Iguape, Historical municipality in Ribeira Valley, São Paulo, Brazil
Iguape extends over 1,977 square kilometers along the Atlantic Ocean coast at the mouth of the Ribeira de Iguape River in São Paulo state.
The municipality, founded in 1538, established Brazil's first money-producing institution in 1635, known as Casa da Oficina Real, which now functions as a museum.
The name Iguape originates from the Tupi language, meaning 'in the river cove', reflecting the indigenous heritage of this Brazilian coastal region.
The municipality maintains direct highway connections to major cities in São Paulo state and incorporates the Juréia-Itatins Ecological Station conservation area.
The construction of the Valo Grande channel in 1855, intended to improve trade, transformed the local ecosystem and influenced the region's economic development.
Location: São Paulo
Inception: 1538
Elevation above the sea: 3 m
Shares border with: Peruíbe, Miracatu, Pedro de Toledo, Itariri, Cananéia, Ilha Comprida, Juquiá, Pariquera-Açu, Registro
Website: http://iguape.sp.gov.br
GPS coordinates: -24.70806,-47.55528
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:35
Barra do Una
55.6 km
Ilhas Queimada Pequena e Queimada Grande Area of Relevant Ecological Interest
92.4 km
Juréia-Itatins Ecological Station
36.7 km
Carlos Botelho State Park
75.4 km
Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves
75.3 km
Mata Atlântica Biosphere Reserve
75.3 km
Basilica of Our Lady of the Snows, Iguape
187 m
Jurupará State Park
90.9 km
Ruínas do Abarebebê
76.6 km
Cananéia-Iguape e Peruíbe Environmental Protection Area
35.4 km
Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area
50.8 km
Tupiniquins Ecological Station
53.6 km
Ilha Comprida Environmental Protection Area
21.3 km
Itinguçu State Park
60.6 km
Campina do Encantado State Park
23.6 km
Prelado State Park
30.5 km
Juréia-Itatins Mosaic
37.2 km
Iate Park
2.2 km
Kaigai Koygyo Kabushiki Kaisha
37.9 km
Igreja Matriz de Cananéia
50.9 km
Museu Municipal de Iguap
78 m
Igreja de São Benedito
221 m
Igreja do Rosário
435 m
Museu Histórico e Arqueológico de Iguape
131 m
Historic center of Cananeia
50.9 km
Cachoeira do Rio Bonito
92.8 km
Historic center of Iguape
188 m
Quilombo Mandira
49.7 kmReviews
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