Vitória is the capital of the state of Holy Spirit, located in the Southeast region of Brazil. It is one of the smallest Brazilian capitals both in area and in population, with 365,000 inhabitants, according to the IBGE.
It has a Tropical climate and relief that varies from hilly to flat, integrating the Atlantic Forest biome. The city stands out for its beaches and natural beauty, as well as the presence of the ports of Tubarão and Vitória, essential for the city's economy and of great importance for the Brazilian cargo transport.
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General data for victory
Gentile: capixaba
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Location
Parents: Brazil
Federative unit: Holy Spirit
Intermediate region: Victory
Immediate region: Victory
Metropolitan region: Metropolitan Region of Vitória
Formed by the following municipalities: Vitória, Cariacica, Fundão, Serra, Vila Velha, Guarapari and Viana.
Bordering municipalities: Serra, Cariacica, Vila Velha.z
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geography
Total area: 97,123 km² (IBGE, 2020)
Total population: 365,855 inhabitants (IBGE, 2020)
Density: 3,338.30 inhab./km² (IBGE, 2010)
Climate: Tropical
Altitude: 12 meters
Timezone: GMT -3
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Historic
Foundation: September 8, 1551
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geography of victory
Victoria is a city located on the southeast coast of Brazil. It belongs to the state of Espírito Santo, playing the role of capital. Its territory extends over 97.12 km², making it one of the smallest cities in the state and the smallest among the 27 Brazilian capitals.
Located in the bay of Vitória, it is divided between the continental portion and the iVictoria Island. The municipality has an exit, to the east, to the Atlantic Ocean and borders three other municipalities: Serra, to the north, Cariacica to the west, and Vila Velha to the south. Together with them and the municipalities of Fundão, Guarapari and Viana, it forms the Metropolitan Region of Vitória, also called Grande Vitória.
Victory Climate
O predominant climate in the capital of Espírito Santo is the Ttropical. It is characterized by high temperatures most of the year, with summers hot and rainy and winters that register low precipitation, although the relative humidity indices are high. Annual temperatures vary between 19 ºC and 31 ºC, while the annual rainfall index is 1120 mm.
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Victory relief
The city of Victoria integrates the domain of the coastal plain. Its substrate is divided between an area of folds and another of sedimentary deposits, which gives it relief quite rugged composed of hills, some of them derived from residual forms, gently undulating terrain and plains.
Victory Vegetation
The city integrates the Atlantic forest, a biome that extends along the east coast of Brazil, as well as being part of the coastal-marine system. Thus, the capixaba vegetation cover is composed of forests tropical, mangroves, salt marshes and dune vegetation.
Vitória Hydrography
Two rivers are responsible for supplying the Metropolitan Region of Vitória: Santa Maria da Vitória river and Jucu river. The beaches that make up the city's coastline are Camburi, Curva da Jurema and Castanheiras.
Victory Map
Victory Demographics
The current population of Vitória is 365,855 inhabitants, which characterizes it as the second least populous capital in Brazil after Palmas, in the Tocantins. In addition, the municipality is in fourth place at the state level, whose largest population groups are concentrated in Serra, Vila Velha and Cariacica. Altogether, the Metropolitan Region of Vitória has two million inhabitants.
With a restricted area, Vitória presents itself as an extremely populated city. Your demographic density was 3,338.30 inhab./km², according to the 2010 IBGE Census. It is the largest population concentration in Espírito Santo and 31st of more than five thousand Brazilian municipalities.
It is noteworthy that all households in the capital of Espírito Santo are located in urbanized areas. Regarding its composition, the population of Espírito Santo is relatively young, concentrated in the age groups between 20 and 34 years. More than 94% of residents declare themselves as brown or white, while blacks represent 9.25% of the population.
Taking social indicators into account, IBGE points out that Vitória has the best Human Development Index (HDI) Espírito Santo and one of the highest in the country, with a value of 0.845.
Geographical division of Vitória
The municipality of Vitória is composed of 80 neighborhoods, which are divided into nine different administrative regions. Are they:
center
St. Anthony
Jucutuquara
Maruípe
Canto Beach
Continental
Saint Peter
Camburi Garden
Garden of Penha
Victory Economy
Vitória represents the main economy of Espírito Santo. The city has aGross Domestic Product (GDP) of BRL 26.38 billion, ranking as the 34th richest in Brazil. This value is equivalent to approximately 20% of the state economy, in addition to being similar to those of the cities that make up Greater Vitória.
