Serra, Espírito Santo


Serra is a municipality in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Bordering the north of the state's capital, Vitória, the municipality is part of the Greater Vitória metropolitan area. Its population was 507,598 and its area is 553 km.
Serra, the seat of the municipality, is to the north of the characteristic Mestre Álvaro mountain which juts out of the coastal lowlands, and which is said to look like a small mountain range or "serra", in Portuguese, which is where the town and municipality got its name.

Politics

Serra has five districts : Serra-Capital, Carapina, Calogi, Nova Almeida and Queimado. Among those districts there are 118 neighbourhoods.
Another important urban area is that of Jacaraípe, on the coast 20 km north of Vitória. Jacaraípe is very well known for surfing championships, and is a weekend beach used by capital dwellers. Other smaller fishing villages such as Manguinhos are also close enough for day trips and are popular destinations for the locals.
The coastline of the municipality is protected in part by the Costa das Algas Environmental Protection Area, created in 2010.

Neighbourhoods of Serra