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.
The coastal plain as far south as Santos is a region of high temperatures and great humidity.
The president of the senate, Dr Vidal, nominally administered the government for two years, when General Santos, who had held the real power, became president: His administration was so vicious and tyrannical that the opposition organized a revolution.
Ultimately the Colorados themselves exiled Santos.
There are seven towers, fifteen gateways and, according to Los Santos, no fewer than 12,000 windows and doors.
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