São Tomé, Cape

São Tomé, Cape

Portuguese  Cabo De São Tomé,  

      headland on the Atlantic coast of eastern Brazil, Rio de Janeiro state, 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Campos. It was formed by sediments deposited by the Paraíba do Sul River, which discharges into the ocean at a point 25 miles (40 km) to the north. The cape was first sighted by Europeans in 1501.

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