Municipal Aquarium of Santos, Public aquarium in Santos, Brazil

The Municipal Aquarium of Santos occupies a 2,000-square-metre site in the Ponta da Praia neighbourhood, with 32 freshwater and saltwater tanks holding more than 200 animal species. Its collection ranges from pacus, catfish and carp to turtles, penguins, moray eels, sharks, lobsters, sea urchins, starfish and a sea lion, alongside fish of the Indo-Pacific.

The aquarium opened on 2 July 1945 with President Getúlio Vargas present, making it one of the first public aquariums built in São Paulo state rather than Brazil as a whole. In the early 2000s it was enlarged and renovated by Construtora e Pavimentadora Latina, doubling its area.

The aquarium's name comes from the Ponta da Praia neighbourhood where it stands, and its collection mixes local species such as pacus, catfish, carps, turtles, morays, sharks, lobsters, sea urchins and starfish with Indo-Pacific fish and a sea lion. In 2008 the Californian artist Robert Wyland painted the outer walls, a mural visitors can look for before entering.

The facility sits near public transportation stops and keeps regular hours for visitors. Guided tours are available in multiple languages, making visits accessible for international guests.

In 2008 the Californian artist Robert Wyland painted the aquarium's outer walls with marine murals, a detail many visitors walk past on their way in. The building stands on a 2,000-square-metre site in Ponta da Praia, and its 32 tanks hold more than 200 species, from pacus and carps to morays, lobsters, sea urchins and starfish.