Ilha de Santana is an island and district in the

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ian municipality of

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, in the state of

Amapá Amapá () is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is in the northern region of Brazil. It is the second least populous state and the eighteenth largest by area. Located in the far northern part of the country, Amapá is bordered clockwise by Fr ...

. It is located in the

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across the city of Santana. The island measures .

Overview

The island was settled by Portuguese and '' mestizos'' who were joined by the Tucuju Amerindians of Francisco Portilho de Melo's expedition. In 1753, Ilha de Santana became an official settlement by the order of

Francisco Xavier de Mendonça Furtado Francisco Xavier de Mendonça Furtado (1701–1769) served in Portugal's armed services rising in rank from soldier to sea-captain, then became a colonial governor in Brazil and finally a secretary of state in the Portuguese government. His major ...

, and dedicated to

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. In 1940, a German

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was spotted near the island. Ilha de Santana became a district of Santana in 1987. In 2018, the islanders complained of neglect of the infrastructure on the island by the municipality. The island consists of of highlands. The remainder are

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s of a more recent history. Ilha de Santana can be reached by ferry from Santana.

References

Islands of the Amazon River islands of Brazil Populated places established in 1753 Populated places in Amapá {{Island-stub