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Vitoria
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As a city,
VITORIA
is vaguely reminiscent of Rio with its combination of sea, steep hills, granite outcrops and irregularly shaped mountains on the horizon. Founded in 1551, it's one of the oldest cities in Brazil, but few traces of its past remain and nowadays most of the centre is urban sprawl. Vitoria is not a tourist town, and few people visit it unless they have a very definite reason. The heart of Vitoria is an island connected to the mainland by a series of bridges, but the city has long since broken its natural bounds, spreading onto the mainland north and south: the major beach areas are on these mainland zones,
Camburi
to the north and
Vila Velha
with its beach
Praia da Costa
to the south. Vitoria is renowned as the world capital of marlin fishing. It also has the unfortunate distinction of having the highest murder rate in Brazil and, although violence is unlikely to affect the casual visitor, appropriate care should be taken. Other useful information
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Brazil,
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