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State:	São Paulo
Metropolitan Region:	Baixada Santista
Founded:	January 22, 1532
Location:	23.950195 S, 46.343765 W
Area:	148 km²
Population:	321,474 (2003)
Population density:	2,172.12/km²
Postal code:	11300-xxx
Area/distance code:	13
Website:	São Vicente Municipality

'São Vicente' is a coastal city of Southern São Paulo, Brazil. It was the first Portuguese permanent settlement in the Americas and the first capital of the Captaincy of São Vicente, now the state of São Paulo. Established as a proper village in 1532 by Martim Afonso de Souza on what was then the Porto dos Escravos (port of the slaves), operated by three Portuguese colonists who trafficked on slaves captured by allied tribes, São Vicente is titled ''Cellula Mater'' (Mother Cell) of Brazil for being the first organized town in the country. The first City Council of all the Americas was democratically elected and established in São Vicente on August 22 1532.
Today's city is positioned off the island of São Vicente. Its economy is based on tourism.
A suspension bridge linking the island and the mainland was first constructed in 1914. Neighborhoods include Humaitá, Parque das Bandeiras, Vila Ema and Quarentenário. São Vicente is linked with the Rodovia Manuel da Nóbrega.

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Population history

Year	Population	Density
2003	314,312	2,123.73/km²
2004	321,474	2,172.12/km²

	'North:' Cubatão, São Paulo and São Bernardo do Campo
'West:' Mongaguá and Praia Grande	'São Vicente'	'East:' Santos
'Southwest:' Mongaguá and Praia Grande	'South:' ''Atlantic Ocean''

References

★ Do Litoral ao Planalto

External links

★ São Vicente's official home page

★ Portal Nosso São Paulo