PE · Northeast
Population: 142,419 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Vitória de Santo Antão is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco, in the Northeast Region of the country, 49 kilometres from the state capital, Recife. In 2026, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) estimated its population at 144,243 inhabitants, making it the tenth most populous municipality in Pernambuco, the fourth most populous in the interior of the state and the most populous in the Zona da Mata. Vitória de Santo Antão is the only city in the Americas to have Santo Antão as its patron saint. The city is featured in the song “Vitória de Santo Antão”, recorded by Luiz Gonzaga on the album São João do Araripe, released in 1968. It was the setting for the films Cabra Marcado para Morrer and Lisbela e o Prisioneiro, and it is the home of the Pitú cachaça industry. Widely consumed in Brazil as well as in Europe, Pitú is one of the best-selling cachaças in Brazil and in the world, and it is produced in Vitória de Santo Antão.
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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).
PE average (15 cities): 47 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
33.7 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
37.31 score 0–100
Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.
PE average (15 cities): 21 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
210.36 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
2,557.84 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
PE average (15 cities): 29 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
3.46 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
1.31 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
PE average (15 cities): 39 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
4.5 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
5.5 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
PE average (15 cities): 43 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
18.79 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
89.78 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
PE average (15 cities): 72 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
41.34 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
1,689 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Aeroporto Internacional Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre (SBRF), 41 km in a straight line · 1,689 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)
Hot Average temperature: 26.0 °C (Average temperature 25 °C (77 °F) or higher)
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 30.8 | 31.0 | 30.9 | 30.4 | 29.6 | 28.5 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 28.6 | 29.6 | 30.4 | 30.8 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 23.1 | 23.3 | 23.2 | 22.8 | 22.3 | 21.5 | 21.0 | 20.7 | 21.5 | 22.4 | 22.8 | 23.0 |
| Rain (mm) | 107 | 127 | 197 | 269 | 317 | 391 | 315 | 187 | 93 | 53 | 39 | 62 |
Weather station Recife (Curado), 38 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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