Linhares is a municipality in the state of Espírito Santo , Brazil , 135 kilometres (84 mi) north of the state capital, Vitória . It is the largest municipality by area in the state, at 9,501.6 km, and has a population of 176,688 people as of 2020.
7-524: The municipality is named in honor of Rodrigo de Souza Coutinho, Count of Linhares , who was a minister in the Brazilian government in the first two decades of the 19th century. The city took international knowledge, being the residence of Miss Gay Brazil 2013 and 2014. The area today known as Linhares was once inhabited by the Botocudo . The town, founded by Europeans on August 22, 1800, was destroyed by
14-578: A remarkable statesman. After 1640, to reward Fernando de Noronha, 5th Count of Linhares, fidelity to the Spanish Habsburgs , King Philip IV of Spain upgraded the title of Count to Duke of Linhares . However, as he was no longer King of Portugal , this title was never recognized in Portugal, but it still exists in Spain as Duke of Liñares once, in 1667, King Charles II of Spain changed it to
21-462: The Doce River amidst its 69 lakes. The climate is hot, tropical, and humid, typically with a dry winter season and a more humid summer. The main freshwater lagoons in the region are: Japaranã-Mirim, Palmas, Durão, Palminhas, Aguiá, Monsarás, Limão, Feia, Combóios, Piabanha, Óleo, Pau Grosso, Terra Alta and Patrão. The Juparanã Lagoon (freshwater) is also the second largest in water volume in
28-647: The 1,424 hectares (3,520 acres) Goytacazes National Forest , created in 2002. Linhares is served by Antônio Edson de Azevedo Lima Airport . Counts and Dukes of Linhares Count of Linhares (in Portuguese Conde de Linhares ) was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree of king John III of Portugal dated from May 13, 1532, and granted to Dom António de Noronha , 2nd son of Pedro de Menezes , 1st Marquis of Vila Real . This family went to live in Spain and remained faithful to
35-550: The Indians during a war in 1809. The area was visited by Brazilian Emperor Dom Pedro II in 1860. An island he set foot on is still known as the Emperor's Island. Linhares became a municipality in 1945, when it was detached from the municipality of Colatina . The economy of Linhares is mostly based on commerce, agriculture, cattle and oil. Linhares is characterized by undulating lowlands and numerous lakes. The town sits on
42-638: The Spanish Habsburgs even after the Portuguese revolution of 1 December 1640, so the new dynasty of Braganza no longer recognized them as Counts of Linhares. Later, in the 19th century, Queen Maria I of Portugal , granted again the title of count of Linhares (second creation) , by a royal decree dated from December 17, 1808, to Rodrigo de Sousa Coutinho, 1st Count of Linhares Governor of Portuguese Angola , Portuguese ambassador in Turin and
49-421: The country. There is an official nudist beach called Barra Seca 60 km to the east of Linhares. The municipality contains part of the 785 hectares (1,940 acres) Comboios Biological Reserve , a fully protected area. It also contains part of the 27,858 hectares (68,840 acres) Sooretama Biological Reserve , a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1982 when two earlier units were merged. It contains
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