Serra (Latin for "

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People

Serra (footballer) José Carvalho Gonçalves, known as Serra (born 9 December 1961) is a former Portugal, Portuguese association football, football player. He played 12 seasons and 260 games in the Primeira Liga, mostly with S.C. Braga, Braga. Club career He made ...

(born 1961), Portuguese footballer * Serra (surname) *

Serra (given name) Serra is a Turkish feminine given name. People with the name include: People * Serra Çağan (born 1997), Turkish footballer * Serra Kaleli, Turkish diplomat * Serra Pirinç (born 1997), Turkish actress * Serra Yılmaz (born 1954), Turkish act ...

Cities, towns, municipalities

Brazil

Serra, Espírito Santo Serra is a municipality in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Bordering the north of the state's capital, Vitória, the municipality is part of the Greater Vitória metropolitan area. Its population was 527,240 (2020) and its area is 548 ...

, a city in the Greater Vitória area *

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), a ...

, in Minas Gerais * Araçoiaba da Serra, in São Paulo *

Itapecerica da Serra Itapecerica da Serra is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 177,662 (2020 est.) in an area of . It is located 23 miles southwest of São Paulo and at an altitu ...

, in São Paulo * Mirante da Serra, in Rondônia *

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 ...

, 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 Santa Maria da Serra is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with o ...

, in São Paulo *

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 ...

, in São Paulo *

Serra Azul Serra Azul is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 mi ...

, in São Paulo * Serra do Navio, in Amapá * Serra do Navio, in Amapá * Serra Negra, in São Paulo *

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 ...

, in Pernambuco * Taboão da Serra, in São Paulo

Italy

* La Serra, San Miniato, in Tuscany * Serra (Rocca Santa Maria), in Abruzzo *

Serra d'Aiello Serra d'Aiello ( aae, Serrë) is a town and ''comune'' of Arbëreshë origin in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country ...

, in Calabria *

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 Arcevia is a '' comune'' in the province of Anco ...

, in Marche *

Serra Pedace Serra Pedace is a frazione of the ''comune'' of Casali del Manco in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, southern Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is ...

, in Calabria *

Serra Riccò Serra Riccò ( lij, A Særa) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about north of Genoa, in the Val Polcevera. Serra Riccò borders the following municipalities: Casella, Genoa ...

, in Liguria *

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 populat ...

, in Calabria *

Serra San Quirico Serra San Quirico is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population ...

, in Marche *

Serra Sant'Abbondio Serra Sant'Abbondio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about west of Ancona and about south of Pesaro. It is the home of the historic hermitage of Fonte Avellana Fonte Avell ...

, in Marche *

Vaglio Serra Vaglio Serra is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Asti. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 293 and an area of .All demographics ...

, in Piedmont

Mexico

Jalpan de Serra Jalpan de Serra () is a town in Jalpan de Serra Municipality located in the north of the state of Querétaro, Mexico. It is located in the heart of an important ecological zone called the Sierra Gorda. It is also the site two of five Franciscan ...

, in Querétaro

Portugal

Jardim da Serra Jardim da Serra ( Portuguese meaning ''"mountain garden"'') is a civil parish in the municipality of Câmara de Lobos in the archipelago of Madeira ) , anthem = ( en, "Anthem of the Autonomous Region of Madeira") , song_type = Regional anthe ...

, in the Madeira Islands * Pampilhosa da Serra, in Coimbra * Santa Margarida da Serra, in Grândola * Santo António da Serra (Machico), in the Madeira Islands * Santo António da Serra (Santa Cruz), in the Madeira Islands * São Marcos da Serra, in Silves *

Serra (Tomar) Serra is a former civil parish in the municipality of Tomar, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Serra e Junceira Serra e Junceira is a civil parish in the municipality of Tomar Tomar (), also known in English as Thomar (th ...

, in Santarém *

Serra de Água Serra de Água ( Portuguese meaning literally ''mountain range of water'') is a civil parish in the municipality of Ribeira Brava on the Portuguese island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 1,049, in an area of 24.16 km². History Serra ...

, in the Madeira Islands *

Serra do Bouro Serra do Bouro is a former civil parish in the municipality of Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Caldas da Rainha — Santo Onofre e Serra do Bouro. The civil parish had an area of and had a population of ...

, in Caldas da Rainha

San Marino

* La Serra, in Acquaviva

Spain

* Serra, Cape Verde *

Serra, Valencia Serra () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Camp de Túria in the Valencian Community The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most po ...

