Coordinates: 20°39′S 40°30′W / 20.65°S 40.5°W / -20.65; -40.5 Guarapari is a coastal town on the coast of Espírito Santo, Brazil. It is a part of Greater Vitoria. A municipal capital , it is located 47 km south of Vitória, of the state capital. Its population is 105,116 (2005) and its area is 592 km².[1]
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It is a well-known tourist destination, known for its curving white sand beaches backed by commercial development. With its heavily built-up coastline like Vila Velha and Vitória, it caters heavily to seasonal tourists, and consequently has quite a dramatic seasonal population fluctuation.
Within the municipality there is the Setiba nature reserve, a pristine example of a coastal ecosystem and important for local turtle and bird populations.
[edit] History
The municipality has had European presence since 1585 when Jesuit missionaries built a small chapel and dug a well. Guarapari has an extremely high level of background radiation, some 175 mSv per year.[2][3][why?]
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Afonso Cláudio
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Guarapari
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Santa Teresa
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Vitória
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Linhares
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Montanha
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São Mateus
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Barra de São Francisco
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Colatina
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Nova Venécia
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Alegre
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Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
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Itapemirim
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