Santo André, São Paulo
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Santo André is a Brazilian municipality located in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. It is part of a group of municipalities known as the ABC Region. According to the most recent census, the population is estimated at 721,368 in an area of 175.8 km². or about 43,441 Acres of landmass.
Image: Passarela Luso Brasileira Américo Pinto Serra
Image: Prédios do entorno do Paço Municipal de Santo André 2
Image: Fileira de bandeiras no Paço Municipal de Santo André 2
Santo André da Borda do Campo was the first European settlement in Portuguese America to be established away from the coast. It was located in the Captaincy of São Vicente, between the fields of the Piratininga plateau and the woods of the Paranapiacaba mountain range, an area that is currently occupied by the municipalities of São Caetano do Sul, Santo André and São Bernardo do Campo.
Ruins of Santo André da Borda do Campo, watercolor by Miguel Arcanjo Benício de Assunção Dutra.