Caraguatatuba, widely known by its abbreviation ''Caraguá'', is a city in the eastern part of the southern state of

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. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte.Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, Lei Complementar Nº 1.166
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's north shore. The economy of the Caraguatatuba is driven by

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and

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. The urban area and farmlands are within the coastline and valley areas, the majority of the northern part are heavily forested and rarely serves any roads to that area. The postal boundary dividing the 00000s and the 10000s lies to the southwestern boundary with Salesópolis.

Population

Geography

Caraguatatuba is located between the

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and 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 ...

and is home to the

Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar The Serra do Mar State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar) is a state park in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It covers of the Serra do Mar mountain range, and is one of the largest remaining areas of continuous Atlantic Forest. The St ...

. Its neighboring cities are

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to the north, Ubatuba to the northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast (with the island of Ilhabela to the south), São Sebastião to the south,

Salesópolis Salesópolis is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 17,252 (2020 est.) in an area of 424.997 km². Salesópolis sits at an elevation of . It is noted for ...

to the west and

Paraibuna Paraibuna is a municipality (''município'') 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 18,263 (2020 est.) in an area of 809.58 km². The elevation is 635 m. ...

northwest.

Beaches

There are 17 beaches in Caraguatatuba from north to south, they are: * Praia de Tabatinga (Tabatinga Beach) * Praia da Mocóca (Mococa Beach) * Praia da Cocanha (Cocanha Beach) * Praia do Massaguaçú (Massaguaçu Beach) * Praia do Capricórnio (Capricorn Beach) * Praia Brava (Brave Beach) * Praia Martim de Sá (Martim de Sá Beach) * Prainha (Little Beach) * Praia da Freira (Nun Beach) * Praia do Camaroeiro (Shrimping Beach) * Praia do Centro (Downtown Beach) * Praia Grande (Big Beach) * Praia do Indaiá (Indaiá Beach) * Praia Pan Brasil (Pan Brasil Beach) * Praia das Palmeiras (Palm Trees Beach) * Praia do Romance (Romance Beach) * Praia das Flecheiras (Flecheiras Beach) * Praia do Porto Novo (New Port Beach)

References

External links

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Official website
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Caraguatatuba at CityBrazil.com.br
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