Serra, Espírito Santo

20°07′44″S 40°18′28″W / 20.12889°S 40.30778°W / -20.12889; -40.30778Country BrazilRegionSoutheastState Espírito SantoFoundedNovember 6, 1556Government • MayorAudifax Barcellos(PSB)Area • Total553.254 km² (213.613 sq mi)Elevation301 m (988 ft)Population • Total527,240 • Density950/km² (2,500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)Demonym"serrano"

Serra (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɛʁɐ]) 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 km².

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 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 112,545 hectares (278,100 acres) Costa das Algas Environmental Protection Area, created in 2010.^[2]

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)
  • Images Maps Google of Serra ES Brazil