São Sebastião, São Paulo
| Município da Estância Balneária de São Sebastião |
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Maresias Beach
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| Motto: Pavlistarvm - Vigilarivs - The vigilants of the paulistas | |||
 Location in the state of São Paulo and Brazil |
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| Coordinates: 23°48′28″S 45°24′10″W / 23.807837°S 45.402709°WCoordinates: 23°48′28″S 45°24′10″W / 23.807837°S 45.402709°W | |||
| Country | Brazil | ||
| Region | Southeast | ||
| State | São Paulo | ||
| Metropolitan Region | Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte | ||
| Settled | March 16, 1636 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Ernane Primazzi (PSC) | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 403.336 km2 (108.2 sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 2,373 km2 (916.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • City | 83,020 | ||
| • Density | 210/km2 (770/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) | ||
| HDI (2000) | 0.798 – medium | ||
| Website | Prefeitura Municipal de São Sebastião | ||
São Sebastião (Portuguese for Saint Sebastian) is a Brazilian municipality, located on the southeast coast of Brazil, in the state of São Paulo. The population in 2009 was 76,344, its density was 182.5/km² and the area is 403 km². The Tropic of Capricorn lies 25 km north. The municipality existed since 1636 and formed a part of the old hereditary captaincy of Santo Amaro.
The archipelago municipality of Ilhabela is located on the east coast of the city; the largest island of the archipelago is also called São Sebastião. Between the city and the island, there is the São Sebastião channel with 30 kilometres in length, and variable width (2 km being the shortest crossing). There is an oil terminal at the channel, owned by Transpetro, a subsidiary of Petrobrás.
The city is famous for its beaches, which makes it a popular tourism destination, especially for people from the state of São Paulo. Near the boundary with Bertioga, there is a small Guarani village managed by FUNAI.
Before the Portuguese first arrived, the area was inhabited by the Tupinambás to the north and the Tupiniquins to the south. Both tribes were separated by the Serra de Boiçucanga (Boiçucanga Mountain range), located 30 km south of the city centre. Both tribes disliked each other. When the French arrived in Brazil via the Guanabara Bay and confronted the Portuguese, the Tupiniquins united with the Portuguese and the Tupinambás, with the French. This battle between them was witnessed and narrated by Hans Staden.
The municipality was named after Saint Sebastian because of the day that the Américo Vespúcio expedition sailed through the channel between the city and Ilhabela – January 20, 1502.
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