Serra | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Official Name: | The Municipality of Serra |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Localization of Serra, Espirito Santo in Brazil |
Coordinates: | -20.1289°N -40.3078°W |
Elevation M: | 301 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Name1: | Southeast |
Subdivision Name2: | Espírito Santo |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | November 6, 1556 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Audifax Barcellos(PSB) |
Area Total Km2: | 553.254 |
Population As Of: | 2020[1] |
Population Total: | 520,653 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | BRT |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Blank Name: | Demonym |
Blank Info: | "serrano" |
Serra (pronounced as /pt/) is a municipality in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Bordering the north of the state's capital, Vitória, the municipality is part of the Greater Vitória metropolitan area. Its population was 520,653 (2022) and its area is 548 km.
Serra, the seat of the municipality, is to the north of the characteristic Mestre Álvaro mountain which juts out of the coastal lowlands, and which is said to look like a small mountain range or "serra", in Portuguese, which is where the town and municipality got its name.
Serra has five districts (distritos): Serra-Capital (or Serra-Sede), Carapina, Calogi, Nova Almeida and Queimado. Among those districts there are 118 neighbourhoods (bairros).
Another important urban area is that of Jacaraípe, on the coast 20 km north of Vitória. Jacaraípe is very well known for surfing championships, and is a weekend beach used by capital dwellers. Other smaller fishing villages such as Manguinhos are also close enough for day trips and are popular destinations for the locals.
The coastline of the municipality is protected in part by the Costa das Algas Environmental Protection Area, created in 2010.