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Beautiful beach landscape with palm trees in Praia Grande, São Paulo, Brazil.
Vibrant urban beachfront with high-rise buildings under a clear blue sky, perfect for urban retreat.
Aerial view of Praia Grande beach with skyscrapers and coastline in São Paulo, Brazil.
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Praia Grande

São Paulo, Brazil · South America

About Praia Grande

Praia Grande sits on the route: 10 minutes from São Vicente, 45km from Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos).

Praia Grande is in São Paulo, Brazil, with about 350,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is São Vicente, about 5 km away.

Praia Grande is a municipality in the Baixada Santista Metropolitan Region, on the southern coast of the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is part of the Immediate Region of Santos and its population measured in the IBGE census review in 2010 was 262,051 inhabitants. In the 2022 IBGE census, the population of Praia

Read more Grande was 349,935 inhabitants, being the city in Baixada Santista that grew the most in the period 2010–2022. It is the second most populous city on the coast of São Paulo, after only Santos. With an area of 149.652 km2, the population density in 2022 was 2,338.32 inhabitants/km2. The municipality is formed by the headquarters and the district of Solemar.

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What is there to see near Praia Grande?

Within an hour or so of Praia Grande: Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos) (45 km), Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo (53 km), Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo (57 km), Municipal Market of Sao Paulo (57 km).

Where is Praia Grande?

Praia Grande is in São Paulo, Brazil, about 5 km from São Vicente.

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Quick Information

Population
349,935
Continent
South America
Country
Brazil
Region
São Paulo
Timezone
America/Sao_Paulo
Coordinates
-24.0058, -46.4028

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Brazil

Police
190
Ambulance
192
Fire
193
Driving side
right
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Worth the detour from Praia Grande

4 notable places within an hour's drive.

racetrack

Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos)

Home of the Brazilian Grand Prix, one of F1's most dramatic circuits set in São Paulo's urban landscape.

45 km · about 50 min drive

landmark

Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo

South America's most visited park designed by Oscar Niemeyer, with museums, a planetarium, and green space in the heart of the megacity.

53 km · about 60 min drive

museum

Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo

São Paulo's oldest art museum housed in a stunning 19th-century building, with an outstanding collection of Brazilian art from the colonial era to modern day.

57 km · about 65 min drive

restaurant

Municipal Market of Sao Paulo

A 1933 market hall with dozens of stained-glass panels of farming scenes overhead, famous for the towering mortadella sandwich and the pastel de bacalhau at its counter bars.

57 km · about 65 min drive

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Praia Grande.

São Vicente

🇧🇷 Brazil

5 km awayPop. 329,911

Santos

🇧🇷 Brazil

9 km awayPop. 433,656

Cubatão

🇧🇷 Brazil

13 km awayPop. 112,476

Guarujá

🇧🇷 Brazil

15 km awayPop. 322,750

Mongaguá

🇧🇷 Brazil

24 km awayPop. 57,648

Rio Grande da Serra

🇧🇷 Brazil

29 km awayPop. 44,170

Ribeirão Pires

🇧🇷 Brazil

33 km awayPop. 115,559

Grajaú

🇧🇷 Brazil

38 km awayPop. 384,873

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