Serra is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the state of
Espírito Santo
Espírito Santo (, , ; ) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Its capital is Vitória, and its largest city is Serra. With an extensive coastline, the state hosts some of the country's main ports, and its beaches are significant tourist attra ...
,
Brazil
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. Bordering the north of the state's capital,
Vitória, the municipality is part of the
Greater Vitória
Greater Vitória (''Região Metropolitana da Grande Vitória'') is a metropolitan area in Espírito Santo, Brazil. It is made up of the following municipalities: Cariacica, Fundão, Guarapari, Serra, Vitória, Vila Velha, and Viana and accor ...
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 and Queimado. Among those districts there are 118 neighbourhoods (''bairros'').
Another important urban area is that of
Jacaraípe, on the coast 20 km north of
Vitória. Jacaraípe is very well known for
surfing
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championships, and is a weekend beach used by capital dwellers. Other smaller fishing villages such as
Manguinhos are also close enough for day trips and are popular destinations for the locals.
The coastline of the municipality is protected in part by the
Costa das Algas Environmental Protection Area
The Costa das Algas Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental Costa das Algas) is an environmental protection area in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil.
Location
The Costa das Algas Environmental Protection Area (APA) ...
, created in 2010.
Neighbourhoods of Serra
*André Carloni
*Alterosa
*Bairro de Fátima
*Balneário de Carapebus
*Barcelona
*Barro Branco
*Bicanga
*Boa Vista
*Carapina
*Cascata
*Central Carapina
*Chácara Parreiral
*Cidade Continental
*Cidade Pomar
*Colina de Laranjeiras
*Divinópolis
*El Dourado
*Eurico Salles
*Feu Rosa
*Hélio Ferraz
*Jacaraípe
*Jardim Carapina
*Jardim Limoeiro
*Jardim Tropical
*José de Anchieta
*Laranjeiras
*Laranjeiras II
*Laranjeiras Velha
*Mata da Serra
*Manoel Plaza
*Morada de Laranjeiras
*Nova Almeida
*Nova Carapina I
*Nova Carapina II
*Novo Horizonte
*Novo Porto Canoa
*Parque Residência de Laranjeiras
*Parque Residência de Tubarão
*Porto Canoa
*Rosário de Fátima
*Santo Antonio
*São Diogo I
*São Diogo II
*São Geraldo
*São Marcos I
*São Marcos II
*São Marcos III
*Serra Dourada I
*Serra Dourada II
*Serra Dourada III
*Taquara
*Taquara I
*Taquara I
*Taquara III
*Valparaíso
*Vila Nova De Colares
References
External links
History of Serra (in Portuguese)
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Populated coastal places in Espírito Santo
Municipalities in Espírito Santo