Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo

Municipality in Espírito Santo, Brazil
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19°56′10″S 40°36′00″W / 19.936°S 40.600°W / -19.936; -40.600Country BrazilState Espírito SantoRegionSoutheastGovernment
 • MayorKleber Medici (PSDB)Area
 • Total683.032 km2 (263.720 sq mi)Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total23,724 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)HDI (2010)0.714 – high[2]

Santa Teresa is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 23,724 (2020) and its area is 695 km2.[3]

The municipality contains the 3,562 hectares (8,800 acres) Augusto Ruschi Biological Reserve, a fully protected area.[4]

Notable people

Augusto Ruschi was a Brazilian agronomist, ecologist, and naturalist. Ruschi was interested in the study of plants and animals since childhood, allowing him to know in depth several branches of biology, becoming a respected specialist in hummingbirds and orchids in Brazil.

Anderson Varejão of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers is originally from Santa Teresa.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ IBGE - [1]
  4. ^ Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Biológica Augusto Ruschi (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-19
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