Cabo de Santo Agostinho
The cape at Cabo de Santo Agostinho carries a contested claim to being the first point of land in Brazil sighted by Europeans — Spanish navigator Vicente Yáñez Pinzón is said to have anchored here on January 26, 1500, three months before Pedro Álvares Cabral's officially recognized discovery. The rocky headland is also a geological landmark, marking the last point of separation between South America and Africa when the ancient supercontinent Gondwana broke apart. The city south of Recife combines tropical beaches — including Chalets, Paraíso, and Gaibu — with the large Suape industrial port complex, and retains historic sugar mills from the era when Pernambuco led global sugar production.
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- Population208,944
- Nearest water from center 0.1 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 37 km23 mi
Cabo de Santo Agostinho: quick answers
Where is Cabo de Santo Agostinho?
Cabo de Santo Agostinho is in Brazil, about 31 km19 miles in a straight line from Recife.
How do you get to Cabo de Santo Agostinho?
The nearest airport is Recife (REC), about 41 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Cabo de Santo Agostinho?
The warmest month is February, averaging 26°C80°F across day and night; the coolest is August, at 24°C75°F. The wettest month is June, with about 206 mm8.1 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Cabo de Santo Agostinho?
OpenStreetMap lists 7 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.