Cananéia

Cananéia is the southernmost city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, near where the Tordesilhas Line passed. The population in 2020 was 12,541 and its area is 1,242.010 km2 (479.543 sq mi). The elevation is 8 m. The city of Cananéia is host to the Dr. João de Paiva Carvalho research base belonging to the Oceanographic Institute of the University of São Paulo. Cananéia is considered by some Portuguese and Spanish historians to be the oldest city in Brazil, five months before the founding of São V...