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São Sebastião
São Paulo, Brazil · South America
About São Sebastião
São Sebastião sits on the route: 10 minutes from Ilhabela.
São Sebastião is in São Paulo, Brazil, with about 82,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Ilhabela, about 6 km away.
São Sebastião (Portuguese for Saint Sebastian) is a Brazilian municipality, located on the southeast coast of Brazil, in the state of São Paulo. The population in 2020 was 90,328, its density was 185/km2 and the area is 403 km2. The Tropic of Capricorn lies 25 km north. The municipality existed since 1636 and formed aRead more
part of the old hereditary captaincy of Santo Amaro.
The archipelago municipality of Ilhabela is located on the east coast of the city; the largest island of the archipelago is also called São Sebastião. Between the city and the island, there is the São Sebastião channel with 30 kilometres in length, and variable width (2 km being the shortest crossing). There is an oil terminal at the channel, owned by Transpetro, a subsidiary of Petrobrás.
The city is famous for its beaches, which makes it a popular tourism destination, especially for people from the state of São Paulo. Near the boundary with Bertioga, there is a small Guarani village managed by FUNAI. In 2024, it was elected by Time Out magazine as the third most underrated travel destination in the world.
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Are there any good drives near São Sebastião?
The nearest famous roads are Costa Verde (Green Coast Road).
Where is São Sebastião?
São Sebastião is in São Paulo, Brazil, about 6 km from Ilhabela.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 81,595
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- São Paulo
- Timezone
- America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates
- -23.7600, -45.4097
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