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Serra, Espírito Santo
Serra () is a municipality in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Bordering the north of the state's capital, Vitória, the municipality is part of the Greater Vitória metropolitan area. Its population was 520,653 (2022) and its area is 548 km. Serra, the seat of the municipality, is to the north of the characteristic Mestre Álvaro mountain which juts out of the coastal lowlands, and which is said to look like a small mountain range or "serra", in Portuguese, which is where the town and municipality got its name. Politics Serra has five districts (''distritos''): Serra-Capital (or Serra-Sede), Carapina, Calogi, Nova Almeida and Queimado. Among those districts there are 118 neighbourhoods (''bairros''). Another important urban area is that of Jacaraípe, on the coast 20 km north of Vitória. Jacaraípe is very well known for surfing Surfing is a surface water sport in which an individual, a surfer (or two in tandem surfing), uses a board to ride on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities In Espírito Santo
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Espírito Santo (ES), located in the Southeast Region of Brazil. Espírito Santo is divided into 78 municipalities, which are grouped into 13 microregions, which are grouped into 4 mesoregions. See also *Geography of Brazil The country of Brazil occupies roughly half of South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. Brazil covers a total area of which includes of land and of water. The highest point in Brazil is Pico da Neblina at . Brazil is bordered by the count ... * List of cities in Brazil {{DEFAULTSORT:List of municipalities in Espirito Santo * Espírito Santo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Brazil
The municipalities of Brazil () are administrative divisions of the states of Brazil, Brazilian states. Brazil currently has 5,571 municipalities, which, given the 2019 population estimate of 210,147,125, makes an average municipality population of 37,728 inhabitants. The average state in Brazil has 214 municipalities. Roraima is the least subdivided state, with 15 municipalities, while Minas Gerais is the most, with 853. Northern states are divided into small numbers of large municipalities (e.g. Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas is divided into only 62 municipalities), and therefore they cover large areas incorporating several separated towns or villages that do not necessarily conform to one single conurbation. Southern and eastern states on the other hand, are divided into many small municipalities (e.g. Minas Gerais), and therefore large urban areas usually extend over several municipalities which form one single conurbation. The Federal District (Brazil), Federal Distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costa Das Algas Environmental Protection Area
The Costa das Algas Environmental Protection Area () is an environmental protection area in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Location The Costa das Algas Environmental Protection Area (APA) protects the coast and sea off the municipalities of Aracruz, Fundão and Serra, Espírito Santo. It has an area of . The APA includes the shoreline, but 99% covers the sea. History The Costa das Algas Environmental Protection Area was created by federal decree on 17 June 2010. It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation. The APA became part of the Central Atlantic Forest Ecological Corridor, created later in 2002. The consultative council was created on 23 November 2010. Conservation The APA is classed as IUCN protected area category IUCN protected area categories, or IUCN protected area management categories, are categories used to classify protected areas in a system developed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manguinhos, Espírito Santo
Manguinhos is a small village in the municipality of Serra in Espírito Santo, Brazil, technically known as a neighbourhood (''Bairro'' in Portuguese). It is today mainly a residential village, as most people work in the Greater Vitória Metropolitan Area. Manguinhos is about 10 km north of Vitória. In 2000, the Manguinhos campus of UCL – Faculdade do Centro Leste was founded by faculty from the Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES). The college was acquired by the University of Vila Velha (UVV) in 2024. History The first mention of the area is said to have been made by Augustin Saint-Hilaire around 1818. While on one of his trips he went to Espirito Santo and refers to the ''ponta dos Fachos'', which is the name of a beach in Manguinhos to this day. The locality was founded as a fishing village around 1900. During a number of decades, the fish that was caught off the coast were taken to the capital, Vitória, by canoe, until much later in the middle of the cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surfing
Surfing is a surface water sport in which an individual, a surfer (or two in tandem surfing), uses a board to ride on the forward section, or face, of a moving wave of water, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suitable for surfing are primarily found on ocean shores, but can also be found as standing waves in the open ocean, in lakes, in rivers in the form of a tidal bore, or wave pools. Surfing includes all forms of wave-riding using a board, regardless of the stance. There are several types of boards. The Moche of Peru would often surf on reed craft, while the native peoples of the Pacific surfed waves on alaia, paipo, and other such watercraft. Ancient cultures often surfed on their belly and knees, while modern-day surfing is most often ''stand-up surfing'', in which a surfer rides a wave while standing on a surfboard. Another prominent form of surfing is body boarding, where a surfer rides the wave on a bodyboard, either lying on thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacaraípe, Espírito Santo
