São Vicente Suspension Bridge
São Vicente Suspension Bridge ( pt, Ponte Pênsil de São Vicente) is a suspension bridge in São Vicente, São Paulo, Brazil. It was one of the first suspension bridges of Brazil, and carries vehicle and pedestrian traffic between Morro dos Barbosas and Japuí. Originally conceived in 1910 as a way to carry sewage away from the city of Santos and São Vicente, the construction started in 1911, and it opened in May 1914. It was restored in 2015, with the corroded load-bearing cables replaced along with other repair work. Location The bridge is located in São Vicente, in the Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista, in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. It connects the mainland to an island, and it is between Morro dos Barbosas and Japuí and it is regularly used by residents of Japuí and Prainha. It connects São Vicente with Praia Grande, between Avenidas Presidente Getúlio Vargas and Engenheiro Saturnino de Brito. Construction The bridge was first proposed in 1910 by ...
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São Vicente, São Paulo
São Vicente (after Saint Vincent of Saragossa, the patron Saint of Lisbon, Portugal) is a coastal municipality in southern São Paulo, Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista. The population is 368,355 (2020 est.) in an area of . History It was the first permanent Portuguese settlement in the AmericasRachel Lawrence: 2010, Page 183 and the first capital of the Captaincy of São Vicente, roughly the present state of São Paulo. Established as a proper village in 1532 by Martim Afonso de Sousa on w