Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Espírito Santo, Southeast Region, Brazil

History | Transport | Attractions

🇧🇷 Cachoeiro de Itapemirim is a municipality and a major town, located in the south of Espírito Santo, Brazil, on the banks of the Itapemirim River. It is the economic hub of southern Espírito Santo, being the most important producer of marble and granite in Brazil. Home to one of the biggest intercity bus companies, it is a very well-connected city. Location: 138 km south of Vitória.

The city is served by Cachoeiro de Itapemirim Airport.

History Cachoeiro de Itapemirim's first commercial establishment opened in 1853, and in 1889 its first post office and telegram services were begun. Since its early days, transport has played a major role in this town. Since it was established by a waterfall, where it would be impossible to continue the journey up the river, it became an important stop for gold prospectors traveling to Minas Gerais. Many immigrant families which travelled to southern Espírito Santo established in the region.

Transport The railway line to Rio de Janeiro was completed in 1900, allowing both cultural and economical influence from the latter. In 1911 the railway to Vitória was completed, strengthening links to the north.

Attractions The municipality contains the 451 hectares (1,110 acres) Pacotuba National Forest, created in 2002. The quilombola community of Monte Alegre offers ethnic, cultural and environmental tourism in partnership with the forest and the ministry of tourism. This includes crafts and gastronomy, expression of traditions and community lifestyle, and guided tours of the forest. The municipality contains part of the protected area of the Frade e a Freira Natural Monument. It contains the 452 hectares (1,120 acres) Itabira Natural Monument. The city is nicknamed A capital oculta do mundo, meaning "the secret capital of the world".

Sao Paulo Time 
Sao Paulo Time
Image: Adobe Stock Julio Ricco #310589142

Cachoeiro de Itapemirim has a population of over 210,589 people. Cachoeiro de Itapemirim also forms one of the centres of the wider Espírito Santo state which has a population of over 4,018,650 people.

To set up a UBI Lab for Cachoeiro de Itapemirim see: https://www.ubilabnetwork.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/UBILabNetwork

Text Atribution: Wikipedia Text under CC-BY-SA license

Antipodal to Cachoeiro de Itapemirim is: 138.9,20.833

Locations Near: Cachoeiro de Itapemirim -41.1,-20.8333

🇧🇷 Guarapari -40.527,-20.61 d: 64.5  

🇧🇷 Itaperuna -41.891,-21.21 d: 92.1  

🇧🇷 Cariacica -40.384,-20.317 d: 94.1  

🇧🇷 Vila Velha -40.294,-20.336 d: 100.5  

🇧🇷 Campos dos Goytacazes -41.324,-21.755 d: 105  

🇧🇷 Vitória -40.302,-20.294 d: 102.5  

🇧🇷 Serra -40.3,-20.117 d: 115.3  

🇧🇷 Muriaé -42.37,-21.129 d: 135.9  

🇧🇷 Aracruz -40.267,-19.823 d: 142  

🇧🇷 Colatina -40.632,-19.538 d: 152.1  

Antipodal to: Cachoeiro de Itapemirim 138.9,20.833

🇲🇵 Saipan 145.753,15.189 d: 19056.7  

🇬🇺 Tamuning 144.767,13.483 d: 18987.6  

🇬🇺 Hagåtña 144.746,13.467 d: 18987.4  

🇬🇺 Dededo 144.836,13.515 d: 18986  

🇯🇵 Amami 129.483,28.367 d: 18747.9  

🇯🇵 Nago 127.978,26.592 d: 18732.8  

🇯🇵 Ginowan 127.78,26.279 d: 18730.9  

🇯🇵 Okinawa City 127.793,26.343 d: 18728.9  

🇯🇵 Urasoe 127.734,26.254 d: 18727.9  

🇯🇵 Okinawa 127.809,26.409 d: 18727.1  

Bing Map

Option 1