São Vicente, São Paulo

São Vicente
Ceety
Município da Estância Balneária de São Vicente
Banner Coat airms
Eik-name(s):  bolono
Location o São Vicente
Coordinates: 23°57′48″S 46°23′32″W
Kintra	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Govrenment
• Mayor	Tércio Garcia
Area
• Total	148 km2 (57 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2007)
• Total	323,599
• Density	2186.48/km2 (5,663.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
HDI (2000)	0,798 – medium
Website	São Vicente City

São Vicente is a coastal ceety o soothren São Paulo, Brazil. Its estimatit population in 2006 wis 329,370 inhabitants.

It was the first Portuguese permanent settlement in the Americas an the first caipital o the Caiptaincy o São Vicente, nou the state o São Paulo. Established as a proper veelage in 1532 bi Martim Afonso de Sousa on wha wis then the Porto dos Escravos (port o the slaves), operatit bi three Portuguese colonists who trafficked on slaves captured bi alleed tribes, São Vicente is titled Cellula Mater (Mither Cell) o Brazil for being the first organizit toun in the kintra. The first Ceety Cooncil o aw the Americas wis democratically electit an established in São Vicente on 22 August 1532.

The day's ceety is positioned aff the island o São Vicente, being maistly a dormitory ceety for the portuary an commercial ceety o Santos, wi whom São Vicente share its island. São Vicente haes a sma fishin industry in its mainland aurie an aw.

A suspension brig linkin the island an the mainland wis first constructit in 1914. Neehbourheids include Humaitá, Parque das Bandeiras, Vila Ema an Quarentenário. São Vicente is linkit wi the Rodovia Manuel da Nóbrega.

It is the birthplace o soccer player Robinho.

Population history

Year	Population	Density
2003	314,312	2,123.73/km²
2004	321,474	2,172.12/km²

Internaitional relations

Relatit page: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Sooth Americae

Twin touns — Sister ceeties

São Vicente is twinned wi:

• Naha, Okinawa, Japan

References

Bibliography

• "Do Litoral ao Planalto". História do Brasil: Área Vicentina. Archived frae the original on 7 Juin 2007. Retrieved 7 Mairch 2012.
• Lawrence, Rachel (Januar 2010). Alyse Dar (ed.). Brazil (Seventh ed.). Apa Publications GmbH & Co. / Discovery Channel. pp. 183–204.

Freemit airtins

• (in Portuguese) São Vicente's offeecial hame page
• (in Portuguese) Portal Nosso São Paulo
• (in Portuguese) São Vicente São Paulo Brazil Archived 2018-12-22 at the Wayback Machine