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Santos

Brazil · São Paulo

Santos, officially Municipality of Estancia Balnearia de Santos, is a city and municipality in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, founded in 1546 by the Portuguese nobleman Bras Cubas. It is located mostly on the island of Sao Vicente, which harbors both the city of Santos and the city of Sao Vicente. It is the main city in the metropolitan region of Baixada Santista. Santos has a population of 429,570 in an area of 280.67 km2 (108.37 sq mi).

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Local time
UTC-3 · 3 h ahead of Costa Rica
Region
São Paulo
Main language
Portuguese
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23.96° S, 46.33° W

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