Nova Almeida, Espírito Santo, Coastal community in Serra, Brazil

Nova Almeida is a coastal settlement in the municipality of Serra, north of Vitória, sitting along a calm stretch of Atlantic shoreline in the state of Espírito Santo. The village has a small church, fishing piers, simple restaurants, and guesthouses arranged around its central beach area.

Nova Almeida began on 6 January 1557, when the evangelist priest Brás Lourenço and local Tupiniquim people built a small thatched chapel, called Aldeia dos Reis Magos. In 1610 it became Aldeia Nova and Iapara through a sesmaria granted to the indigenous residents. The 1758 charter creating the Vila de Almeida gave it the name Nova Almeida, to distinguish it from Almeida in Portugal. It was the seat of a comarca from 1760 to 1921, and became a district of Serra on 11 November 1938.

The name Nova Almeida comes from the 1758 charter creating the Vila de Almeida, chosen to distinguish it from Almeida in Portugal. The district's main landmark is the Igreja dos Reis Magos, named for the Magi after the chapel was inaugurated on 6 January 1557. The earlier name, Aldeia dos Reis Magos, also referred to that date.

The village is easily reached via the BR-101 highway and sits close enough to Vitória for a day trip. The beach area is at its quietest in the early morning, when fishing boats return and before most visitors arrive.

The name Nova Almeida dates from 1758, when a charter creating the Vila de Almeida gave the former Aldeia Nova e Iapara its new name to distinguish it from Almeida in Portugal. The settlement had been called Aldeia dos Reis Magos since its chapel was inaugurated on 6 January 1557, the feast of the Magi.