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ESPÍRITO SANTO capixaba eat. Seafoodhere isfresh andabundant,localspecialties suchas preserved inastate parklessthan100kmwestofVitória. domed rockyoutcroppings,themostdramaticofwhichisPedra abare Azul, mountaincrag buzzofBraziliansociallife.happy summertime interspersed beachresorts withfishingvillages,plentyofgoodrestaurantslow-key andthe them very popularwithvisitorsfromtheneighboringstate Gerais. ofMinas Here you’llfind the and thefrenzied nightlife thatunfoldsevery itselfovernight summerwhenitconverts into buried inthesanddunes. includethetranquil beautyofitsnaturalsetting Itsattractions states. andBahia Brazilians withoutthehypeandhigherpricesofneighboringRio the state nonethelesshasseveral hiddentreasures. It’sanenjoyableplacetominglewith completelying you.Often ignored byforeigners duetoitslackofhigh-profileattractions, One ofthebestreasons tocome Espírito Santoisthatsofew othertouristswillbejoin- Santo Espírito 220 © LonelyPlanetPublications Even without all these scenic attractions, it would be worth visitingEspíritoSantojustto Even itwouldbeworth withoutallthesescenicattractions, Inland, EspíritoSanto’smountainsformanexquisite patchworkofjungledgreenery and South alongthecoast,beachesare more developed forfamily-styletourism,making In the north ofthestate istheidylliclittlehideawayofItaúnas,atiny beachtownliterallyIn thenorth
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Vitória is the biggest city in Espírito Santo and Vitória is the biggest boasts a domestic and international as such airport. Air service cit- to all major is offered South of ies throughout Brazil and the rest Getting There & Around Getting There & Around habitat preservation a of even at the edge urban area. major of low trees and shrubs that thrive in sandy, that thrive and shrubs low trees of Estadual Paulo Parque nutrient-poor soil) of for César the potential Vinha demonstrate Vitória, the coastal lagoons and Minas Gerais, the dramatic soaring granite Azul forms the centerpiece Pedra outcrop of Azul. South of Estadual da Pedra Parque of beaches where sea to lay where turtles come ashore beaches mountainstheir eggs. near In the western and lagoonscape of Parque Estadual de Itaú- Parque and lagoonscape of undeveloped of nas includes many kilometers Espírito Santo has several lovely state parks. Espírito Santo has several lovely Up near the border with Bahia, the vast dune- State Parks surprisingly close to 0°C (32°F) on winter surprisingly close to 0°C (32°F) on winter nights. Rains common, especially in the are long. last north, but rarely mountainous interior, daytime temperatures mountainous temperatures daytime interior, drop but can pleasantly warm year-round, are comfortable in the summer months, especially especially comfortable months, in the summer seaboard.along the damp, low-lying In the Not quite as searinglyNot quite as equatorial Bahia, hot un- quite get Espírito Santo can nonetheless chocolate, as well as several chemical and and as well as several chemical chocolate, agribusiness concerns. Climate capital Vitória, serves city, as headquarters Brazil’s famous (and delicious) to Garoto, Coffee plantations, the prime source of in- plantations,Coffee source of the prime since been the 1960s, have come up until The supersededby mining and shipping. became an armed region to prevent gold from to prevent region became an armed Minas Geraisbeing smuggled state. out of Colonized in the 16th century, Espírito Santo Espírito Santo century, in the 16th Colonized lonelyplanet.com ESPÍRITO SANTO west of inthemainland thebusstation Tourist booths Tourist acrossfrom access directly Parque Moscoso. per hrR$2.50; Net.Point LanHouse Main Bradesco inside the bus station. ATMs banksare forseveral clustered together Information district of Cariacaca. Pedro Nolasco Ferroviária 222 one in the airport one intheairport area. arrivals a branchlocatedoppositetrack10atthebusstationand airport Martins (40km); To Domingos Belo Horizonte;Rio Pedra Azul(90km); Parque Estadualda
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