Santos, São Paulo facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Santos
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Municipality
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| Estância Balneária de Santos | |||
From top, clockwise: cargo ship at the entrance of the Port of Santos canal; buildings on the edge of the city; Monument of the 100 Years of Japanese Immigration in the Roberto Mário Santini Park; Marco da Ponta da Praia and view of the Bay of Santos; Canal 3 of the city drainage system and front garden of the beach.
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| Motto(s):
Patriam Charitatem et Libertatem Docui
(Latin: To the homeland I taught charity and liberty) |
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 Santos
Location in Brazil
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| Country |  Brazil |
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| State |  São Paulo |
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| • Type | Mayor-council | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 280.67 km2 (108.37 sq mi) | ||
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2 m (7 ft) | ||
| Population
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| • Total | 433,966 | ||
| • Density | 1,546.179/km2 (4,004.58/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Santista | ||
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) | ||
| Postal code |
11000-000
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| Area code | +55 13 | ||
| Website | www.santos.sp.gov.br | ||
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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 433,966 (2015 est.) in an area of 280.67 km2 (108.37 sq mi). The city is also home to the Coffee Museum, where world coffee prices were once negotiated. There is also an association football memorial, dedicated to the city's greatest players, which includes Pelé, who played for the Santos Futebol Clube. Its beachfront garden, 5,335 m (5,834 yd) in length, figures in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest beachfront garden in the world.
Images for kids
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Santos
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View of Downtown Santos from Serrat Mountain
See also
In Spanish: Santos para niños
