Santos and South Coast Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Santos and South Coast
Without doubt, the South Coast is where the São Paulo state was born, with the foundation of theSão Vicentevillage in 1532. The early years of the region where marked by violent fights between Portuguese settlers and native Brazilians, and by the difficulty of Portuguese settlers on achieving economical prosperity. This second factor has led to expeditions to the inner part of the state, the so-calledBandeiras, with the expeditioners, theBandeirantes, becoming major historical figures in the state. The region would have many economical ups and downs until the XIX century, when the boom of coffee farming happened.Santosquickly became the most important port of Brazil, a status that it maintains until nowadays, thanks to the industralization era that started in the 1950s. The surrounding cit
Santos and South Coast Travel Guide Sections
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