The Região Metropolitana da Baixada Santista is a metropolitan area located on the coast of São Paulo state in Brazil, with a population of 1.7 million.
[1] As an administrative division (Região Metropolitana da Baixada Santista), it was created on 30 July 1996.
[2] The Baixada Santista is a major tourism region, especially for its numerous beaches.
It also features the Port of Santos, the busiest container port in Latin America, and Cubatão, an industrial hub.
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