Jacaraípe is a district of Serra, Espírito Santo, Serra, a municipality of the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of Espírito Santo. Considered part of the greater Vitória, Brazil, Vitória Region, it is now a suburb of Vitória, the state capital. Many of the streets in the center of town are named after States of Brazil, Brazilian states. Jacaraípe was once a fishing village on the mouth of the Jacaraípe River, which is the run-off from Jacaraípe Lake, it has now grown into a large beachfront suburb. Sports such as beach soccer, beach volleyball, surfing, Bodyboarding, bodyboard, paragliding, cycling and swimming are popular in the area. Jacaraípe has a local artistic community, an Arts' Village called "Vila das Artes", where local artists display their arts. There, a variety of original sculptures made of repurposed materials are exhibited. References Geography of Espírito Santo {{EspiritoSanto-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Almeida, Espírito Santo
Nova Almeida is a neighbourhood (''bairro'' in Portuguese) in the municipality of Serra, in the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil. The town is located about north of the state capital, Vitória. It has a population of around 266,800. History Nova Almeida was founded in 1556 by Jesuit priests who wanted to spread the Christian faith amongst native Amerindians. First founded under the name "Reis Magos" (now the name of the river at whose mouth it rests), it was then known as "Aldeia Nova" (taking that name from neighbouring Aldeia Nova, which today is Santa Cruz). It later changed to its current name, Nova Almeida. Around 1760, there were about 3000 Tupiniquim Amerindians living here, forming the bulk of Nova Almeida's population. Geography Nova Almeida's area is , and it lies on the coast at sea level. It is now considered part of the Greater Vitória metropolitan area, since it lies within Serra. Economy This town has undergone great transformation in the last 30 years or so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Vitória
Greater Vitória (''Região Metropolitana da Grande Vitória'') is a metropolitan area in Espírito Santo, Brazil. It is made up of the following municipalities: Cariacica, Fundão, Guarapari, Serra, Vitória, Vila Velha, and Viana and according to IBGE it covers an area of 2,331.01 km2 with 1,880,828 inhabitants (2022). It was established on February 21, 1995, when it was known as the Metropolitan Region of Vitória (RMV, ''Região Metropolitana de Vitória''), and later modified in 1999 and 2001, when it was renamed and it incorporated the municipalities of Guarapari and Fundão respectively. These seven municipalities are home to almost half of the total population of Espírito Santo (49%) and 57% of the state's urban population. They produce 58% of the wealth and consume 95% of the electricity. The term "Greater Vitória" corresponds mainly to the area centered on Vitória, the capital of Espírito Santo Espírito Santo (; ) is a state in southeastern Brazil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demonym
A demonym (; ) or 'gentilic' () is a word that identifies a group of people ( inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place ( hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, state, country, and continent). Demonyms are used to designate all people (the general population) of a particular place, regardless of ethnic, linguistic, religious or other cultural differences that may exist within the population of that place. Examples of demonyms include ''Cochabambino'', for someone from the city of Cochabamba; Tunisian for a person from Tunisia; and '' Swahili'', for a person of the Swahili coast. Many demonyms function both endonymically and exonymically (used by the referents themselves or by outsiders); others function only in one of those ways. As a sub-field of anthroponymy, the study of demonyms is called ''demonymy'' or ''demonymics''. Since they are referring to territorially defined grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time In Brazil
Time in Brazil is calculated using standard time, and the country (including its offshore islands) is divided into four standard time zones: Fernando de Noronha time (UTC−02:00), Brasília time (UTC−03:00), Amazon time (UTC−04:00), and Acre time (UTC−05:00). About 93% of the Brazilian population live in Brasília time (UTC−03:00). Time zones Fernando de Noronha time (UTC−02:00) This is the standard time zone only on a few small offshore Atlantic islands. The only such island with a permanent population is Fernando de Noronha, with 3,167 inhabitants (2022 census), 0.0016% of Brazil's population. The other islands ( Trindade and Martim Vaz, Rocas Atoll and Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago) either are totally uninhabited or have small seasonally rotating Brazilian Navy garrisons or teams of scientists. Brasília time (UTC−03:00) The main time zone of Brazil comprises the states in the South, Southeast and Northeast regions (except the small islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
