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Santo Amaro
District of São Paulo, Brazil

Santo Amaro

Santo Amaro is a district located within the subprefecture of the same name in the southern area of the city of São Paulo, Brazil.

It was formerly a separate municipality from 1832 until 1935, when it was incorporated into the city of São Paulo.

How locals move

Getting around Santo Amaro the local way

  • Get inTransport by air by helicopter throughout São Pauo.
  • Go nextMany of São Paulo's immediate neighbors are connected by the EMTU bus service and the commuter rail, making for a range of good day trip options.
  • Go nextHotels sometimes provide leisure activities such as scuba diving, mountain biking and trekking.
  • Go nextIlhabela (3½ hr) - Accessible only from São Sebastião by ferry, it is an archipelago with various savage beaches and ecotourism options.

From Wikivoyage: São Paulo, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Werner Haberkorn (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.