Serra de Daró Serra de Daró is a municipality in Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the t ...

, in Catalonia * Serra de Portaceli, in the Valencian Community * La Serra d'en Galceran, in the Valencian Community

United States

*Serra, an early name of Capistrano Beach, California

Mountain ranges

Angola

* Serra da Chela, in south-central Angola

Brazil

* Serra da Cangalha, in northeastern Brazil *

Serra da Cantareira The Serra da Cantareira is a Brazilian mountain range to the north of the city of São Paulo in the São Paulo state. The area has many walking trails, and is popular among locals."Serra da Cantareira." ''Brazil Footprint Handbook'' Footprint Trav ...

, in São Paulo *

Serra da Mantiqueira The Mantiqueira Mountains (Portuguese: ''Serra da Mantiqueira iterally: Mantiqueira Mountains Chain') are a mountain range in Southeastern Brazil, with parts in the states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro. It rises abruptly from the ...

, in southeastern Brazil *

Serra da Ibiapaba The Serra de Ibiapaba (Ibiapaba mountain) also known as Serra Grande, Chapada da Ibiabapa e Cuesta da Ibiapaba, is an upland in northeastern Brazil, which lies on the boundary of Piauí and Ceará states. The range runs north and south, extending f ...

, in Piauí and Ceará * Serra do Araripe, in Ceará and Pernambuco *

Serra do Espinhaço 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 * Am ...

, in Minas Gerais and Bahia *

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 ...

, from Espírito Santo to Santa Catarina *

Serra do Tiracambu The Serra do Tiracambu is a mountain range in Maranhão state of north-central Brazil. The range runs north and south, and forms the divide between the basins of the Gurupí River to the west and the Pindaré River to the east. The range lies withi ...

, in Maranhão *

Serra dos Aimorés Serra dos Aimorés (" Botocudo mountain") is a mountainous area in eastern Brazil straddling the border between Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the th ...

, in Minas Gerais *

Serra dos Órgãos The Serra dos Órgãos ("Organ Range") is a mountain range in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It contains the Serra dos Órgãos National Park. Location The Serra dos Órgãos is the name of the region of the Serra do Mar in the central pa ...

, in Rio de Janeiro *

Serra Gaúcha The Serra Gaúcha (''Gaucho Highlands'') is a cultural region comprising the mountainous areas in the northeastern portion of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil. Most of its inhabitants are of German and Italian ancestry. Consequently, t ...

, in Rio Grande do Sul *

Serra Geral The Serra Geral (General Mountains) is a mountain range in southern Brazil, constituting the southern portion of the Serra do Mar system which runs along Brazil's southeastern coast. The Serra Geral runs parallel to the Atlantic coast in Santa ...

, in Santa Catarina and northern Rio Grande do Sul

Cape Verde

Serra Negra, Cape Verde Serra Negra is a hill in the southeastern part of the island of Sal in Cape Verde. Its maximum elevation is 104 m, the highest point in southern Sal. It stretches for about 2.5 km along the east coast of the island, between the headland Po ...

, in the island of Sal

Papua New Guinea

* Serra Hills, in Sandaun Province

Portugal

* Serra da Arrábida, in Setúbal *

Serra da Estrela Serra da Estrela () is the highest mountain range in Continental Portugal. Together with the Serra da Lousã it is the westernmost constituent range of the Sistema Central and also one of the highest in the system. It includes mainland Portugal's ...

, in Beira Alta * Serra da Gardunha, in Cova da Beira * Serra de Monchique, in the Algarve *

Serra de Sintra The Sintra Mountains ( pt, Serra de Sintra), is a mountain range in western Portugal. Its highest point is at 529 meters (1,736 ft) near Sintra. The range covers about 16 kilometers (10 mi) from the resort town of Sintra to ''(Cape R ...

, in Sintra

Spain

Serra de Collserola The Serra de Collserola (), or simply Collserola, is a mountain range between the rivers Besòs and Llobregat. It is part of the Catalan Coastal Range. These mountains separate Barcelona from the Vallès plain and their tallest peak is the Tibi ...

, in Catalonia * Serra de Granera, in Catalonia * Serra del Montsec, in Catalonia * Serra del Montsià, in Catalonia *Several mountains in the Valencian Community, including: ** Serra Calderona ** Serra d'En Celler **

Serra de Crevillent The Serra de Crevillent ( es, Sierra de Crevillente) is a mountain range in the Baetic System, southern Spain. It spans the region of Murcia and the province of Alicante. The highest peak is Sant Gaietà at 835 meters, near the town of Crevillen ...

