San·tos (s n t s, sä t s) A city of southeast Brazil on an offshore island in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of São Paulo. Settled in the 1540s, it is a major port, especially for coffee. Population: 416,000. |
Santos (Portuguese) [ˈsəntuʃ]
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(Placename) a port in S Brazil, in São Paulo state: the world's leading coffee port. Pop.: 415 553 (2000)
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| Noun | 1. |  Santos - a port city in southwestern Brazil on an offshore island near Sao PauloBrasil, Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil - the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter |
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