Santos (,
Saints) is a
municipality in the
São Paulo state of
Brazil, founded in 1546 by the Portuguese nobleman
Brás Cubas. It is partially located on the
island of São Vicente, which harbors both the city of Santos and the city of
São Vicente, and partially on the mainland. It is the main city in the metropolitan region of
Baixada Santista. The population is 433,966 (2015 est.) in an area of 280.67 km². The city is also home to the Coffee Museum, where coffee prices were once negotiated. There is also a football memorial, dedicated to the city's greatest players, which includes
Pelé, who played for
Santos Futebol Clube. Its beachfront garden, in length, figures in the
Guinness Book of Records as the largest beachfront garden in the world.