Bertioga
Encyclopedia
Bertioga is a Brazil
ian town of the state of São Paulo
in the Baixada Santista
. The population in 2004 was 35,759. However, because it neighbors resort towns, its population fluctuates greatly with the seasons. The population density is 72.68/km² and it has an area of 492 km². The more northern parts are dense forests and are virtually unpopulated. The municipality was created in 1995. Prior to that it was considered a suburb of Guaruja.
Its limits are Mogi das Cruzes
, Biritiba-Mirim
and Salesópolis
in the north, São Sebastião
in the east, Atlantic Ocean
to the south with ilha de Santo Amaro
(opposite to the city) and Santos
in the west.
Nazi fugitive Josef Mengele
died in Bertioga in 1979. He reportedly had suffered a stroke, that might have paralysed him while swimming.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian town of the state of São Paulo
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
in the Baixada Santista
Baixada Santista
Baixada Santista is an official metropolitan area on the coast of the São Paulo state originally centered around the port city of Santos. Its administrative center is located at Santos, because local economics and politics revolves around that city...
. The population in 2004 was 35,759. However, because it neighbors resort towns, its population fluctuates greatly with the seasons. The population density is 72.68/km² and it has an area of 492 km². The more northern parts are dense forests and are virtually unpopulated. The municipality was created in 1995. Prior to that it was considered a suburb of Guaruja.
Its limits are Mogi das Cruzes
Mogi das Cruzes
Mogi das Cruzes is a municipality in the state of São Paulo metropolitan region of the state capital. The population in 2010 according to the Census population is 387,241 inhabitants, resulting in a population density of 533.90 inhabitants per km ²....
, Biritiba-Mirim
Biritiba-Mirim
Biritiba-Mirim is a Brazilian city of the state of São Paulo in the metropolitan region. The population in 2006 is 29,694, the population density is 93.67/km² and the area of 317 km²....
and Salesópolis
Salesópolis
Salesópolis is a municipality in the São Paulo Metropolitan Region in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 was 15,281, the density was 35.87/km² and the area is 426 km²....
in the north, São Sebastião
São Sebastião, São Paulo
São Sebastião is a Brazilian city, located on the southeast coast of Brazil, in the state of São Paulo. The population in 2006 is 75,886, its density is 188.1/km² and the area is 403 km². The Tropic of Capricorn lies 25 km north...
in the east, Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
to the south with ilha de Santo Amaro
Guarujá
Guarujá is a municipality in the São Paulo state of Brazil. The population in 2006 was 305,171, the population density is 1,969.47/km² and the area is 143 km². This place name comes from the Tupi language, and mean "narrow path". The population is highly urbanized.-Geography:Guarujá is...
(opposite to the city) and Santos
Santos (São Paulo)
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in the west.
Nazi fugitive Josef Mengele
Josef Mengele
Josef Rudolf Mengele , also known as the Angel of Death was a German SS officer and a physician in the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. He earned doctorates in anthropology from Munich University and in medicine from Frankfurt University...
died in Bertioga in 1979. He reportedly had suffered a stroke, that might have paralysed him while swimming.