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Serra
Serra (Latin for "saw") may refer to: People * Serra (footballer) (born 1961), Portuguese footballer * Serra (surname) * Serra (given name) Cities, towns, municipalities Brazil *Serra, Espírito Santo, a city in the Greater Vitória area *Amparo do Serra, in Minas Gerais *Araçoiaba da Serra, in São Paulo *Itapecerica da Serra, in São Paulo *Mirante da Serra, in Rondônia *Natividade da Serra, in São Paulo *Pé de Serra, in Bahia *Redenção da Serra, in São Paulo *Rio Grande da Serra, in São Paulo *Santa Maria da Serra, in São Paulo *São Lourenço da Serra, in São Paulo *Serra Azul, in São Paulo *Serra do Navio, in Amapá *Serra do Navio, in Amapá *Serra Negra, in São Paulo *Serra Talhada, in Pernambuco *Taboão da Serra, in São Paulo Italy *La Serra, San Miniato, in Tuscany *Serra (Rocca Santa Maria), in Abruzzo *Serra d'Aiello, in Calabria *Serra de' Conti, in Marche *Serra Pedace, in Calabria *Serra Riccò, in Liguria *Serra San Bruno, in Calabria *Serra San Quir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio Grande Da Serra
Rio Grande da Serra (''Great River of the Mountain Chain'') is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is located approximately by road southeast of the centre of the city of São Paulo. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 51,436 (2020 est.) in an area of 36.34 km2. History Early period The earliest date recorded in the history of Rio Grande da Serra is May 26, 1560 when land was allotted in Jeribatiba, the third village developed by the Jesuits. To meet local needs, salt had to be brought from the port of São Vicente up to the Alto da Serra highlands via the village now known as Paranapiacaba. In 1640, the Marquês de Alegretti officially renamed Jeribatiba "Rio Grande". The mode of transport was donkeys during that period and Mogi das Cruzes, founded in 1640, rapidly became the largest settlement. Salt was transported along the so-called ''Caminho do Mar'' (sea road) to Alto da Serra, also locally known as Zanzaláh. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serra Negra
Serra Negra is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It belongs to the meso-region of Campinas. Population (2020) was 29,452 inhabitants. Total area: 203,5 km2, demographic density: 112 inhabitants/km2 Location The name of the city means ''black mountain range'' in the Portuguese language. It is located at an altitude of 925 m, in the Serra da Mantiqueira, a mountain range which runs mostly along the border of the state of São Paulo and Minas Gerais. It has a mild climate, being also a busy tourism spot, similarly to its close neighbours, the cities of Lindóia and Águas de Lindóia. History Serra Negra was founded on 23 September 1828, but at least a century before that the region was already inhabited and was on the passageway between São Paulo and Minas Gerais. It was elevated to the status of city on 21 April 1885. At the end of the 19th century, the region received a large influx of European immigrants, mostly Italians, who came to work on coffee farms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serra Do Navio
Serra do Navio (), (''Mountain range of the Ship'') is a municipality located in the center of the state of Amapá in Brazil. Its population is 5,488 (2020 est.) and its area is 7,713 km². In the 1947, Manganese was discovered in the area. Serra do Navio was built as a planned city to house the workers. On 22 June 1993, the capital of the municipality was changed from Água Branca do Amapari to Serra do Novio. History In the 1947, Manganese was discovered in the area. ICOMI was given the concession to exploit the mines, however the scale of the operation was such, that Bethlehem Steel Company was given a 49% stake in 1950. The Amapá Railway, and two towns for the workers were constructed: Serra do Navio and Vila Amazonas near Santana where a harbour was built. Serra do Navio was built according to North-American standards and was considered a model town. During the 1980s, the mine produced about 1,000,000 tons of ore, however Bethlehem Steel wanted to end the cooperation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natividade Da Serra
Natividade da Serra (meaning "the nativity of the mountain") is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 6,642 (2020 est.) in an area of 833.37 km². The elevation is 720 m. The southern part is heavily forested and mountainous and there are few roads and tracks into the mountain. The hills and some mountains with farmlands dominate the rest of the municipality. The municipality contains part of the Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the Paraíba do Sul The Paraíba do Sul (), or simply termed Paraíba, is a river in southeast Brazil. It flows west to northeast from its farthest source at the source of the river Paraitinga to the sea near Campos dos Goytacazes. The river receives its name when ... river. References External links *Official site*citybrazil.com.br* Municipalities in São Paulo (stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serra, Espírito Santo
Serra is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Bordering the north of the state's capital, Vitória, Brazil, Vitória, the municipality is part of the Greater Vitória metropolitan area. Its population was 527,240 (2020) 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, Espírito Santo, Nova Almeida and Queimado. Among those districts there are 118 neighbourhoods (''bairros''). Another important urban area is that of Jacaraípe, Espírito Santo, Jacaraípe, on the coast 20 km north of Vitória, Brazil, Vitória. Jacaraípe is very well known for surfing championships, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serra San Bruno
