Santos Travel Guide

 georeiser Says:  The stadium of Santos Futebol Club, The Urbano Caldeira, is located in Rua Princesa Isabel. Althought the football team is not as good as it was many years ago, it's still famous in Brazil. Pele played in Santos most of his career. 

 georeiser Says:  José Menino Beach is located between Santos and São Vicente. The beach has large waves which attracts many surfers. 

 georeiser Says:  The four-lane avenue along the beach of Santos is one of the main roads in Santos. It starts from Ponta da Praia as Avenida Bartolmeu de Gusmao, to the centre of the beach it change name to Avenida Vicente de Carvalho, before it change name to Avenida President Wilson. There... 

 georeiser Says:  Embare Beach is located in middle section of Santos beach. The area has several kiosks with snack bars that gather many young people. 

 georeiser Says:  Praia de Santos, the beach of Santos, is the common name of José Menino Beach, Gonzaga Beach, Boqueirão Beach and Embaré Beach. It looks very attractive when you see it on distance with the C-shaped form and the four-lane avenue with high residencial buildings behind. The... 

 georeiser Says:  The carnival in Santos is smaller and more laid back than the carneval in Rio. But don't be upset if you are in Santos during these days. There are a lot of party in the city anyway. The main beach avenue has the traditional parades with carnaval processions and colourful... 

 Alless Says:  The Museum of Brazilian Coffees is here and its Auction Room has the same hardwood benches that used to accommodate the old brokers. The domelike pink and white ceiling has a skylight in the center with stained glass by Benedicto Calixto, the artist who is also responsible... 

 Alless Says:  Although the city has 19 canals that are from 50 (164 ft) to 3450 meters (11,319 ft) long, those that empty on the beach are more popularly known as numbers 1 thru 7 and the serve as a reference for any place you want to go. 

 Alless Says:  It contains the mortal remains of José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva, the Patriarch of Independence, and his brothers, Antônio Carlos, Martim Francisco and Father Patrício Manuel. It was inaugurated September 7, 1923. The building’s architecture was inspired on the Masonic... 

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 georeiser Says:  Thumbs up for Discoteca Lofty by Per Gunnar Hammerstad. Lofty in Gonzaga was the best discoteque in Santos. Gonzaga is the liveliest part of Santos. 

 VladimirWorld Says:  HI, I recently was in Brazil on a cruse and i have 8h after ship coming to santos port .I decide to go to the beach and spend 45 minutes to find the parking(it's free but in holidays there no place. When i go back to SaoPaulo i stopped to it in MacDonald on the beach and... 

 solera Says:  Hi,I am from Sao Paulo, but my husband is from Santos and during a long time he had to do this route: Santos – SP (jabaquara), so I think we can help you. I asked him and he said that there are two companies that do this route, the names of them are: Ultra and Expresso... 

 georeiser Says:   Some years ago when the Scandinavian seamens were in majority, they had their stronghold in Santos. Nobody drank as much beers and made as much noise as they did. They were the toughest men in South-America. At least they wanted all to believe it. The "Bar Erik" in Rua... 

 georeiser Says:   Santos, with its twin city Sao Vicente, is one of the oldest cities in South America. It was founded in 1546. Santos is located in the state of São Paulo, 70 km from the city São Paulo City. Santos is a coastal city with more than 500,000 inhabitants and it is the main... 

 georeiser Says:   Santos is actually two cities, Santos and São Vicente.