O tertiary sector leads the economy of the capital of Espírito Santo, accounting for 60% of the value added to GDP. This amount disregards the public administration. In this sense, trade and services are taken into account.
These include the tourist business, which has great weight in the generation of foreign exchange for the municipality, both through its beaches and natural landscapes and through the so-called business tourism. The highlight in this sector is with port activities related to cargo handling (ie, import and export) that take place at the ports of Tubarão and Vitória.
The industry is responsible for 30% of Vitória's economy, home to large companies in the extractive sectors, such as Vale and Petrobras. O primary sector has a very small share in the city's economy, with animal husbandry and fishing activity being more expressive than agriculture itself.
Government of Victoria
Vitória's government is of the representative democratic type. This means that the population of Espirito Santo elects its representatives, which happens through municipal elections every four years. O Mayor it is the highest authority of the local executive branch. The City Council, the body that represents the Legislative Power, is composed of 15 councilors.
The city has the status of capital, as it houses the seat of government of the state of Espírito Santo, which is located in the Anchieta Palace.
Vitória Infrastructure
Vitória is recognized in several rankings as one of the Brazilian cities that offersm the best quality of life to its residents, which is established based on factors such as health, education, income, employment and sustainable development.
All households in the municipality belong to urban areas. According to IBGE, in 2010, 78.7% of the roads in Vitória were urbanized, while the afforestation of public roads reached just over 65.4%. Adequate sanitary sewage reaches 98% of households, which have a wide range of services from the garbage collection network, as well as water and electricity supply.
Displacements between the city and neighboring areas can be made through the urban and interurban transport system. In addition, connections with other Brazilian regions and municipalities take place through federal and which also extend over bridges such as the Third Bridge, which connects Vitória to Vila Velha, and others means.
One of them is the railway, with the Vitória-Minas line operated by Vale. O Vitória International Airport (Eurico de Aguiar Sales) it is the main point of national and international air departures and arrivals.
You ports of Vitória and Tubarão are responsible for maritime connections and two of the most important cargo ports in Brazil.
culture of victory
THE culture de Vitória is composed of the various influences that the city received throughout its formation process, which comes from populations from others countries and regions of Brazil. THE landscape urban city recounts much of this process through the numerous forms that have been preserved since the 16th century, when the city was founded. Among these buildings are:
San Francisco Convent
Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows
Church of São Gonçalo
Metropolitan Cathedral of Victoria
Carlos Gomes Theater
The city is home to important cultural centers in the state, such as the Espírito Santo Art Museum, Capixaba do Negro Museum, Monjardim Solar Museum and many others that help preserve Espírito Santo's cultural and historical traditions. Vitória also has several other theaters, cinemas, squares and meeting places.
The city's cultural calendar is permeated by various popular celebrations and festivities that occur every year and attract people from different locations. O Çarnaval it is one of the main ones, with an emphasis on the samba school parades and street parties, as well as the anniversary of Vitória, the film and theater festivals, the cultural turnaround and many others.
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Victory Story
The history of the city of Vitória begins in the 16th century, in the first decades of the Portuguese colonization of Brazil. By assigning the hereditary captaincy from Espírito Santo to Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, he settled in what is now the city of Vila Velha, in 1535.
His stay, however, was marked by clashes with indigenous populations who lived in that region, since they were the first inhabitants of the lands we know today as Espírito Santo. In addition to them, other foreign peoples interested in the newly colonized land were a threat to Portuguese rule.
The Portuguese solution was to search for a place capable of guaranteeing them greater security from the natives' attacks, what they found in a village not many kilometers from where they originally landed. The victory over a battle fought with the indigenous Goytacazes led the settlers to name the island they were in Vitória Island. The day was September 8, 1551, marked as the day of its foundation. City status came only three centuries later, in 1823.
Its occupation and urbanization, even through geomorphology, took place timidly until the first decades of the 20th century, when the process accelerated. Today the capital of Espírito Santo, the city is its main calling card and one of the state economic hubs.
By Paloma Guitarrara
Geography teacher
