Vitória

Vitória, spelled Victória until the 1940s, is the capital of the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. It is located on a small island within a bay where a number of rivers meet the sea. It was founded in 1551. The city proper is 93 square kilometres and has a population of 365,855, whilst the Greater Vitória metropolitan area has a population of more than 1,857,616, the 14th largest in Brazil.

Vitória is a riverine island surrounded by Vitória's Bay. In addition to Vitória, the main island, another 34 islands and a mainland portion are part of the municipality, totalling 93.381 square kilometres. Originally there were 50 islands, many of which were joined to the largest island by landfill.