Brazil
- Also known as: “Baixada Santista” and “Santos”
- Category: conurbation
- Location: São Paulo, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Uzbek—“Santos and South Coast” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Байшада-Сантыста”
- Cebuano: “Santos (munisipyo)”
- Chinese: “巴伊沙達桑蒂斯塔”
- Dutch: “Baixada Santista”
- Esperanto: “Baixada Santista”
- French: “Region metropolitaine de la Baixada Santista”
- French: “Région métropolitaine de la baixada santista”
- French: “Région métropolitaine de la Baixada Santista”
- German: “Baixada Santista”
- German: “Tiefebene von Santos”
- Italian: “regione metropolitana di Baixada Santista”
- Italian: “Regione Metropolitana di Baixada Santista”
- Japanese: “バイシャーダ・サンティスタ”
- Portuguese: “Baixada santista”
- Portuguese: “Baixada Santista”
- Portuguese: “Futebol da Baixada Santista”
- Portuguese: “Região metropolitana da baixada santista”
- Portuguese: “Região Metropolitana da Baixada Santista”
- Russian: “Агломерация Байшада-Сантиста”
- Russian: “Байшада-Сантиста”
- Sinhala: “බයික්සාඩා සන්ටිස්ටා, බ්රසීලය”
- Spanish: “Baixada Santista”
- Spanish: “Region metropolitana de la baixada santista”
- Spanish: “Region Metropolitana de la Baixada Santista”
- Spanish: “Región metropolitana de la baixada santista”
- Spanish: “Región metropolitana de la Baixada Santista”
- Spanish: “Región Metropolitana de la Baixada Santista”
- Swedish: “Baixada Santistas storstadsområde”
- Turkish: “Baixada Santista”
- Ukrainian: “Байшада-Сантіста”
- Uzbek: “Baixada Santista”
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