Santos Volcanic Hot Spots

Santos, officially Municipality of Estância Balneária de Santos, is a municipality in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, founded in 1546 by th…
Santos, officially Municipality of Estância Balneária de Santos, is a municipality in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, founded in 1546 by the Portuguese nobleman Brás Cubas. It is located mostly on the island of São Vicente, which harbors both the city of Santos and the city of São Vicente, and partially on the mainland. It is the main city in the metropolitan region of Baixada Santista. The population is 433,656 in an area of 280.67 km². The city is home to the Coffee Museum, where world coffee prices were once negotiated. There is also a football memorial, dedicated to the city's greatest players, which includes Pelé, who spent the majority of his career with Santos Futebol Clube. Its beachfront garden, 5,335 m in length, figures in Guinness World Records as the largest beachfront garden in the world.
  • Country: Brazil
  • State: São Paulo
  • Elevation: 2 m (7 ft)
  • Area code: +55 13
  • Demonym: Santista
  • Time zone: UTC−3 (BRT)
  • Postal code: 11000-000

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