** Serra d'Espadà ** Serra de l'Espadella **

Serra d'En Galceran Serra d'En Galceran (; es, Sierra de Engarcerán) is a mountain range of the Valencian Community, Spain. Geography The main peaks of the range are the 1,078 m high Tossal de la Vila, Penya Blanca (951 m) and Tossal de la Toiola (939 m). This ran ...

Serra d'Irta Serra d'Irta (, es, Sierra de Irta) is an 18.8 km long mountain range in the Baix Maestrat comarca, Valencian Community, Spain. Its highest point is Pico Campanelles (573 m). Location The Serra d'Irta stretches in a northeast-southwest ...

Serra de Mariola The Serra Mariola Natural Park (, es, Parque Natural de la Sierra de Mariola) is a mountain range in the Valencian Community, Spain, one of the most peripheral offsprings of the Baetic System. Most of its territory is included in a natural park f ...

Serra de Sant Pere ''Serra de Sant Pere'' (Saint Peter's Range) (, es, Sierra del Solá) or Serra del Solà is a long mountain range in the Baix Maestrat comarca, Valencian Community, Spain. Its highest point is Tossal de Sant Pere (541 m). The slopes are covered ...

Serra de Vallivana Serra de Vallivana (, es, Sierra de Vallivana) or Muntanyes de Vallivana is an over long mountain range straddling the Alt Maestrat and Baix Maestrat comarcas, Valencian Community, Spain. Geography The highest point of the range is the 1,275 ...

** Serra de la Vall d'àngel

National parks

* Aparados da Serra National Park, in Brazil *

Serra da Canastra National Park 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 *Ampa ...

, in Brazil *

Serra da Capivara National Park Serra da Capivara National Park (Portuguese: ''Parque Nacional Serra da Capivara'', , locally ) is a national park in the Northeastern region of Brazil. The area has many prehistoric paintings. The name of the mountain range that defines the p ...

, in Brazil *

Serra da Estrela Natural Park Serra da Estrela Natural Park is situated in the largest mountain range in Portugal - the Serra da Estrela, and is the source of the rivers Mondego, Zêzere (tributary of the Tagus), and Alva. The park is the largest natural conservation area ...

, in Portugal *

Serra do Cipó National Park The Serra do Cipó National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional da Serra do Cipó) is a national park in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Location The park is in the Cerrado biome. It covers . It was created by decree 90.223 of 25 September 1984, modifi ...

, in Brazil * Serra do Mar coastal forests, in Brazil

Fauna

*'' Banksia serra'', shrub endemic to Western Australia *

Cão da Serra de Aires The Portuguese Sheepdog ( pt, cão da Serra de Aires, literally 'dog of Serra de Aires') is a medium-sized breed of dog of the herding dog type, and is one of the indigenous regional dogs of Portugal. The Portuguese name refers to Serra de Aires, ...

, Portuguese herding dog *

Cão da Serra da Estrela The Estrela Mountain Dog ( pt, cão da Serra da Estrela) is a large breed of dog from the Estrela Mountains of Portugal bred to guard herds and homesteads. It is "one of the oldest breeds in the Iberian Peninsula." Description Coat ...

, Portuguese herding dog *

Serra do Mar tyrannulet The Serra do Mar tyrannulet (''Phylloscartes difficilis'') is a small species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is endemic to humid montane forest in the Serra do Mar in south-eastern Brazil. More likely confused with the short-tailed and pale ...

, species of bird endemic to Brazil * Serra do Mar tyrant-manakin, species of bird endemic to Brazil

Stadiums

Estádio Barão de Serra Negra Estádio Barão de Serra Negra is a multi-use stadium located in Piracicaba, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Esporte Clube XV de Novembro. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 18,799 people and was ...

, multi-use stadium in Piracicaba, Brazil *

Estádio Serra Dourada Estádio Serra Dourada is a football stadium inaugurated on March 9, 1975 in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. It was designed by the Pritzker Prize-winning Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha. The stadium is owned by the Goiás state Government, ...

, football stadium in Goiânia, Brazil

Other uses

* Serra (dance), Pontic Greek dance * Serra (titular see), of the Roman Catholic Church, in Tunisia

People

Cities, towns, municipalities

Brazil

Italy

Mexico

Portugal

San Marino

Spain

United States

Mountain ranges

Angola

Brazil

Cape Verde

Papua New Guinea

Portugal

Spain

National parks

Fauna

Stadiums

Other uses

See also