Espírito Santo
State of Espírito Santo
Motto
Trabalha e Confia (Portuguese)
"Work and Trust"
Capital
Vitória
Largest city
Vila Velha
Demonym
capixaba or
espiritossantense
Government
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Governor
Paulo César Hartung
Gomes
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Vice Governor
Ricardo Ferraço
Area
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Total
46,077.519 km2
(17,790.630 sq mi) (23rd)
Population
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2006 estimate
3,464,285 (14th)
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2005 census
3,412,746
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Density
75.2 /km2 (195 /
sq mi) (7th)
GDP
2006 estimate
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Total
R$ 52,782,000,000 (11th)
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Per capita
R$ 15,236 (5th)
HDI (2005)
0.802 (high) (6th)
Abbreviation
BR-ES
Time zone
BRT (UTC-3)
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Summer (DST) BRST (UTC-2)
For the Portuguese company, see
Espírito Santo Financial Group
Espírito
Santo
(Portuguese
pronunci-
ation: [isˈpiɾitu ˈsɐ̃tu][1]) is one of the states of
southeastern Brazil, often referred to by the
abbreviation "ES". Its capital is Vitória and
the largest city is Vila Velha. Those who are
born in the state are known as "Capixabas",
although
the precise word
is
"espir-
itossantenses". The name means literally
"holy spirit" after the Holy Ghost of Christian-
ity. With an extensive coastline (40% of the
territory is on the coast), the state has some
of the country’s main ports but the beaches
are the best tourist attractions. Vitória, the
capital, is on an island, next to Guarapari,
well known by its sands. In the extreme north
is the Itaúnas part of the municipality of Con-
ceição da Barra, whose sand dunes and forró
are famous. Also on the coast, the typical
gastronomy is another attraction with the
moquecas capixabas and many fruits from
the ocean and seafood. In the country of the
state are many natural beauties, such as the
parks of Pedra Azul and Alto Caparaó, and
the Italian and German colonies.
Geography
With
46,180 square
kilometers
(17,830 sq mi), it is about the size of Estonia,
or half the size of Portugal, and has a variety
of habitats including coastal planes, lakes,
mountain
forest, mangroves and many
others.
The islands of Trindade and Martim Vaz,
715 kilometers (444 mi) East of Vitória in the
Southern Atlantic Ocean,