| Santo Amaro | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Brazil |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northeast |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1814 |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 380 |
| Population As Of: | 1990–2010 2016−2017 |
| Population Total: | 27939 |
| Population Density Km2: | low |
Santo Amaro is a neighborhood of Recife in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil, was founded in 1681 and incorporated in 1814.[1] In 1814, the Cemitério dos Ingleses was built in the neighborhood, the first of the city, on a land donated by the Provincial Government to the English Consul in March 1869.[2]
The district is located in the central region of Recife in Pernambuco, Brazil and has 27,939 inhabitants, with a male population of 12,680 (45.38) inhabitants and a female population of 15,259 (54.62) inhabitants.[3] The majority of the population of the neighborhood is in the age group of 25 to 29 years old with index of 13,258 inhabitants (47,45%).[4] With 8,474 households, it has an average of 3.3 residents per household, with a proportion of 55.32% of the women responsible for the household and the value of the monthly average household income is (1,892.10).[5] According to the 2010 Census-IBGE.[6]