Presidente Kennedy is a coastal

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

located in the southernmost portion

Brazilian state The federative units of Brazil ( pt, unidades federativas do Brasil) are subnational entities with a certain degree of autonomy (self-government, self-regulation and self-collection) and endowed with their own government and constitution, which ...

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 ...

. It covers , and has a population of 11,658 with a population density of 19 inhabitants per square kilometer. It is located at 55 meters above sea level. It was named after U.S. president

John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination ...

, in a tribute to his persona. The city received donations from

Alliance for Progress The Alliance for Progress ( es, Alianza para el Progreso, links=no), initiated by U.S. President John F. Kennedy on March 13, 1961, ostensibly aimed to establish economic cooperation between the U.S. and Latin America. Governor Luis Muñoz Marí ...

plan. In recent years, an oil well was discovered in the ocean just in front of the city who was awarded with a heat economy. The oil is under the

pre-salt layer The pre-salt layer is a diachronous series of geological formations on the continental shelf, continental shelves of Extensional tectonics, extensional basins formed after the break-up of Gondwana, characterised by the deposition of thick layers o ...

. Companies such as the Chinese Baosteel operate in the city, and a new

seaport A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as H ...

is under construction.

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Official Government Website
Municipalities in Espírito Santo Populated coastal places in Espírito Santo {{EspiritoSanto-geo-stub

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