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Linhares is a municipality in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil, north of the state capital, Vitória. It is the largest municipality by area in the state, at 9,501.6 km2, and has a population of 176,688 people as of 2020.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Linhares
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.official_name
Municipality of Linhares
Settlement.nicknames
"Paraíso das águas" (''Waters' Paradise)"Princesa das águas" (Waters' Princess'')
Settlement.image_skyline
GustavoLouzada Praca22agosto Linhares ES (25991327297).jpg
Settlement.imagesize
280px
Settlement.image_caption
22 de Agosto Square
Settlement.image_seal
Brasao-linhares-es.jpg
Settlement.image_flag
Bandeira-linhares.png
Settlement.image_map
EspiritoSanto Municip Linhares.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location in Espírito Santo
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Southeast
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.established_date
August 22, 1800 (223 years)
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor

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Linhares is a municipality in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil, north of the state capital, Vitória. It is the largest municipality by area in the state, at 9,501.6 km2, and has a population of 176,688 people as of 2020.

The municipality is named in honor of Rodrigo de Souza Coutinho, Count of Linhares, who was a minister in the Brazilian government in the first two decades of the 19th century. The city took international knowledge, being the residence of Miss Gay Brazil 2013 and 2014.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Linhares” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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