Santos, Brazil Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

SANTOS was founded in 1535, a few kilometres east of São Vicente, one of Portugal’s first New World settlements. The city stands on an island, its port facilities and old town facing landwards with ships approaching by a narrow, but deep, channel. In a dilapidated kind of way, the compact centre retains a certain charm that has not yet been extinguished by the development of an enormous port complex. Arriving in Santos and getting oriented couldn’t be easier. The Rodoviária , at Praça dos Andradas, is within easy walking distance of everywhere in Centro, on the north side of the … more »