Serra San Bruno ( Calabrian: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about southwest of Catanzaro and about southeast of Vibo Valentia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,966 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Close by is the famous Carthusian monastery, Serra San Bruno Charterhouse (''Certosa di Santo Stefano di Serra San Bruno''), around which the town grew up. The town is named after Saint Bruno of Cologne, who founded the Carthusian Order in 1053 and the Grande Chartreuse, mother house of the Carthusians, near Grenoble, in France. He built the charterhouse of Serra San Bruno in 1095, and died here in 1101. The municipality of Serra San Bruno contains the ''frazione'' (subdivision) Ninfo. Serra San Bruno borders the following municipalities: Arena, Gerocarne, Mongiana, Spadola, Brognaturo, Simbario Simbario ( Calabrian: ; ) is a '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serra Talhada
Serra Talhada is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located at 07º59'31" South and 38º17'54" West, at an altitude of 429 metres. As of 2020, its estimated population by IBGE was 86,915 people. Its area is approximately 2980 km sq. History It used to be known as "Villa Bella" or "Beautiful Village". The name Serra Talhada means ''Chopped Hill''; the city has a big hill that looks as if it had been chopped in half. The inhabitants of Serra Talhada have a dance called xaxado which used to be a dance performed by the Cangaceiros. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Sertão of Pernambuco * Boundaries - Floresta (S); Calumbi, Betânia and Santa Cruz da Baixa Verde (E); Mirandiba and São José do Belmonte (W); Paraiba state(N) * Area - 2980 km2 * Elevation - 429 m * Hydrography - Pajeú River ¬¬) * Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila * Climate - Hot semi-desertic * Annual average temperature - 25.2 c * Distance to Recife - 410.7 k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Lourenço Da Serra
São Lourenço da Serra (Portuguese for " Saint Lawrence of the mountain") is a suburban municipality in the southeastern part of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 15,978 (2020 est.) in an area of 186.46 km². The southern part of the municipality is heavily forested with the Serra do Mar The Serra do Mar (, Portuguese for ''Sea's Ridge'' or ''Sea Ridge'') is a 1,500 km long system of mountain ranges and escarpments in Southeastern Brazil. Geography The Serra do Mar runs parallel to the Atlantic Ocean coast from the state ... mountain range, the central and the northern parts are predominantly hilly and partially urbanized. The neighborhood of Itapecerica da Serra became a separate municipality in 1991. Population history References External links * http://www.saolourencoserra.sp.gov.br *citybrazil.com.br Populated places established in 1993 Municipalities in São Paulo (state) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Araçoiaba Da Serra
Araçoiaba da Serra is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba. The population is 34,776 (2020 est.) in an area of 255.33 km². The elevation is 625 m. The name ''Araçoiaba'' comes from the Tupi language, meaning "hider of the sun". This name comes from a single mountain nearby that the natives noted hid the sun as it set in the area. Population history Demographics According to the 2000 IBGE The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ( pt, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística; IBGE) is the agency responsible for official collection of statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental informat ... Census, the population was 19,816, of which 13,679 are urban and 6,137 are rural. The average life expectancy was 71.1 years. The literacy rate was at 92.14%. References External links * http://www.aracoiaba.sp.gov.br *Araçoiaba da Serra on citybrazil.com.br Municipalities in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pé De Serra
Pé de Serra (''Mountain Foot'' in English) is a Brazilian Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the state of Bahia. It is located in Sisaleira region, Microregion of Serrinha (Microrregião de Serrinha, in Portuguese). It was emancipated on March 20, 1985, and the population according to Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatísticas - Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statisticians) was 13,556 in 2020. The territorial area is 597 km2. The city of Pé de Serra is situated on the slopes of the mountain Lion. The city lies between the two main mountains, Lion and Bugi. The city has several towns which serve as urban centres in addition to the city centre itself. History Tradition has it that three Portuguese brothers, exploring a vast region in search of fertile land in 1745, camped near Riachão do Jacuípe, which at the time was a cattle farm. After some time of exploration, one of their dogs went missing a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serra De' Conti
Serra de' Conti is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about west of Ancona. Serra de' Conti borders the following municipalities: Arcevia, Barbara, Montecarotto, Ostra Vetere Ostra Vetere is a town and ''comune'' in the region of Marche, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, .... Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:455 height:303 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:4000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:1000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:200 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1861 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amparo Do Serra
Amparo da Serra (formerly called Amparo do Serra) is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally .... As of 2020 its population is estimated to be 4,678. References Municipalities in Minas Gerais {{MinasGerais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
