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Although it's also the location of the Latin America's largest seaport, Santos isn't just a boring port town. The city of 420,000, just 75 kilometers from São Paulo, features a seven-kilometer stretch of beach divided into just as many social cliques as you'd find on Ipanema. A verdant promenade separates the beach from the seafront condos and hotels, along which families and friends walk, amble, bike, skate, rollerblade, throw frisbees, you name it. Less sandy points of interest include the Museu do Café Brasileiro (Brazilian Coffee Museum), the Aquário Municipal (City Aquarium), the Orquidário Municipal (City Orchid Garden) and the Neo-Gothic Santos Cathedral.
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1. Monte Serrat
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 982 reviews
Reviewed By 6anogracinha19 - Sao Paulo, Brazil
Monte Serrat is on a big hill, surrounded by nature. There are a lot of trees, plants and bushes. It is near the historic center. Depending on the weather, you can have a very good view of the harbor, the waterfront and the open sea. It is also possible to see Guarujá and one part of the Santos canal. On the top of the hill there are two constructions from different times. The church Nossa Senhora de Monte Serrat was built in the beginning of the XVII century, when Brazil was still a colony of Portugal. The other building is the casino Monte Serrat. This cassino began to be built in the beginning of the XX century, but on behalf of the world war, it just finished being built in 1927. This casino was very popular, but in 1946 the government prohibited casinos here in Brazil. Nowadays the building is used for events and parties. It is open to the public. There is a cafeteria inside the building. The construction and the decoration of the place is really pretty. The view of the rooftop is stunning and breathtaking. To go up there you need to take cable car, and to go down, you can use the cable car again or go downstairs. There is a chapel built between 1598 and 1603. The chapel is part of the miracle story in which Joris Von Spielbergen and his crew wanted to attack the village of Monte Serrat. The locals ran away to the chapel to pray to Nossa Senhora de Monte Serrat. They were afraid to die. While the pirates were climbing the mount a rock avalanche started and killed every one of the crew, but Joris didn’t die because he was in the harbor waiting for them. We strongly recommend visiting the place.
2. Martins Fontes Library
3. Memorial of Achievements
4. Urbano Caldeira Stadium
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 906 reviews
Reviewed By RHAHJ - Nijmegen, The Netherlands
This is the home stadium to Santos FC since 1916. So Pélé played many matches in this stadium. There is a small museum with all the prizes won by the club, and some match balls, e.g. of the 5-1 victory over FC Barcelona in the 1950s. A guide takes groups of visitors through the stadium. This way one sees the press room, a small chapel for the religious players, the dressing room with massage tables and baths, the door with the sign 'doping', the regular and VIP spectator places, and of course the field itself. The guide doesn't talk too much. Most people just want to take pictures anyway. The guide and other staff are very friendly.
5. Linha Turistica de Bonde
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4.5 based on 2,090 reviews
Reviewed By D9041NWdavids - Praia Grande, Brazil
This is an interesting trip by old tram around the old city of Santos with stops on the way for photos with the driver and guide offering information about a large range of historic buildings
6. Ponta da Praia Beach
7. Shrine of St. Anthony of Valongo
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4.5 based on 283 reviews
8. Orchid Garden
9. Coffee Museum
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4.5 based on 2,802 reviews
Inaugurated in 1998, the Coffee Museum is one of the main touristic attractions of the City of Santos and has as main purpose to preserve and make known the history of coffee in Brazil and in the world. By means of objects, documents and audiovisual media, the Institution shows the public how the evolution of coffee culture and the political, economic and cultural development of the country are closely connected since the second half of the XVIII century and up to our days.
Reviewed By mikecudgen - Kingscliff, Australia
From the port in São Paulo, take a Taxi to the museu do Cafe. We made a deal with the taxi drive to take us return for 60 real. He waited at the museum for approximately an hour. The museum is well worth the visit and an absolute most to have a Brazilian coffee. It is one of the few places you can get a top quality coffee as their best beans are exported. Enjoy!!!
10. XV Of November Street
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 412 reviews
Reviewed By D9041NWdavids - Praia Grande, Brazil
Historic area of Santos famous for its coffee trading, lots of bars and cafes with a coffee museum..nearby car parking is cheap and secure...behind this area is the Mayor's office and many shops with buses serving other parts of this famous city.
