São Vicente (English spelling)

Japanese: サン・ビセンテ(英語表記)São Vicente
São Vicente (English spelling)
A coastal city in the state of São Paulo in southeastern Brazil. Population 268,467 (1991). It is located on an island of the same name adjacent to the state's main port of Santos, 53 km south-southeast in a straight line from the state capital, São Paulo. It was established in 1532 by Afonso de Sousa as the first planned settlement with the aim of defending southern Brazil from the French and Spanish, and was elevated to city status in 1700. With its beautiful coastline, it is a thriving tourist destination and vacation home area. [Yamada Mutsuo]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
ブラジル南東部,サン・パウロ州の沿岸都市。人口26万8467(1991)。同州の主要港サントスに隣接する同名の島にあり,州都サン・パウロ市から南南東に直線距離で53km。ブラジル南部をフランス人,スペイン人から防衛することを目的とする最初の計画入植地として,1532年アフォンソ・デ・ソウザにより設置され,1700年市に昇格。海岸が美しく,観光地,別荘地として繁栄している。【山田 睦男】

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