SP · Southeast · Santos coast metro area
Population: 371,190 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Praia Grande is a municipality in the Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista, on the southern coast of the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It belongs to the Immediate Region of Santos, and its population measured in the IBGE census revision of 2010 was 262,051 inhabitants. In the IBGE 2022 census, the population of Praia Grande was 349,935 inhabitants, making it the city in Baixada Santista that grew the most in the 2010-2022 period. It is the second most populous city on the São Paulo coast, behind only Santos. With an area of 149.652 km², its population density in 2022 was 2,338.32 inhabitants/km². The municipality consists of the seat and the district of Solemar.
The city of Praia Grande has one of the busiest beaches in Brazil, having been named in 2016 by the Ministry of Tourism as the fourth city that receives the most tourists in the country during the summer season, after São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Florianópolis. In the high season it receives about 1.86 million tourists (more than five times its permanent population). The city also underwent rapid expansion, with growth of 56,000 inhabitants between 2000 and 2009, and in 2015 it received the title of "the city that grows the most in Brazil".
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Well-known places within 50 km of the city center, closest first. Source: Wikidata (public domain).
0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
SP average (81 cities): 95 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
5.66 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
68.43 score 0–100
Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
SP average (11 cities): 45 · All 36 cities: 46
Asking rent (BRL/m²)
Mid-range rent Shown as a band among the 36 cities with rent data (thirds). See the source for exact prices.
Source: Índice FipeZAP de Locação Residencial · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Proprietary
SP average (81 cities): 45 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
174.26 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
3,826.66 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
SP average (81 cities): 35 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
0.87 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
2.76 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
SP average (81 cities): 66 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
5.1 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
6.1 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
SP average (81 cities): 74 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
55.06 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
98.63 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
SP average (81 cities): 79 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
66.21 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
41,330 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Guarulhos - Governador André Franco Montoro (SBGR), 66 km in a straight line · 41,330 international departures in 12 months
score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Warm Average temperature: 22.8 °C (Average temperature 22–25 °C (72–77 °F))
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 29.4 | 29.4 | 28.3 | 27.3 | 25.2 | 24.1 | 23.0 | 22.7 | 23.0 | 24.7 | 26.7 | 27.9 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 22.8 | 22.9 | 22.3 | 21.0 | 18.7 | 16.5 | 15.9 | 16.0 | 17.2 | 19.0 | 20.8 | 21.7 |
| Rain (mm) | 207 | 203 | 257 | 180 | 123 | 123 | 102 | 74 | 145 | 138 | 110 | 181 |
Weather station Santos, 20 km away · climate normals 1981-2010 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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