Espírito Santo
state in the Southeast Region of Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Espírito Santo is one of the states of southeastern Brazil. It is often referred to as "ES". The capital of ES is Vitória and its largest city is Vila Velha. Those who are born in the state are known as "Capixabas", but the more correct word is "Espiritossantenses". The name means "holy spirit" after the Holy Ghost of Christianity.
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State of Espírito Santo (English: Holy Spirit) | |
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Motto(s): Trabalha e Confia (Portuguese) "Works and Trusts" | |
Coordinates: 20°19′08″S 40°20′16″W | |
Country | Brazil |
Capital | Vitória |
Government | |
• Governor | Renato Casagrande |
• Vice Governor | Givaldo Vieira |
Area | |
• Total | 46,077.519 km2 (17,790.630 sq mi) |
• Rank | 23rd |
Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 3,578,067 |
• Rank | 15th |
• Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
• Rank | 7th |
Demonym | capixaba or espiritossantense |
GDP | |
• Year | 2006 estimate |
• Total | R$ 52,782,000,000 (11th) |
• Per capita | R$ 15,236 (5th) |
HDI | |
• Year | 2005 |
• Category | 0.802 – high (6th) |
Time zone | UTC-03:00 (BRT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-02:00 (BRST) |
Postal Code | 29000-000 to 29990-000 |
ISO 3166 code | BR-ES |
Website | es.gov.br |
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