Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo

Santa Teresa
Municipality
Santa Teresa
Coordinates: 19°56′10″S 40°36′00″W / 19.936°S 40.600°W / -19.936; -40.600Coordinates: 19°56′10″S 40°36′00″W / 19.936°S 40.600°W / -19.936; -40.600
Country Brazil
State Espírito Santo

Santa Teresa is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 21,109 (2007) and its area is 695 km².[1]

The municipality contains the 3,562 hectares (8,800 acres) Augusto Ruschi Biological Reserve, a fully protected area.[2]

Residents

Anderson Varejão of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers is originally from Santa Teresa.

References

  1. IBGE -
  2. Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Biológica Augusto Ruschi (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-19
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