Historic centre
By the river mouth.
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Itanhaém is a city of about 112,000 people on the south coast of São Paulo state, in the Baixada Santista, and is counted as Brazil's second-oldest town after its neighbour São Vicente, dating from 1532. According to historians it was founded by Martim Afonso de Sousa on 22 April 1532 on the east bank of the mouth of the Itanhaém River, below Morro do Itaguaçu, the second settlement the Portuguese set up in Brazil. Its historic centre near the river mouth still keeps old colonial buildings. Its long ocean beaches run between Mongaguá and Peruíbe, and the Itanhaém River, which reaches the sea here, is used for boat trips through the mangroves. Folk festivals and neighbourhood samba schools keep the town lively, and it is close enough to São Paulo for a weekend.
By the river mouth.
On the ocean.
Boat trips.
Itanhaém, south coast of São Paulo state
Yes, founded in 1532, right after São Vicente.