Santos

for the Australian oil company, see Santos Limited; for the football team, see Santos Futebol Clube.

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Santos is a municipality in the S?o Paulo state of Brazil founded in 1543. It is partially located on the island of S?o Vicente in the Atlantic Ocean, and partially on the mainland. As of 2003, its population was approximately 437,000. Santos has the biggest seaport in Latin America, is a significant tourist center, has large industrial complexes and shipping centers which handle a large portion of the world's coffee exports, as well as a number of other Brazilian exports including oranges, bananas, and cotton. The city also displays the Coffee Museum, where once coffee prices were negotiated, the world's longest beach gardens (about 7.3 km), and a Soccer Memorial dedicated to the city's greatest players amongst which Pel?.

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In 1899, Santos was the point of entry for bubonic plague into Brazil.

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Santos Limited: Santos Ltd. is Australia's largest oil company. Incorporated on 18th March, 1954, the name is derived from an acronym for South Australia Northern Territory Oil Search. Following a number of great oil and gas discoveries in Australia's outback, Santos expanded internationally to countries like the U...

Santos Futebol Clube: Santos Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football team from Santos, S?o Paulo state, Brazil....

Municipality: A municipality or "general-purpose district" (compare with: "special-purpose district") is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government....

Santos related Images and Photos (experimental)

Junior Dos Santos

UFC Ultimate Collector Junior Dos Santos Action Figure

The Day of All Saints (Dia de Todos los Santos) Graves Adorned with Flowers Michoacan Mexico

Marchas Populares During the Festas Dos Santos Populares Avenida Da Liberdade Lisbon Portugal