Piúma
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Piúma is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 22,053 (2020) and its area is , which makes it the smallest municipality of Espírito Santo. Much of the local population make a living from fishing, handicrafts and the cultivation of shellfish, activities benefited from the natural wealth located along the coast. The city is also famous for receiving thousands of tourists during the week of Carnival.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Piúma
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.official_name
- The Municipality of Piúma
- Settlement.nickname
- "Cidade das Conchas" (City of Shells)
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- Vista parcial do litoral de Piúma ES com o Monte Aghá ao fundo.JPG
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- Partial view of the coast of Piúma with the Aghá mount in the background
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Piúma ES.png
- Settlement.image_map
- EspiritoSanto Municip Piuma.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Piúma in the State of Espírito Santo
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
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- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Southeast
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- border|22px Espírito Santo
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- December 24, 1963
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- José Ricardo Pereira da Costa (PR)
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Piúma is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 22,053 (2020) and its area is , which makes it the smallest municipality of Espírito Santo. Much of the local population make a living from fishing, handicrafts and the cultivation of shellfish, activities benefited from the natural wealth located along the coast. The city is also famous for receiving thousands of tourists during the week of Carnival.
==References==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Piúma” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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